Burento in Japan

TOMORROW.  Just wanted to throw this last video up…cuz i made it…and u know…why not put it up.  Part 2 will be done when I get back.

was bored at work today and didn’t have the internet to amuse me.  So, i sorted out these two videos. 

First, my bonenkai.  The end of the year party for my school.  Basically used to forget the past year and refresh yourself for the coming year.  This is Japanese culture at it’s best.

Second, the 2 day sports festival at my base school.  Each class competes with one another in Baseball, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton and Ping Pong. It was pretty cool.  Even played on the teacher’s baseball team.

Everyone have a good Christmas.

Brent

ok, this is my “it’s 11pm and mo is crashed out but i’m not tired yet” blog.  So Christmas is coming up.  Off to the Philippines in 9 days for a 13 day vacation.  Taking Friday off this week so that we can have a long weekend of snowboarding at ALTs (Friday is opening day).  Went snowboarding this last sunday for a few hours at a small hill just outside of fukushima.  Mo did relatively well for her first time out, although she did fall alot and ended the day with statements like…”i can’t do it,”  “NOOOOOOOO,” “i just can’t do it” and “i’m afraid, i’m scared, don’t make me do this.”  All in a whiny voice.  LOL.  This weekend will be the ultimate test for her.  3 solid days of boarding!  Yikes.

Other than that, i was Santa Claus this last Saturday for a daycare of 84 kids, they didn’t mention the 100+ parents with video cameras.  It was pretty cool.  Went in, said i’d come from the north pole, i hoped they had all been good boys and girls, elves are making toys etc.   Then handed out presents to each kid.  What a huge difference between high school kids and day care kids.  They were all full of questions and not shy…like normal kids almost.  The catch to this whole thing was that my bonenkai was the night before.  A bon-enkai is like an end of the year party but apparently is a night to forget the entire year.  So needless to say, a little bit of drinking occured.  I took some crazy video of it, but haven’t editted it yet.  I’ll come back and add it to this blog later.  Kinda relaxed on the video editting but i’m still taking alot of it. 

Patch came over a few weeks ago and spent 4 days with Mo and I.  We met him in Tokyo, took him out, then he came back to Fukushima for a few days just to hang out.  It was good to see someone from back home and I think in the next few months we have quite a few people coming over.  So it should be good, but hectic.  So, other than that, nothing really going on.  My presentation at the Mid Year Conference wasn’t too bad although I was nervous out of my face and thought my heart was going to beat through my chest.  Uhh…that’s about it for now.  Oh and I finally finished the video of the Sukugawa Fire Festival that we went to in the beginning of November (?) i think.  Check it out below.