Japan...Through my Lens: Time, weather, school…sighs :(

I know it has been more than a minute since I’ve updated you guys on the latest and greatest here on the island of Okinawa, but the truth is I’ve just been living the normal routine life the past several weeks. Full time job + Full time school + Uninviting weather = Not much to share :(

Several of us had planned to zip line a couple of Sundays ago, but the weather would not cooperate. A few people still braved it, but as for Stacey, hanging 120 feet in the air with only a harness to keep me supended…and there’s no net below, I at least needed the sun to pretend to shine. Check it out for yourself http://www.okinawahai.com/my_weblog/2008/10/okinawa-hai-rea.html My son had a few comments when I told him I was going…catch me offline for that conversation…LOL

Anyway, I have been visiting the local San (Three) A’s , it’s the grocery store. I can’t read anything on the packages (who’s surprised), but their fruit here is amazing. The first time someone had strawberries at their house I thought they were artificial. You would have thought I had never seen strawberries before, I was taking pictures and asking where did you find these, were they being sold on the side of the road, what? That’s when I was turned on to the San A’s and how the locals here take should pride in their produce. The following week I was there and yes, the strawberries were still candy apple red and sweet. All the fruit and vegetables were pleasing to the eyes…5000 yen later I was sampling the blueberries and blackberries, oranges, grapefruit, Asian pears and apples. Even the carrots were different, very large and a beautiful orange color. I have been to the San A’s at least once a week just to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating the week before :) I’m going to be really sad at the end of strawberry season.

Oh, I almost forgot…I know it’s a lot late, but the Superbowl parties! The 14 hours time difference didn’t stop anyone, including watashi (me or myself). The kick off started at 7:00 am, that’s in the morning just in case anyone's confused, you don’t have to re-read it. It started with a kick off breakfast and during half time they brought out the regular Superbowl foods. I was running a little late and didn’t get there until around 9:00 and the place was packed, the bar was in full swing and beers were being order by the 6-pack. This one guy say that beer and eggs weren’t a good combination…imagine that! It was a good time, but two things were missing, hanging out with people I knew and I just wasn't that hyped that early in the morning. It'll be different next year! Just FYI, that Saints banner was greeting me as I walked through the doors. Who Dat Nation Baby!!!!!

Hopefully, in a couple of days I’ll have some new adventures or stories to share…until then!