I woke up ready to go this morning, yet a little nervous to ride the train by myself. However, it worked out and as soon as I walked out of the Kokura station, JD Parker (our friend from Texas who is studying at a local university) was right there waiting to show me to the building and floor. It totally caught me off guard because I didn't expect to see him...he had dropped his wife, Cara, off and was going to venture back to Fukuoka to get some paperwork taken care of.
When I walked in the training session, I spotted Cara right away! There are only a few of us girls in a group of 30. Several from the States, some from England, Australia, Jamaica, Papa New Guinea, Scotland...several countries are covered! The training session was pretty fun and helpful...this guy, Neil, behind us was funny and informative...he's been there a long time. His wife is Japanese and he is British.
Brandon's friend, Ira, has a Japanese friend, Yuni, with a car. So a group of us went to see "Dark Knight" at a mall about 20 minutes away. We got there early and grabbed something to eat...I tried octopus for the 1st time (it's called "taco yaki"). There were bits of octopus, mixed with a creamy sauce...in a fried ball of dough...not really sure what it's called, but it wasn't awful. Put it this way...I would probably try it again, but I'm not tempted to order a whole plate of it! They all (Caitlyn, Ira, Yuni and Brandon) laughed at me for making a weird face the whole time I was eating it. Yummm! We then saw the movie and I was totally freaked out by Heath Ledger's character, "Joker"...and really by some of the realistic tones of the movie. It was well made, but no a fan of the fear factor. Everyone else liked it.
~Sarah
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