Update.....finally

It has been forever since I posted anything because, really, nothing has been going on. I simply go to work and hang out at home. I haven't been anywhere recently, haven't done anything interesting, and feel completely lame because of it.

The only thing interesting that has happened is that I went to training in Nagoya last week. And since Nagoya is at least a two hour train ride (if I catch the express train, three hours by local) Geos was nice enough to put me up in a hotel for the night. I was roomed with a fellow teacher who comes from England. And he asks me, "Do you like giant slabs of meat? I know of this Australian steak house." I was like, "Well, I have never had Australian steak, but I do like giant slabs of meat." and he goes, "yeah, it is called Outback." Seriously, you never realize what the rest of the world knows until you have somebody tell you about an Australian restaraunt and it is an American chain. Oh, and if you think I didn't go eat a giant slab of meat and a huge plate of nachos....well, you just don't know me.

AND this morning I felt my first earthquake!



It was scary and cool at the same time. It was about 7 am and I was woken up by a large shaking. As if someone had grabbed my shoulder and started to shake me awake, but the entire building was shaking like that, and it lasted at about that strength for almost ten seconds and then tapered off for another ten seconds or so. Pretty exciting stuff. At least for me, pretty routine for the Japanese I am sure, I heard cars rolling by and everything. Oh, and it is also snowing and cold again after being nice and warm for the last week.