Host Dad
8/29/04
Listening to some Jazz with my host dad. I have discerned that he likes collecting porcelain dogs and neckties. Although these may appear to be very mundane activities, he is a very exciting man. He enjoys his job as a doctor of Internal Medicine and traveled to Okayama the other night for a lecture on hypertension in diabetics. His office is behind our house and he comes in and out of the house during the day. Today he and I took a bike ride to city hall, so I will be able to go on my own this Wednesday to meet the mayor of Tamano.
Yesterday, Shun and I took a bus trip to the city of Okayama (almost the equivalent of going to Pittsburgh from Morgantown). The place is huge, but not as crowded as you might think for Japan. I had to buy a belt so we stopped in a department store and browsed until I finally settled on a plain leather strap.
After shopping and a bit of lunch, Shun and I went to see a movie. While we waited for it to start, we killed some time in an arcade. Wow! We played a shooting game that was way ahead of anything I'd seen in America.
The movie, Nin/Nin, was completely in Japanese. Luckily, it was easy to follow because of its comedic nature. It reminded me of a bad children's comedy movie like Kazaam with Shaq. But Shun really liked it and I'll admit so did I.
Listening to some Jazz with my host dad. I have discerned that he likes collecting porcelain dogs and neckties. Although these may appear to be very mundane activities, he is a very exciting man. He enjoys his job as a doctor of Internal Medicine and traveled to Okayama the other night for a lecture on hypertension in diabetics. His office is behind our house and he comes in and out of the house during the day. Today he and I took a bike ride to city hall, so I will be able to go on my own this Wednesday to meet the mayor of Tamano.
Yesterday, Shun and I took a bus trip to the city of Okayama (almost the equivalent of going to Pittsburgh from Morgantown). The place is huge, but not as crowded as you might think for Japan. I had to buy a belt so we stopped in a department store and browsed until I finally settled on a plain leather strap.
After shopping and a bit of lunch, Shun and I went to see a movie. While we waited for it to start, we killed some time in an arcade. Wow! We played a shooting game that was way ahead of anything I'd seen in America.
The movie, Nin/Nin, was completely in Japanese. Luckily, it was easy to follow because of its comedic nature. It reminded me of a bad children's comedy movie like Kazaam with Shaq. But Shun really liked it and I'll admit so did I.
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