I find myself reluctantly sitting ast the gera gera, not because i dont want to write, but because i am so tired. its ten at night and i just got off of work and im hungry, but my fans await! (please keep posting responses, even though i write less frequently, i still read them ALL, and its good to know that you guys are still out there)
and now, the week in review...
when i last posted i believe i was on the train to kamakura. beautiful. just beautiful. i took many pics and sent a pic of myself and the budha to many of you, enjoy. the city was really amazing, temples EVERYWHERE, so many in fact that i only saw about six of them. see, there were so many amazing temples that i ddint want to waste my time on many of the smaller ones, since i walked everywhere that day. the ones i went into were amazing though. huge structures that were bulit before our country was even imagined, large budhas that have stood exposed to the elements for over 500 yerars, trees that were planted so long ago that Bush might not even want to cut them down. ooops sorry, ive honestly ejoyed being away from the political garbage in the states, so i'll hold my tongue. i really cant put it all into words, except that it was beautiful and very peaceful. even though im not buddist, i could understand how in such places like these anyone could feel at peace. throughout the day i met several americans on vacation, and had them take my picture a couple of times. i also learned a new term... Gochisosama deshita! this is said at the end of a meal to signify that the meal was good and much appreciated. at the end of the day i was exhausted, but happy with my day trip. anyone that comes to visit me will see kamakura, its very close, and a nice way to see ancient japan.
before i came to japan many people used their stereotypical views of the country to tell me things that would happen to me. one, which i heard CONSTANTLY, was, "You know you are going to come home with a little japanese girl don't you?" and the always popular, "You are going to eat dog!" well, neither has happened yet, sort of...
four days ago my roommate matt and i went to a Yakiniku place, Korean BBQ, where you cook and eat the food right at the table on a mini charcoal grill. very resonable price, only 2600 yen for the two of us, but it wasnt the price trhat concerned me... matt can read SOME japanese kanji (the symbols). but not many. i wanted beef and chicken and a few veggies. what i got was... drum roll jeff... beef AND a BULB of garlic AND mushrooms AND more beef (they gave us more beef by mistake) AND beef tongue. what the hell? beef tongue? beleieve it of not, i was skeptical, but it tasted pretty good. much like beef but a little tougher. BUT that wasnt the kicker. matt looked at the menu and said, "oh, this is chicken, at least it says chicken" Yeah. it said chicken. CHICKEN CARTILEDGE!!!!! ughh. i am very happy to try new and exciting things, but if i evr, EVER have that crap again, it will be too soon. "here, cook this, and then eat it." how long do you cook chicken cartledge for? how do you know its done? how do you know its cartladge anyway (notice i dont know how to spell cartlegde?) beleieve me... you know. its that stuff we humans throw away while prepping a chicken breast, and wild animals dont even touch. ugh. gross. BUT... i ate it. and since that was five days ago and there have been no advese effects, i guess thats good.
not much else to report. i am almost done with my first FULL week at work. my coworkers seem very nice and willing to help, and i actually found out that one of the 3 girls at my branch lives in the same building as me. other than that im just trying to conserve my pesos until payday, while still going out and meeting new people.
keep reading and ill keep writing.
take care and beware of the chicken cartiledge.
scott san
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