Hello,
Well, I am back from Niigata! the trip was really really great. It was one, nice to see more of Japan than just Tokyo, two, was nice to see some countryside, and three, gave be a great sense of peace. Before going to Niigata I had been slightly anxious about my site placement when it comes around, because I like Tokyo so much that I had really wanted to stay. However, Niigata was so great also that I now would have no qualms about either site. The people were great, the area was beautiful, and the food was just incredible. I was able to stay with a few different host families. The first place that I stayed was another (former) missionary. Her name is Gretchen. She marries a Japanese man, and now teaches english while he is a rice farmer/moche maker. Check out my pics from Niigata to see it take place! The second night I stayed with another family who were congregants at the Lutheran church there, the Satos. This too was great. We had about a 4 hour conversation over dinner that ranged from music to mission service to just about anything we could talk about in my poor japanese and their much, much better english! The whole experience was just very uplifting and a really great time.
Long story short, fun bullet trains, great missionaries, delicious food, friendly people. You should go visit Niigata too!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
I now, I now... it has been a while...
Well, It has been a while since I have posted anything new on the blog, which can mean I either have nothing to write about, or I have been busy enough that I haven't had enough time to compose something good. I assure you that it is the latter of these two options! In fact the very day after my last post was an event called discover Tokyo day. It was great fun, my group went to go ride along the last remaining street car in Tokyo! We got to stop at a small amusement park, a actual park (home of what was quite possibly the worlds shortest mono-rail), and neighborhood called Sugamo. Sugamo was great, I got to eat duck soba for lunch (delicious), walk along a shopping street for old people. Pictures of that will be us soon.
After that my schedule really started to settle into in good routine of japanese classes, school, and random and run exploration. Some highlight include getting my registered alien card, I will spare you the puns, just ask Sommer... she heard enough of them. This past sunday, the 18th, I was able to go down to Yokohama to go to church, which led into the other great thing that German Lutherans love, OKTOBERFEST!! Yokohama+good German beer+good people=good time. The church there was fantastic, really good architecture which complemented and equally good service and fellowship. Unfortunately I did not bring my camera... lame I know.
Just a few days ago I did get a cell phone! It is good to finally know that if I get hopelessly lost I now could call someone. Also, sorry America, Japanese cell phones are way way cooler. My phone can get HD TV and an 8 megapixel camera... those are just about standard on the ones here. Crazy.
Right now I am in Niigata for the weekend visiting church here and meeting other VYM people, but this trip will deserve it's own post, and don't worry, I did remember my camera. I promise, pictures will be up soon, and also look for the next newsletter in about... a week and maybe half! Thanks for reading
After that my schedule really started to settle into in good routine of japanese classes, school, and random and run exploration. Some highlight include getting my registered alien card, I will spare you the puns, just ask Sommer... she heard enough of them. This past sunday, the 18th, I was able to go down to Yokohama to go to church, which led into the other great thing that German Lutherans love, OKTOBERFEST!! Yokohama+good German beer+good people=good time. The church there was fantastic, really good architecture which complemented and equally good service and fellowship. Unfortunately I did not bring my camera... lame I know.
Just a few days ago I did get a cell phone! It is good to finally know that if I get hopelessly lost I now could call someone. Also, sorry America, Japanese cell phones are way way cooler. My phone can get HD TV and an 8 megapixel camera... those are just about standard on the ones here. Crazy.
Right now I am in Niigata for the weekend visiting church here and meeting other VYM people, but this trip will deserve it's own post, and don't worry, I did remember my camera. I promise, pictures will be up soon, and also look for the next newsletter in about... a week and maybe half! Thanks for reading
Friday, October 9, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Come with me to Church!
Hello Friends!
Today I invite you to look though this album and follow me on my almost daily commute to church/english school.
Today I invite you to look though this album and follow me on my almost daily commute to church/english school.
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| Japan-Come with me to Church!! |
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Ahh. Routine
Well, it has been over a week since I have been in Japan, and already my schedule is beginning to fall into somewhat of a routine which is really quite nice. Japanese classes have been going on for 3 days already and today the J3 missionaries (the ELCA ones that do roughly the same job I will) will begin attending classes also. I have been working on my next newsletter... now I just need to reinstall Office to type it out... may have overlooked that detail. But It will be out soon I promise.
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