Monday, August 2, 2010

JOE AND ZEV ARE COMING NEXT WEEKEND!!!

I am super pumped to see two of my best friends next weekend. I am hoping to provide them with a trip to remember. Here is an overview of what we are going to do: August 8th, chill out, visit the local temple. August 9th, go to the beach and take in the beautiful ocean view. August 10th, climb Mt. Kyusho and check out the castle ruins of Tottori Castle. August 11th: Take a bullet train to KYOTO!! In Kyoto we are going to visit some of the oldest and most famous shrines and temples in the world. August 12th, we will be going to Nara and going to see the famous 50 foot high Big Buddha that is housed in the largest wooden building in the world. I am especially excited to see this.
August 13th, we are going to TOKYO!! we will go sightseeing and see the major areas. Tokyo Tower and Asakusa. August 14th, we will go to the Harajuku (awesome people watching) and then to Akihabara, the electronic mecca of the world. At night we will go to Shibuya and witness the 2000 people crosswalk. August 15th, we say goodbye to Joe and then Zev and I head back to Tottori for some much needed beach relaxation. So that is the plan, I hope it all goes smoothly.

As for the last two weekends. More of the same fun in the sun. Last weekend I hopped a train to Yonago after work and met up with all the foreigners from that area. It was my friend Chan's birthday beach party. We hung out on the beach and had a good time chatting and enjoying the beautiful view. This was one of the most beautiful sunrises I have ever seen.

The next morning we swam in the ocean for a solid 2 hours. It was so much fun, we just didn't want it to end. The next day was rough however, staying up all night usually does that to you.
On Monday I was lucky enough to get to play some golf. It was my first round in 10 months, but I performed admirably. I had 5 pars and a bunch of bogeys, so I was satisfied. The course was beautiful with amazing ocean views.
This past weekend was also a lot of fun. My colleague Kei Sensei got married and I was invited. I went there with Jeremy who came up from Hiroshima for the event. It was great to see my former partner in crime. He always makes me happy because his energy level is so high and we just joke around the whole time. Anyways it was a nice ceremony and after we went out and sang Karaoke. Japanese people looovvve their Karaoke. These two girls kept calling me Kakkoi which means cool, it was pretty funny.

So I am supppppperrrrr pumped to see my guys Z and Teezy, it is going to be epic. We will take some awesome pictures, so get ready for it!!!!!!