Okay, So I'm not going to Japan this summer... school and money are interferences with the trip. Summer school will end the day I'm supposed to leave. and I don't have the money...
Crap...
Larzinjapan
7:36 PM
4:47 PM
Hey everyone,
I am just letting you guys know that I am leaving for Japan again on the 2nd of July, 2009. I know this is kind of far away but I am looking forward to it so much I just had to share. Hope you have been well. Good luck to you all!
Larzinjapan
2:48 AM
Ok, so I am using Brother Board's computer because mine won't connect to his internet. but I do have internet and a phone to use. Yay!?
Ok gotta run just thought I'd update you!!
Larzinjapan
8:01 AM
Ok so I had planned on putting a video here BUT... guess what? I leave Kakegawa in like 2 days... It is Sunday July 6th and I leave for Tokyo on the 8th. I will come back that night... that early morning for you, and prepare to leave for Kyushu. It should be a lot of fun... Just... I won't have my computer as far as I know so The next time you hear from me may just be on Monday July 21st.
I want to say that I miss you all and I cannot wait to be back. However! I would love to stay longer but that just doesn't seem to be happening. I am fine with that and would like to let you all in on a little secret... I want to be a missionary to Japan... but my heart for my friends and family back home is as strong as my desire to stay here. Therefore because I cannot bring you all with me, I am praying about being someone who is "part-time" as a missionary to Japan. Someone who might have a ministry role in a church or some kind of organization who works with the churches in Japan while I am in the states... SO! That is just one of the many things I have contemplated while I have been here....
Well Gotta run...
Larzinjapan
8:39 PM
So I know it's been a while but here is a bit of an update. So I went to Nagoya the other day to go sightseeing with the Pastor's parents. Well, they don't speak any English whatsoever... so... that was fun... I saw a lot of things which I know what they are in Japanese but not in English...
Any way... word of advice for you people if you ever go into the big city... BEWARE the school girls on bikes... short skirts plus constant wind creates bad situations...
Ok so I will try to post pictures soon but I'm not sure if it will work...
Any way more to come later... I'll edit this post to tell you more later!
Larzinjapan
*EDIT*
Ok yes Patrick you did misinterpret or maybe I confused you with my english again... But... I will not post pictures of schoolgirls on bikes... I just took a lot of pictures of things suitable for online distribution...
And Mom, Sorry I lacked the details... Ok the Pastor had a meeting there... we drove, the pastor's parents live in Nagoya. I'm not sure what I saw but the pictures turned out great... haha. Oh and we ate at McDonalds and a restaurant only in Nagoya... the udon noodles they have here are one of a kind... you can't get them anywhere but Nagoya.
8:33 AM
Ok so today I got in trouble again and was told that bad people sleep in... well I'm going to hell then haha!
Ok but anyway, Today I got to use a saw to cut up wood to take to an incinerator... that was fun. But yeah I also cut the grass... I use a "weedeater" type thing but instead of line I use a saw blade... it's kinda fun in a scary, accidentally cut off your foot way. So yeah but then I got to go to the incinerator with Enomoto-sensei and get rid of the wood I cut... so cool. Oh and side note, the wood was just old 2X4s but they had to be shorter than a certain length... and I used an electric hand saw. Sooo, back to the story. After we were done with the incineration of the wood, we went to the local train station and by local I mean LOCAL... the train I had taken was like 8 cars and was the "Tokaido Line". (I'll explain later) But, so I went on this train to a town near here called Mori. I then met up with the Ota family, who I went with when I found my yukata (summer kimono), to Mori High School to watch the archery club practice. It was very interesting to see all the formalities and customs/traditions that go into all of it. Very cool.
And so then I came back home via same train and ate supper... which was interesting mainly because it was a meatloaf hamburger... so Ketchup was needed. haha.
So that's about it for me today... Hope you enjoy!
8:25 AM
What is the hardest thing about understanding the Japanese in conversation?
I don't know many words so they say things and I have no clue because the words are foreign to me haha
Do they speak fast, like we do?
Yes... and while the other person speaks it is polite to make some sort of noise while they talk to show you are interested...
If you asked them to slow down, would it be easier?
Sometimes but still, I don't know that many words so see first question.
Did the Japanese classes teach you the words as they use them?
No. We used as much English as possible so we didn't learn much Japanese in the English class :)
Do they have many slang words that could throw you off?
Yes but they are harder to remember than the words themselves...
One more question - have YOU driven their car and experienced the left side driving?
Nope I need an international license.
Or are you a passenger with cars whizzing by on your right? That would freak me out for sure!
Yes I'm just the passenger but if I sit in the back of the van I can block out the road and just think to myself
One more - what was that word Michelle used when she referred to herself as "your..."?
Hmm, one more and then another question thrown in and now this "one more"... Ha, she called her my Onee-chan... it means big sister. cuz she's like my sister and she's older than me...
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