Finally Starting!

First day of teaching, DONE AND DONE!! It went well.. just tired, and planning/adjustments for tomorrows classes, then a nice break for the weekend. It is exciting!

Fun Times

Well, things are continuing pretty normally here in Japan. Some highlights since the last post include getting to do Shodo, which is Japanese calligraphy. It was really really fun, and I hope to be able to do more of it in the future. Also, there was snow! Apparently a pretty rare sight to have substantial snow in Tokyo. In the neighborhood where I live we got about 2 or 3 inches. Enough that I could build a few respectably sized snowmen. One of which is still holding on out front, though it did tip over a few days ago... It was great to finally have something nice come from cold weather! Another fun thing, just today I got to attend my new church for the month. This month it is Ikegami church, which in in the south and slightly west-ish part of Tokyo. I was the only foreigner in attendance which was great, it gave me a chance to have an (almost) entirely Japanese speaking morning and afternoon! Really fun, plus a great lunch after the service. I sent out my January newsletter out a few days ago, but forgot to put it up on the blog, so here it is! enjoy. January Newsletter

Stayin' alive

Well, the last week or so has been long and busy. Lots of events, lots of classes and such. Last sunday between church and events I spent 6 hours on the TRAIN ALONE that day! that was pretty taxing. It doesnt help that i have been feeling pretty under the weather lately. I dont know if it is sick or a cold, but it seems to be waning now so that is good. Other than that I am just getting ready for placement and things like that. That is officially on February 25th, so be sure to check back on that day to find out where I will be going in Japan!

SUMO!!

well, it is now saturday night and another busy week is under the belt. this last week was really great though. along with meeting new people and attending a new church I was also about to attend both a Kabuki theatre performance and SUMOOO!!! Sumo was one of the best times I have has in a long long time. Those guys are HUGE! And surprisingly agile for having such bulky bodies. but the pictures are right here...

Japan- Sumo!!

all 130 of them!

New Year, new things

Hello Hello,
Well regular classes and a fairly busy schedule have once again set in here in Japan. this month I am traveling up to the north part of tokyo (called Omiya) to attend church on sundays and also my english class observations. It is a long ride, but I have been trying to keep busy on those with my ipod and lots of kanji flashcards. aside from the normal daily grind my next month will be fairly uneventful, with the exception of being able to attend the Kabuki theatre this past tuesday and I also get to go to Sumo on friday! That will be pretty exciting. My site placement announcement will be this upcoming February 25th. Please keep that in your prayer. I have the options of either staying in tokyo somewhere or going to Niigata. Right now I dont really have much of an indication as to where i will be going, so that is something to look forward to. Right now I have been doing better with implementing a normal daily schedule, so hopefully that will translate into more and more common blog posts, and I know I have said it before, but for real this time! actions do however speak louder than words, so I will let those do the talking.
Well it is about time for sleep and a busy day tomorrow, so I bid you farewell and God's blessings. And Happy New Year. お休み!
Peter

Newsletter!

December Newsletter
Here is the latest edition of my newsletter, enjoy!

Pictures

Japan- Christmas Cookie Day

Japan- random Christmas 09'

Japan- Aquarium + Odaiba