I Pity the Fool!

There was a knock on our door last Saturday night. We didn't have to go open the door or even call out "come it". In Japan they just "come in". This bothered us when we first got to Japan, now we just keep our door locked if we don't want people walking in. Got to work smarter, not harder. It was one of my adult students who is also a church member. She has been studying English for a few years now but the only two phrases she can usually remember when she tries to speak English are, "thank you" and "good morning." We were greeted with a hearty "good morning!" as she entered. The funny thing is that she knows she is misusing the phrases. She and I think its funny at least and always make each other laugh, which in turn makes everyone around us laugh, likely at us. We have fun classes.

She told us in her janglish, Japanese and English all mixed up together, that she was taking us somewhere the next day. It seemed as though we were supposed to know this, but we didn't. We finally figured out that she was inviting us to a flower festival.

The next day dawned and Mary Ellen and I headed out with my student and two other ladies from church we are friends with. I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story which includes seaweed tea, flowers and trees, noodles and Mr. T keeping it real in the Far East. The grilled squid was located directly across from Mr. T. I think he was yelling, "I pity the fool who eats that scariness!"