My beloved Keshino Choro is leaving us for my beloved Misawa!
The bit of ray to our rainy season is that my new companion will be Iida choro!! The one I learned ping pong from in Misawa a few transfers ago! He is from Tokyo and is a total stud!
Fun Food Fact:
Tempura. So tempura can be bought at pretty much any grocery store like you would by bagels in the states (that is a bad example but like it gives you an idea of the different levels and availability of it). It's just battered deep fried food. Normally things like pumpkin, green pepper, egg plant, onion, shrimp, and other sea food and vegetables. The way I feel is the most normal way of eating it is when it comes with a bowl of soba or other type of noodle. So yummy!
Culture point:
In Sendai 3 years ago this March there was a big earthquake and tsunami. You have probably heard of it. I could talk about the cultural impact of that for a really long time. You hear all sorts of stories about miracles and super tragic losses from people. Really sad normally. :-(
But an interesting side note (that I learned today after going to the ocean) is that on the coast line, where the tsunami hit, a ton of the beaches are just gone and shrunk to way smaller than what they used to be. I didn't realize how much the coastline changes from something like that. We had our friend showing us pictures of 4 years ago and the beach we were standing on was completely differenty. It was kind of a sad thing but interesting. To brighten the mood I share with you this photo:
Spiritual thought:
I have been thinking about the Holy Ghost a lot lately and especially the gift of the Holy Ghost or the second birth by spirit (john 3). The Holy Ghost is the way that God communicates individually to us. He does not have a body so He can speak to us in feelings and impressions. You get the gift of the Holy Ghost by being baptized. When we are baptized we promise God that we will follow Jesus Christ's example and love those around us and that we will follow all of God's commandments. Then in return God promises that He will give us that gift of the Holy Ghost, that direction, comfort and guidance. Everyone can feel the Holy Ghost on occasion. The difference is when we make that promise is that we can have that help all the time so that the things we learn can be permanently woven into our soul, so that we can understand truth forever and never be confused in that area again. It's kind of complicated but in the Book of Mormon there is a really good explanation on page 113-115 (2 Nephi 31-32). I am personally super thankful for the gift in my life because of the peace it brings. I can rely on God for information and know the truly correct choice for things.
Funny story:
We were at the park today waiting for our friend to come and meet us. We were standing by this big fountain with a pool around the base about a foot and a half deep. There are normally a few moms with little kids that play in the water but today was kinda cloudy and windy so there was only one lil guy running around the fountain in his swim shorts but he wasn't touching the water. So his mom called him over and then she stripped him down and put on his normal pants and shirt because it was a little cold. Then I watch him run straight to the fountain and just jump right in with a little cannonball! He was probably two years old, maybe a little stinker, but mostly I think he didn't really understand. That was super funny on its own but the thing that was killing me was: there are a lot of cultural acts and gestures that don't cross over between languages but some do. The mom was trying to calming explain to the two year why he shouldn't be doing that was exactly like how it goes in English. You didn't need to know Japanese to know exactly what she was talking about. It was fun to watch!
Love each other for me!
Law Choro
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