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April 05, 2005

It's finally spring!

I'm broke, but in a good way. I'm also the new proud-shared-owner of a mini-van. I'll put pictures up soon. She's a beut, even has a sunroof!



The rices are starting to come up again, green is such a lovely color.



Streets are so small here and often it's impossible to see around corners with out the aid of these mirrors. (Especially useful on all the mountain roads!)



In Japan all beginnings and endings are market with lots of pomp, circumstance and partying. This is enkai season because the school year has officially ended, so teachers are being rotated around the schools. It's utter chaos and rather harsh if you ask me but it works for the Japanese. I've been told the thought is to keep the schools equally well stocked with both good and bad teachers.



An enkai is a big party help for any number of occasions, usually it involves lavish amounts of food, lots of speeches and even more drinking. These puppies start at about fifty US dollars, but can be even more expensive depending on what is being drunk that night and how many people are paying. In Japan you never your poor your own drink at a party, so if you want to stay sober you can�ft ever take even one sip, because someone will swoop in and fill it back up!


I've discovered so much about my abilities to stomach just about everything�cexcept these little guys. A weird mutant cousin of the shrimp, with green gou oozing out of the middle. AND they take for ever to break into. Some food is exotic, some food is rare, these guys are just gross.



These are some of the teachers I work with. The woman in the middle is the schools tea lady, and quite possibly my favorite person in Tanbara! It's so amusing to see people who are normally very conservative and well behaved get roaring drunk.

Posted by theinfonaut at April 5, 2005 12:54 AM

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