Recently I have been really busy. It feels like my weekends fly by and I don't really accomplish much but to spend more money. The weather has been changing very rapidly and it is now sweater weather, soon to be warm coat weather. All of the Japanese people switched their wardrobe over a few weeks ago.
They literally spend a weekend pulling out boxes of winter clothes and packaging up their summer things. This means on the random warm days around here we still see many women in sweaters with jeans and boots. The must be so hot. Also, I went to the movies two weeks ago and saw the newest installment of The Fast and the Furious series. It was not bad, about the best movie we have in the theatres here right now anyway.
Soon we will get Where the Wild Things Are and FINALLY Inglorious Basterds. I have been waiting quite a long time and I refrained from downloading the aforementioned movie because I felt it was something that I should only enjoy with a full theatre, surround sound, and movie snack experience.
Also, I will have a three day weekend this week (WHOOOO HOOOO) which I will spend backpacking around the island of Shikoku with my friend meredith. The place looks amazing and there are even bridges made of vines from 800 years ago that you can walk over between mountains. I can't wait. The weekend couldn't come soon enough.
My contract is ending on January 22nd, and from there I am not quite decided on what I want to do. I do know that I have reservations for the Snow Festival in Sapporro in Feb. so I will be here at least until then. My friend Dave, who is teaching in Korea, wants me to hop over there and teach for a bit, but I don't know how long I want to take to get back to the states. I am really craving some TACO BELL as strange as that sounds. Sometimes I fear that I won't like the food when I get back. Japanese food tends to be very mild and bland at times and with all of the flavors back in the states with all of the international foods I am worried how my taste buds (and my stomach) will react. I guess there is only one way to find out.
Well, for now it is off to work. Today I will be dressed up as a ballerina for school. Halloween for kids classes. Tomorrow is the real thing. Such a shame no one here really likes or celebrates it. These kids would look so cute as Power Rangers... (haha)
New Post Tonight.
