Round 1 .......

This Thursday was a Holiday in Japan. So, Two of my friends(Taka and Nick), who live near me, and I headed down to Akita to met up with Kirsten and Hannah and some of their friends and visiting relatives.... We meet at a place called "Round 1". You pay 1,700 yen for 3 hours and you can do anything in there you want. And by anything I mean Bating cages, roller blading, arcade, soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, bowling, darts, billiards, karaoke, massage chairs, table tennis, and I can't remember the rest. We weren't able to do everything but we definately filled up our three hours. Then we went out for dinner and sat in the resturant for another 3 hours... It was great just to hang out with friends, relax and have fun together. The only bad thing about the whole day was getting home at 11:30, after the two hour drive home, and having to get up the next day for work. Here are a few photo's of the day......

Oh yeah, and they had a electronical bull (Nick, Hannah, and I were the only ones who tried)....





Everyone survived, so we were off to fill in the rest of our 3 hours.....










Then we went Shopping and for Dinner.....






It was great fun, but I did feel it all the next day during work.....

Always happy where I am......

Well, I have been thinking lightly about going back to Canada. Some days I am excited and other day I want to stay a little longer. I miss the people at home and can't wait to see them, but I know when I get home, it is going to be the other way around.

I think I got a little image of what it will be like this weekend. This weekend I went to Sendai. I was so excited to go and see my friends and go to the big city, but I also knew I was going to miss things here, like the onsen on Sunday night and the people here. When I first got into Sendai, not going to lie, I was overwhellemed...... Big building, lots of people, lines, lots of high end fashion, and so on........ But after a while I felt more than comfortable in Sendai. I love the people there and the girls that came there. My weekend was so much fun, playing outside, hanging out with friends, Singing gospel songs in English, and even washing the dishes. As I was leaving Sendai I didn't want to come back here, but I also couldn't wait to get back.

So, I think I learnt that if we are serving God with are hearts and going where he wants us to go, he will help us be happy no matter where we are. So This weekend I was happy in Sendai, now I am happy in Takanosu, and I will definatly be happy in Calgary!!!

Fun in the snow!!

I have had my fun in the snow and ready for some fun in the sun. The only thing is I would like to get a little more snowboarding in! Here are some of the great things I have gotten to do in the snow......

It's all about the winter matsuri(festivals)....






^ Above is the winter Matsuri in Hirosaki at the Castle park, with a amazing dinner after ^






^ Above is the winter festival at lake tawada ^






^ Above is the Famous Candy festival, held in Odate (The second last picture is of my future puppy, and the last picture is of my future puppy when he is all grown up) ^

Then of Course I need to play in the snow......





^ Above is playing with Atsuko and Hiroyuki jumping in the snow and making a kamakura (japanese style igloo) ^











^ Above climbing a mountain to see the jyuhyou(snow monsters), jumping in snow, and finally making it to the top with an amazing view and a great place to rest^

Let's not forget SNOWBOARDING....







I think that is about it for my winter fun, I have been teaching snowboarding to a few friends and a few other things but no pictures of them, it has been a good winter and I am ready for the sun to shine.......