TIme has passed....So I must post...

Many exciting things have happened since the last time I made a new post. My english student invited me to her home to try on one of her many Kimono's. There are many steps to be done in putting on the Kimono. She helped me with the whole process, but if I was alone I think it would of took me about 20 minutes to do. To my surprise she gave me my very own Kimono to have. It is a wonderful orange/coral color robe and on the Obi (elaborate belt of Kimono) there is a beautiful hibiscus flower. The only part you must get used to is wearing the shoes. They remind me of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for some reason.

Upon finishing this amazing experience, she then decided to feed me a traditional Japanese dish. It is called Natto. This dish is typically served with rice for breakfast. Americans tend not to like this dish due to it's pungent odor. Why the odor you might ask!?!?!? Because, it is fermented (fungus) soybeans. When stirred it creates a sticky like substance around the beans. I will try anything once.......Meaning one time never again...

That weekend Chris had a game in Takamatsu. The city is about 5 hours away from Otsu. Chris left on friday and stayed back till the game on sunday. Chris's team demolished Takamatsu on saturday with a 20 point lead. I set off on my voyage to Takamatsu on a very early sunday morning. The drive was long, but the sightseeing was awesome. We stopped at a famous bridge in Kobe, and it looked alot like San Francisco's Bay Bridge. We arrived in Takamatsu to much warmer weather and also another victorious win by the Lakestars. I am so proud of the boys for all their hardwork on the court. They truly deserve these two wins :)......

This week we had a chance to meet the team dentist. She is absolutely adorable and very petite. She cleaned Chris's teeth while standing up the entire time. I can imagine the size of these boys tends to be a bit of a task for her.

Last night we attended a very nice dinner for the team sponsors and booster. The tables were split up into different companies. We sat with the owner of Dhiatsu (might be misspelled), which is the car sponsor of the team. After a long night of autograph's and pictures we headed home to sleep. Chris has the weekend off and plan to do some tourists things while we have the time. Well until then here are some pics of the town we live in .......

I just want to point out the pigeon who decided to walk right across us as we rode our bikes home. Seriously, I don't know if he was trying to take his life or we should of obeyed the Pigeon Crossing rule :)