FUN!!!

I've had some fun moments lately - check them out!!

Eating good old cherry pie with friends Dorothy (center), a teacher from Maine, and Christians Michio and Jerry (left and right) Halvorsen. Eat up!


ESS club - two students, one tomato, and a famous Japanese rock star. What more could I ask for?


A sort of "beware of fox" sign - found ONLY in Hokkaido!


Freshman orientation! (P.S. - Foreign women are an instant hit!)


Seeing my first cherry tree in Japan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


??? You tell me.


Momentary insanity in McDonald's.


Kimchi nabe - a beautifully delicious dish simmered in a hotpot and chock full of Korean kimchi cabbage, onions, meat, mushrooms, and all kinds of good stuff. It`s slightly spicy, filling, and most of all, feels wonderful when eaten inside on a cold day. The warmth just goes straight to your bones.


McDonald's again? Man, I must not be getting out enough...


...More to come! Stay tuned!

Taco Party!

Here are some pictures of the local Buddhist junior college students who came to our apartment last week to eat tacos. Please, please pray for them!



Minoru, the only guy. He comes only once in a while because he's a little embarrassed. :) He also goes to Amiko's church but is not a Christian.



Kumi, one of my favorite girls. She teaches me all kinds of Japanese slang.





Most of these girls have never had tacos before, so this was their first time.

Limday Festival

Here are some more pictures from Limday, a festival at the local university/junior college where I go each week for English club. Last Saturday I helped cut pumpkins at the invitation of two American teachers - one Christian and one non-Christian, both married to Japanese women. That was the night I met Yuriko, one of my favorite people here.



My new friend Yuriko, a girl my same age who came to our apartment a couple of weeks ago.



Jerry, one of the American university teachers who is a Christian. He introduced me to my Christian friend Amiko who I now meet with regularly.







College kids cutting pumpkins. The girls I meet with on Thursday for English club think the guy in the back, in black, is the hottest guy on campus.



Jerry, Yuriko, me, and another student outside watching the last of a crazy student-led game show on stage.