Blogs from Sakae, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Asia - page 2

So friends, time for one last update before I take off this Friday to go vacation in St Louis. WOOOHOOOOO vacation back home. Well this is a special update, probably the best one yet in my mind. I had planned to get this out last week and suprise everyone with a double update in one week. However, sleep, and exploring got in the way. Either way here we go. This update is special because it showcases two great nights. The first night I was able to go to dinner with my fellow co-workers both American and Japanese. This was real fun. We picked a place to eat close to work and a big group of us went. The Japenese co-workers that showed up were all from Utsenomia which is closer to Tokyo than Nagoya. They get ... read more

I keep meaning to write another blog but I keep getting sidetracked. So here is the long delayed update. Time seems to fly by too fast. I had to break down and get a hair cut. I heard of a few good places, but I had some friends who said they knew where to get the best haircut ever. The downside, however, was you would end up looking just like the guy who cut your hair. I had to find out exactly what my friends meant. So I went to the Barber shop and walked right in. Inside there was this nice old man. He spoke very little english, but he did not need to say anything, because I was going to get the same haircut that everyone else got. So I sat down and was ... read more

Hello everyone! Sorry for the late update. I have been very very busy. This past weekend I took saturday off and decided to hope the bullet train to Kyoto. I went out to Kyoto to visit my Japanese mom and dad. So after work I left with my Shinkasen ticket in hand. I arrived in Kyoto in under half an hour, it beats the 2 hour bus ride! Once out there I took a few trains to Mayumi's house (my Japanese mom). We ate a wonderful dinner of fried pork cutlets with a sauce that was slightly sweet. Saturday we headed out to Nara and some surronding areas. I was able to see many many sights. I went to the largest wooden structure in the world and fed some angry deer. Well the deer were not ... read more

A little bit on how I get to work everday. My day usually starts around 5 or so in the morning. About 3 in the afternoon for you guys. I get out of the hotel walk about 5 minutes to the subway. Its not a bad walk and its usually pretty good to get the blood flowing so I wont fall asleep. Hop over about two stations to the main Nagoya station and meet up with some of my new teammates. We take a train out of Nagoya to a small town that has a couple of factories. We hop into a cab and get taken to work. If the weather is good the Japanese workers go outside and stretch with the plant leaders leading them in stretching. I have yet to be able to attend ... read more

I have landed and checked in without incident. I think. There was a problem finding my reservation due to my last name and the fact the company name was somehow listed in it as well. So I had a very odd name. Luckily I had my confirmation number. Then I was asked about payment and that I could pay later, though I had given my card. I think he meant for incidentals. Not totally sure. He did hand me a room key so I assume I am golden. Plus I got an ironing board really quick. In honor of being in Japan for the first time, Randy, myself and the man we will be working with/for, went to eat at the outback steakhouse. Just so Randy could get some more beef. We were told lunches at ... read more