Indian Summer in Japan!!! Hmmm... so what would one call it here... maybe burakumin summer? I dunno, they did suffer the same discrimination but in a different way, so I dunno. I'll leave it to y'all to decide!
So, the last time I wrote I had just experienced hail in Amakusa. A few days later, (the first Friday of February) there was SNOW in Takahama but thankfully if didn't accumulate. Honestly, if there was any, and I do mean ANY, snow on the ground I wouldn't have driven anywhere; I don't trust my car! Anyhoo, on that following Sunday our Indian summer began! I drove to Hondo on Saturday wearing my warmest boots, gloves, and a scarf with the heater on. On the way home on Sunday, my windows were rolled down and my sleeves were rolled up! Sheer HEAVEN, let me tell you! It was the first time I've felt really warm since I got back from America. That's sad, ne... I've been home for over a month!
More good news! I have a three day weekend, so no work for me on Monday! It's "Substitute holiday." I have NO idea what that is, but I think it's just the local Kumamoto government telling us when we can take our choseibi. You see, in Kumamoto we are not allowed to work over 20 days a month. Thus, in months like August where there are no holidays, we get 3 days off to do whatever we want and those days off are called "choseibi"! It is an awesome system, I highly approve. :-) I wanted to go somewhere for the long weekend but I decided to save money instead. You see, in March I'm planning on going to Osaka and Kyoto for an short vacation, and then in April/May I am going to either Hong Kong of Cambodia so I need to save my money! I'm really, really looking forward to these vacations because, as much as I enjoy my town, it's too small so I've already seen everything I can see. It's time to explore new places while I'm still here!
I promise to take many pictures to make everyone jealous as soon as I can. ;) Sorry that I haven't put new pics up for a while. The house party I was supposed to go to fell through, so I ended up doing other stuff and forgetting my camera. (FYI, karaoke in Japan is AWESOME and AMAZING! Who cares if you suck, as long as you sing in English, you are the epitome of cool! :)
<3 <3 <3 Mata ne, tomadachi!!!
So, the last time I wrote I had just experienced hail in Amakusa. A few days later, (the first Friday of February) there was SNOW in Takahama but thankfully if didn't accumulate. Honestly, if there was any, and I do mean ANY, snow on the ground I wouldn't have driven anywhere; I don't trust my car! Anyhoo, on that following Sunday our Indian summer began! I drove to Hondo on Saturday wearing my warmest boots, gloves, and a scarf with the heater on. On the way home on Sunday, my windows were rolled down and my sleeves were rolled up! Sheer HEAVEN, let me tell you! It was the first time I've felt really warm since I got back from America. That's sad, ne... I've been home for over a month!
More good news! I have a three day weekend, so no work for me on Monday! It's "Substitute holiday." I have NO idea what that is, but I think it's just the local Kumamoto government telling us when we can take our choseibi. You see, in Kumamoto we are not allowed to work over 20 days a month. Thus, in months like August where there are no holidays, we get 3 days off to do whatever we want and those days off are called "choseibi"! It is an awesome system, I highly approve. :-) I wanted to go somewhere for the long weekend but I decided to save money instead. You see, in March I'm planning on going to Osaka and Kyoto for an short vacation, and then in April/May I am going to either Hong Kong of Cambodia so I need to save my money! I'm really, really looking forward to these vacations because, as much as I enjoy my town, it's too small so I've already seen everything I can see. It's time to explore new places while I'm still here!
I promise to take many pictures to make everyone jealous as soon as I can. ;) Sorry that I haven't put new pics up for a while. The house party I was supposed to go to fell through, so I ended up doing other stuff and forgetting my camera. (FYI, karaoke in Japan is AWESOME and AMAZING! Who cares if you suck, as long as you sing in English, you are the epitome of cool! :)
<3 <3 <3 Mata ne, tomadachi!!!
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