DearScotty

I’m no longer wearing sweaters or jackets but the downside to that is having to iron clothes. I used to be able to hide my wrinkled clothing under a nice sweater or jacket but not any longer. It’s just the price one has to pay for nice weather. A couple weeks back Theresa and I took a little trip to a really nice town with a famous reclining buddha. It really was a gorgeous area and it happened to only be a 5 minute train ride from my house.

After we enjoyed the sites of this spiritual village we went into the city for the annual Dontaku Festival. The parade basically consisted of old ladies in traditional wear dancing in the street along to blaring music vibrating out of tin can like speakers. For one of the biggest events in Fukuoka it was quite dull as evidenced by this father/son bonding.

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It’s been awhile since my last post. I suppose one gets used to living here and the humor and mystery that is Japan slowly vanishes. But here are some random things I’ve experienced this past month:

Last week I didn’t wear a jacket for the first time in the last six months while in Japan.

I found 150 yen on my bike ride home yesterday.

I purchased my first watermelon.

Saw Propagandhi in Osaka on the 17th. Great show, great guys!

I can now jog/run 4 miles in under an hour.

The basketball coach at school is my new buddy.

Drinking parties with teachers are still just as boring and horribly expensive.

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