DearScotty

For the JETs that stay on for another year there are two re-contracting conferences. Those living in the east get to have theirs in Tokyo, while us westerners get Kobe. Sure, Tokyo would’ve been better but surprisingly Kobe is a pretty awesome place. Like most Japanese cities, it’s immaculate. But, the people seemed a bit cleaner and more refreshed looking then the Fukuoka folk. Kobe is pretty famous for their Kobe Beef. Do you think I tried this fatty marbled over price piece of flesh?

Of course not! I dined on Brazilian BBQ. I hadn’t had so much meat since the Star Wars Episode 1 premier. One beautiful aspect of having Brazilian BBQ in Japan is the added bonus of getting the nomihodai. A nomihodai is a timed all you can drink marathon. The beers keep getting refilled while the meats are brought out on skewers to no end. It’s just pure heaven. Because of this gorging I regret to inform you that I missed the last day’s presentations. Luckily, my school has no clue about the internets and none of them can read English. If Hosaka-san has discovered how to open his web browser, also learned how to use babelfish to translate and is now is reading this, I didn’t miss anything at the meetings that I already didn’t know and thank you for the extra two hundred bucks for the booze and beef!

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