Back in Narita, heading to Togane

Hi everyone !
I'm back in Narita now and am starting to get ready for school.  Paying for my this and that and writting out forms.  I keep forgeting that i'm in Japan.  Although the trains in Japan maybe fast, paper work is not.  Everything must be written neatly and checked and checked again and again.  It took me more than 1 and  half hours to change my Canadian money to Japanese 円.
I need to pay my school fees by today.....
Ugh....  and the Japanese Yen is pretty strong today.....
I should have exchange my money in Victoria.   Oh well I think I lost about $80.00.  You can never really know if the rate will go up or down.

My first post from my new phone!

This is a test post from my new phone.

I'll be e-mailing my number out in that next few days.

My first post from my new phone!

This is a test post from my new phone.

I'll be e-mailing my number out in that next few days.

Gourmet Morioka ~~ !

Hi everyone!
I was able to get my hot hands on a memory card adapter and I've attached photos to my last post.

People in Morioka are great!  Very friendly and inviting.  With the addition of some great food and a few beers one couldn't ask for more.....
Although that I haven't really been losing any weight.

 Ramen 

Okonomiyaki

Yakiniku

Reimen

Monjayaki

Donburi

Cheers!!


-Tom

Back in Morioka ~

Hi everyone!

I'm back in Morioka and I'll be staying for the next few days, I don't have a phone or alot of access to a computer right now so sorry if I don't reply to your e-mails or facebook messages! PS I'm in a library and the computers don`t seem to wanna load Facebook.. :'(

I jumped on the bus yesterday and rode all the way to Morioka University and met up with a bunch of teachers and firends I haven't seem before. To say the least, everyone was pretty supriced to see me.

I took a few pictures but ... I don' really have a way to upload them. I will upload then when I have a chance.  

EDIT:  I've attached the photos ~!

Of course I also had to grab some Morioka University Curry.. Soo Good..  The cafeteria staff were also pretty surprised to see me!
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I'm going to meet up with STEP 21, a group of young spirted people, whom helped me soo much with my last stay in Morioka. Mr.Murayama, my homestay father, and Ms.Yoshimi, in connecting with the Morioka Victoria Sister City Group, are also members.

I be walking around Morioka for the next few day. I will try and see as many people as I can.

Cheers!

-Tom

I`m in Japan ～

Hello Everyone!

If you haven`t heard, I back in Japan.  If I didn't see you before I left Canada.. Sorry!!

And..... Those that met me at the Airport.... Thank you very much...  I almost cried

I`m not really one for preparation and normally do everything last minute.  I tried to see as many people as I could, but I barely has enough time for my own family...

Anyways, I staying at my friend place for the next few days before I head up North.
My friend and his wife has  FIVE KIDS!!   So the place is never boring.  Playing in the park and eating candies.   Oh, man.. I haven`t played tag in sooo long.... I was so tired after.

P.S. - I didn't come to Japan alone....

I wonder... does anyone know her??

Comment if you wanna know. LOL

Long time no post - Happy New Year!

Hi there everyone,  Happy New Year!!

Sorry I haven't updated my blog for so long.  I'm not going to bore you with all the little details.

New Years and Christmas have both come and gone.  Lets sum up really quickly what has happen in the last few months


First, I finally finished my Computer Science Diploma at Camosun.

Second, I moved.

Third, Satoko has gone back to Japan and is happily working at Starbucks ^__^ .

Fourth, It looks like I'll be heading back off to Japan myself. * Visa is still pending *

Fifth, The 2010 Olympus have official taken over Vancouver and the craziness has spilled on to the Island, Stuff like over crowed boats and some 600 people getting stuck on the Vancouver side waiting for ferries.

Thats about it...  It has been a pretty busy time the last few months.  Between trying to finish a bunch of Web jobs and applying for Visa's and School, I've been running around a lot.

It doesn't show sign of slowing down.   I might have to go into Downtown Vancouver to finish off some paper work for my Visa stuffs. Passport photos, ID's and possibly fingerprints.  It all makes me feel like I've done something bad, even though I haven't even entered the country yet.

Meh.  I hope I don't get any problems.