Snow!

Well, what a surprise this morning! When I left my apartment low and behold there was snow on every building's roof! It was the first time this winter I saw snow! To be honest, I was kinda hoping to not see it at all. But oh well, this will probably be the only time I will see snow all year. Not much has happened this week. I did find a KFC restaurant in Kumagaya! I was shocked! I didn't know we had one. The chicken is better in the states...and they didn't have biscuits! Thats all I really wanted! It was the first time I have eaten there since I have moved here. I prefer to eat Japanese food instead of fast food on a normal basis. Well, I am tired...and in need of sleep! Hope all is well!

mmm...MEATLOAF!!

So, this might sound weird to everyone in the United States. But, I went to a meatloaf party yesterday! It was so good! I haven't eaten meatloaf in about 11 months. Everything in Japan is a party, i.e. wedding party, drinking party, nabe party....everything has party at the end of it. This basically just means a gathering. We would even say dinner party, but in Japan we are more specific. Anyways, back to the meatloaf. We had a holiday on Wed, therefore a day off work! YAY! So just us teachers got together and the other foreign teacher and I decided we wanted meatloaf. The meatloaf was delicious. It was kinda funny because we couldn't find an actual loaf pan for the meatloaf, so we made it in a basically 8x8 pan. I will say I miss my own meatloaf. I love cooking it...with all the bacon! Anyways, it was a lot of fun, and we played a few card games afterward. That's pretty much the most exciting news in my life, at the moment right now. I can't wait to eat actual meatloaf in the states!

Here we go...

Well, I finally tried shabu-shabu. It is basically boiled sliced meat. At first I was appalled at the thought of it. But in actuality, it is really delicious. I tried pork and chicken boiled that way. Everything was delicious. I also had a meeting today in Shinjuku at the head office. That is about an hour away for me, so yay(!) i had to wake up early. The meeting was an interview workshop, which was supposed to be for new teachers. I have been working here for 10 months and now I have my interview training? Odd....just odd timing. I will say what a nice surprise it was for me to go onto the Derrick today and see my grandma's picture! I hope the cookies were great! Time for bed yall!

My Bike!

Hello all! I can't remember if I had mentioned it, but my bike was taken last week. I wasn't sure if it had been stolen, or if the police had taken it. The police usually ticket bikes, but mine had never been ticketed so I thought my bike was good. Then one day, I saw a policeman writing out tickets, and I thought to myself, my bike is safe, I have never had a ticket. So I parked my bike and went into the train station. After work, I came outside and saw my bike was missing. I checked all the bikes there. My name is written on my bike, so therefore it's easy to spot my bike. But low and behold, the bike was gone! I told my headteacher at the school and finally we both had some free time to go to the koban (a police box by the station). They looked up the numbers for my bike and there it was. Unfortunately, I have to walk quite a distant in order to get it, but it will be an easy ride back to my house. Those are my Sunday plans...it should be interesting. Well, tomorrow is Saturday and that means it is my busy day. I have to get ready for bed. Have a great day and I will have a good night!

Glasses and an eruption

So during the Super Bowl, there was a volcano eruption northwest of Tokyo. Near my city actually. Nothing to worry about though, supposedly there was a little ash but nothing major. We were told to be on alert in case of another explosion. I also got new glasses on Monday after the Super Bowl. It's weird to see the world again through glasses instead of my contacts. I think I look a little "smarter." I will try to get a picture of me in my glasses soon. And they were cheap! Japan's glasses are cheap! I can't believe it! Having the eye exam in Japanese was funny though...and an experience. Hope all is well in the States. Time for work!

Black and Gold

Hello all! What an exciting week! The Steelers made NFL history, 6 Super Bowl wins! And I got to watch the game too! So, I had to wake up at 5 a.m. this morning to catch the train at 6:15a.m. I went to the first bar in Roppongi at about 8a.m. and they were full, so I had to take the subway 2 stations and go to another bar to watch it. Finally I made it there, and I think there were only 10 Steeler fans there, and about 30 Cards fans. It was wonderful watching the game! I felt so at home! I just wish I could have been there to watch it with the Feroz's. All the Polish food would have been great, but eggs and toast were dandy too! I hope all is well, I am really tired today because of it. I need to get some sleep.