My day at the museum!!!

Well I am trying to keep up but some how time just seems to slip through my fingers!!!! So I will continue to try harder!!!



Erika's friend Heather came to visit. Heather is on the left!



This is us in front of Happy Drugs, yes there is a store called Happy Drugs where I live!



Erika's morning class in Odate took us to the museum to see the Hina Dolls!!! It is a tradition that people set little ones up in there house (like a christmas tree) on girls day. And if the don't take them down before three days after the girls in the house will grow up and never get married!



This is the one Erika and I like to call the Break Dancing mouse!!!



It was the first day for this part of the museum to open so the people from the paper where there to take pictures. When we came in they said that it was really boring and asked if they could take pictures of us!!! This is me and Erika being followed around by the Paparazzi.



This is a picture for you Grandpa.... Look at the sizes of there equipment it like 1/4 the size of ours!!!



This is everyone who went to the museum!!! It was a fun day out!!!

たかのす!

Today was my first excursion on the train all by myself. All went well, I was really early and was looking at signs to see if I could read them. I saw one sign("たかのす") and said to myself I think I can say that one. So I sounded it out Ta-Ka-No-Su, then said out loud "hey, that's where I live", it was great the first sign I have ever actually read in Japanese. I wanted to tell the world but no one was around me. So I thought I would Blog it. Hope you get a little enjoyment out of it. I got a lot of enjoyment out of it. I THINK IM TURNING JAPANESE

Welcome Kaila!!!!

Today we officially had a welcome party for me. We had everyone come and had gospel time and sang lots of songs. Then we had a get to know kaila thing where I got asked lots of questions and a who knows kaila best game. Then I realized while playing with a bunch of little girls that I think I can handle this being in a different country not knowing the language, because by the end of the night I had a little possy following me around and I don't even think they understood a word I said. The only thing that is hard is sitting with a bunch of adults and not being able to say anything let alone follow a simple conversation, but I pray every night to wake up fluent and maybe one day it might happen or I am going to have to work really hard on my Japanese skills. If you have any suggestions on how to wake up fluent please let me know, I would more than appreciate it!!

I THINK I'M FINALLY OVER JET LEG!!!!!

For the past two nights I have slept the whole night through with out waking up at unruly hours in the night. Also, today is the first day that I am not tired and trying to run off to bed at three in the afternoon. Yesterday was my first officially day staring to get to know the students I will be teaching, I definitely have a range of students. Old to young and loud to quite. You would think that because I am outgoing and active that that's the kind of class I would enjoy teaching, which I do don't get me wrong, But WOW it's much easier to teach the ones that are really quite and only speak up when they have to answer a question (Maybe that's why my teachers didn't like me!). Overall I will get used to this teaching thing. The kids love it because they can have conversations in Japanese and I have no clue what they are saying, that's why i'm trying to learn fast. I pray that I could just wake up fluent, it would be much easier. Well now that i'm over the Jet Leg, I have to make sure I still get rest to keep up to my brain which is trying to work double time learning a new language and keeping up with the old one.

In Japan!!

Well, as you all know I am officially in Japan. I have been trying to add to my Blog, but you are going to have to give me a few days to catch up with the time change. I am getting tired around 4pm and Dean is not letting me go to bed until at least 9pm. I guess it is going to help in the long run, but right now I am just trying to make it till bed. Today I got my first Starbucks since landing in Akita. Which was really exciting! Tomorrow I head to Takanosu with Arnie and Bonita and will not get a drink from Starbucks for awhile. Today was my first day of orientation it was great not only did I get to learn about the culture, but I also got to learn how to make some food which was really tasty!! I miss you all and can't wait to tell you guys more!! 16 hour time change, i'm heading to bed!!!

Intro to Japan

I would Just like to say thank you to all of you who have supported me financially and through pray. Today during church I did a speech on how the lord lead me to where I am today and what I will be doing in Japan when I get over there. Just before church I was already to go up and start talking, just before I went up my brother and his little family come in the door. We sat down then my father walked in. I almost started to cry tears of joy, That was an answer to my prayers if I have ever seen one. All I have to say is "Thank you Lord".