Blogs from Chiba, Japan, Asia - page 15

So much has happened since I left. I can now say with experience that I hate long flights. And I have also discovered the cure for jet lag. Now, my past few days, chronologically, from Monday when I left will be described. The flight was alright but my carry-on was really heavy in addition to the no liquids nonsense. The flight to Chicago was fine, but the plane was tiny and I wanted to strangle the small child that screamed for an hour and a half. I barely made the flight to Japan, though, because the plane from Cleveland was late. I was literally the third to last person on the plane. But I did make it. And I now envy those first class seats on American Airlines. They flipping RECLINE into a bed. A bed. ... read more

Ok, well I’m starting to actually feel like a student here. But only in these last two weeks of class have I been really forced to work. Of course, I could have had my head stuck in a book all semester long and have gotten good grades, but I wouldn’t have learned nearly as much as I have. I find it a little frustrating that I’m probably only going to get fair marks in the semester where I’ve learned more about my major than I have all through college. It’s that kinda shit that turns me off to teaching. But although I’ve been studying a relatively fair amount recently, there has been no shortage of adventures. On Friday, everyone went out to our favorite restaurant for a “pre-sayonara party.” For about 25 bucks a person, it’s ... read more

Mother Land is a nice place in Chiba prefecture to spend holiday's time with all your family, especially your kids.... read more

On this particular day off together, Larry and I decided to spend the majority of the day in Odaiba. Here, we revisited some of the things we've done before....only this time we had nice, sunny weather! Once again, we rode the famous Palette Town ferris wheel, had lunch overlooking Japan's Statue of Liberty, visited a cute cat store, and took a nice long walk along the beach. This time the skies were clear and we got a much better view of the Rainbow Bridge as well... On the way home, as you can see, we took full advantage of the fact that the trains were empty!! Later that night, we went to check out our first baseball game in Japan - the Chiba Marines - managed by the popular former NY Mets' manager, Bobby Valentine. Right ... read more

Well I keeping with tradition of updating my blog in a coffee shop, I’m sitting here—a Seattle kid—in Starbucks drinking an enormous cup of coffee. Again, I apologize to those who don’t want to read my blog, yet get the email about my updated journal. I keep my photo-site updated somewhat regularly, so feel free to check that out. http://jetsetseattle.zoto.com/galleries Alright—onward to looking back. This last week I didn’t have class as it was Golden Week, or the whole country of Japan’s spring break. I finally made it outside of Tokyo and even managed to foray into some wilderness, but luckily made it back to my concrete jungle relatively unscathed. The trip was to the town of Fussa, about 1.5 hours west of central Tokyo, to visit my host mother’s sister (host aunt?). They planned a ... read more