Oct 2009

I have been really bad about taking pictures so there aren't any for this blog. I am very sorry. This will be just a short update.

For those of you who heard about the typhoon, it was a big bust. (Typhoon is basically a hurricane that spins backwards) We got the day off of work and it rained and there was a little wind until about 10 am and then it was beautiful the rest of the day. It was nice to have a day off mid week to sit around and relax.

It was Oktoberfest again two weekends ago down in Yokohama. We got a really big group together this time and went down to Yokohama. The night before we went out and partied in downtown Yokohama. We went to a middle eastern restaurant and they had a Japanese belly dancer show. Of course, Quinn was the first one to get pulled up onto stage. Then we went and did Karaoke. Japanese Karaoke is funny because you don't do it in a bar. You go into your own personal Karaoke room for you and your friends and you have a personal television and sound system to sing your songs.

Last weekend was full of races. We watched a University race down at Showa Park. There were about 20 Universities represented there and it was the most I had ever heard the Japanese scream and cheer. Apparently, Japanese running is the equivalent of college football. Very lively. Then Quinn ran a 20K on Sunday.

Quinn leaves tomorrow for his training in Mississippi. He will be gone for an entire month. So I will probably be pretty lonely here. Feel free to send me e-mails or Skype me.

For those of you who have been asking, we finally booked our tickets for our Christmas trip. We will be going to Taiwan for 5 days and then to Central and Northern Thailand for 7 days. We didn't feel like we really saw a lot of Thailand on our last trip since we went to that Peninsula in the south and spent most of our time in a beach town. So, we hope to get more of a taste of the culture this time around.

Countries still on the list of things to visit: China, Borneo, Korea, Philippines, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand. Don't know how we will fit it all in, but hopefully it will work out!