1300 hours the melting iceberg
It’s defrost time with lots of wind and slushy rain and
sunshine!
We love snow, but we love bikes most, so, we are down with
anything.
Culture point:
I think this is less Japan and more just bigger city culture
maybe. I don’t know. Since the people are a lot more packed it seems that when
it comes to elementary school, students all walk home. I say this because if
you time it right (depends on the school what time) but if you go in the area
around an elementary school in the midafternoon you will be surrounded by an
army of them going home. They all have the same backpack and all genki and
draggin their hands in the snow and when they are in large groups like that,
they are a lot braver about shouting "hello" in English. We shout
back and then 50 of them shout hello back and pretty much we become super cool
to the 3rd graders... also if you say just "konichiwa" you will very
much impress them how you speak Japanese. Pretty much if you need a pick me up,
they got your back.
Fun food fact:
This is something I think I mentioned a while back, but I want
to capitalize on it because I have been watching for it lately. When you are
served a big meal in Japanese style normally there will be about 20 smallish
dishes and you take a small amount from each one. (Normally is about 5 dishes
but I have actually seen twenty once) and so you get a serving of each one. I
never did this consciously and its not super clear cut, but, I think I
generally ate a whole something then moved on. I ate my roll then I ate my
potatoes as I was getting to the end of my potatoes I might take some meat and
put it in the same gravy a little out of order but generally I finished
the potatoes. In Japan they eat like one bite of one thing and then a bite of something
else that looks good and then get a drink then something else. It’s all spread
out whatever sounds good at that second and generally at the end it’s like one
bite of each thing left and it all ends at the same time. I don’t think one is
better than the other buts it’s just funny how clear the difference is. I have
been comparing all the American missionaries too and they all eat like I eat! Crazy
stuff. haha
Spiritual thought:
I want to just share an experience today. Missionaries do this
thing called exchanges where we switch who we work with for 24 hours just to
mix things up and learn from each other and to make sure everyone is doing well.
So I went on one of these Saturday and we decided that our goal for the day was
to find a good chance to just serve someone. So we planned some times where we
would be walking through areas that might have people out working, we called up
some people we thought might be able to use our help, then we prayed really
hard for a chance on Friday night. Then prayed hard for a chance the next
morning. Then when we opened the door to go out our apartment on Saturday
morning we had to wait because our neighbor was waddling down the stairs with a
huge box. After a bit of talking we found out he and his mom were moving that
morning and they actually could use some help with the bigger stuff. We get
what we desire and God answers prayers is my thought today! Keep praying for that
chance you are looking for it will come!
Funny story:
This funny story has been one that has the story of my last 3
months with Macnab Choro. He is from Arizona and new and speaking frankly (in
his own words) "he is one who has always enjoyed simple tastes" he
was supposedly in the words of his mother on Skype "the pickiest eater
ever" BUT in his defense he has not refused to eat anything served him and
if we were in public places he will always smile and say he either likes it or
that it is still new and he will like it soon. He is just a total trooper and
all the people totally love him for it and when food scares him they love him
more for it. Anyway... he never says anything negative BUT sometimes things are
just going to be scary in a different country. So a couple weeks ago when
we went to that seaside shop and a friend bought us scallop ice cream and I
told Macnab Choro what is was and as he was holding it and waiting for others
to get their ice-cream I took a quick sneak shot of him holding it. He
said out loud he was so grateful for the treat and it sounds exciting but his
face. The picture is not posed it was just his face... I die every time I see
the picture of him holding it... scallop ice-cream.
Love each other for me!
I love you all!
Law Choro
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