First Weekend

            My first weekend in Japan was relaxing and much needed. I was able to do a lot of the cleaning up and organizing that I had not been able to do before and I spent a lot time washing many of the dishes in my kitchen. I did do some things that were to me rather exciting. I went for a walk on Friday and explored some of the neighborhood. I discovered the Japanese vending machines, which are everywhere, but which only contain drinks. I worked on some of my blog posts; always a pressing task! My exciting event Saturday morning came when I decided to make breakfast for myself. I discovered several truths during this time.

1.      Japanese bacon is weird and small

2.      Japanese bread is yummy

3.      Soy Sauce goes great with scrambled eggs!

I also found the candy section of the local supermarket, and discovered that Meiji chocolates are quite good. After breakfast on Saturday I decided to go for hike up the mountain right behind my apartment. I accidentally climbed the wrong mountain first, but eventually I found my way. The videos will give you more information about my hike, but I did find that spiders are everywhere in Japan, and I was constantly walking into spider webs in the woods. The video I took of the "peak," is the wrong peak that I accidentally climbed first. The pictures are the view I had from the "right peak." As I had not yet found a church I spent Sunday morning studying on my own, and I had a peaceful time of reflection. I also spent a lot of my time watching movies this weekend and I found out that Gods and General can really bring out those tears! I guess it’s because I admire Stonewall Jackson so much, but the two saddest parts are when little Janie dies and when Jackson himself dies. Anyways, I highly recommend the movie. I leave you with this picture, and the expectation of hearing about English camp next time. Make sure to check out the videos!

Quiz: Guess the two kinds of American candy in my local Japanese supermarket. I will give you a hint, they are both chocolate.

Update: I can't get the video to upload, so you are just going to have to enjoy the pictures for now.