Hey! It's the hotel lobby!!

Hey all -
I was too beat last night to take any pictures of what proved to be quite an eventful traveling experience. Delays, crabby 'flight attendants,' microwaved beans/eggs, and travelmates with hyperactive elbows were among the top ten.

Amazingly enough, I woke up at 6:30, showered, passed on the JET sponsered breakfast, and hit a 'konbini' for a tsunamayo onigiri (natsukashii!!!!). I was immediately brought back 10 years to my first visit. (10 years, man!)

My roommates enjoyed a night of Karaoke, 950 yen for all you can sing, while I reviewed the paperwork given to us by the brass. Yep...gettin' a bit older. Truth be told, I've yet to run into anyone who comes close to my age, but everyone says I look like I'm 25. Ha ha! My plan to infiltrate their ranks has worked... Still need a cane, though, which might blow my cover. (^ ^)

Language-wise, I've done OK! I was acutally able to help a few people as well as speak to the shipping company who did not have a handle on English. I'll know how successful that conversation was if I get my box on time...

Ready for another amazing shot?? Not bad through the window, right?

I'm pretty much booked solid today with seminars and whatnot. Thankfully, I'll be meeting my Prefectural Advisors who will give me the details about the trip to Niigata on Wednesday morning.

But for now, things are great. I'm meeting a lot of cool people and enjoying brief moments of 'quiet' time while walking around town.

Now the bad part:

I have to put on a suit...

Keep surfing!
Brendan