We had a quiet Friday night, just went to a bible study at the commander's house and then to bed. I was still getting over jet lag and was sooo sleepy at 9 pm. On Saturday we found my favorite type of store and did one of my favorite activities- thrifting!!!! There are actually 2 WHOLE THRIFT STORES IN IWAKUNI, plus one on base! It was pretty exciting! Among a few other purchases, we bought a lady lamp! It's the naked torso of a female (no head)...as a lamp! It's pretty cool. We named her. Doris. :)
After that we spent the evening with friends. We got Mexican food for dinner- ha! Mexican food in Japan! Just like all food in Japan it has a slight taste of fish to it, but it was still pretty decent for being, what, 6,000? miles from Mexico? On Sunday, we were feeling a little under the weather and it was really rainy so we decided it was a good day to buy a TV and have a movie night. A sale at the Exchange and 60 inches later, we have a TV that's bigger than our fireplace! After installation, etc we only had time for one movie but we made it count- Castle in the Sky. For those of you who don't know, Castle in the Sky is a Hayao Miyazaki/ Studio Ghibli film (think Spirited Away), who is huge in Japan. There's a whole museum in Tokyo about his movies! Nick and I are on a meandering quest to see all his films. This was definitely one of his best!
Monday they finished working on the house. (Speaking of, here's a pic as promised. So pretty! Yep, those are PALM TREES out front in our YARD!) Then I spent more time trying to find a job/anything really to fill my time. It was pretty successful, I found a few more opportunities and started applying for them.
That being said, we still don't have internet at said house so I've spent the better part of the past two days chillin here in the library on base. And quite literally chillin cuz it's freezing in here! Someday we will get internet at home.
In between my diligent application-filling-out-ing- I stumbled across this gem on YouTube:
Big in Japan by Martin Solveig & Dragonette & Idoling.
I'm OBSESSED! Just click on the link and behold the wonders! It may be the beginning of my love for Japan, but no worries, I'll always Just be an American Kid at heart ;)
Disclaimer: My good vs. bad discretion may be a little off due to the number of hours I have spent by myself in this freezing cold library the past few days. Still worth a watch none-the-less!
Oh! My friend Sheila is going to be traveling for three weeks in July and she wants me to sub for her at one of her English lessons. So yesterday I went with her to the lessons to see what is would be like. It's pretty cool because it's pretty laid back, just conversation in English with these two old ladies essentially, and it's also a cultural exchange since they can answer any questions I have about this strange place I find myself in.
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