Kimono and Fire Trucks
02 Nov 2010 3 Comments
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It was wonderful to wake up from a good night’s sleep on the tatami floor to a sunny day!
I was excited to start the day and especially excited to dress in Kimono. Bri, Jillian and I had been looking forward to the experience since we received our schedule three weeks ago.
For lunch we went to sushi and I managed to try yet another new item - crab brain. I knew it was expensive so I couldn’t refuse when a Rotarian bought it for Bri and I, but it is not the most appetizing color or consistency. Everything else was delicious. I especially liked that each table had a jar of green tea powder and a hot water dispenser so I could help myself to as much tea as I could drink!
We visited a second fire station, this time n Mishima. Bri was especially excited to tour the 911 (119 here) dispatch center to see how it compared to her own vocation. The station had 119 firefighters, including only two women to serve the city of 110,000 citizens. It was a new station and very high tech. We had a detailed tour and thanks to an English speaking ’probie’ all of our questions were answered.
Tom Boylan
Nov 02, 2010 @ 06:26:10
Nice to see you have a new outfit for casual Fridays!
windyswindt
Nov 02, 2010 @ 14:23:21
Tom,
I love reading all your comments! Thanks for keeping up!
How is the office doin?
Tom Boylan
Nov 04, 2010 @ 09:29:35
We are hanging in there. A little slow at the moment, but we are turning out some quality. We launched the Catholic Charities revised website and Lunafest is on auto-pilot. Cortney is off for her picture perfect sonogram today and I’m scrambling to come up with a couple of projects for Nikki. Same old… we all look forward to your return. I might even do a little redecorating in your honor.