Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Kon Nichi Wa from Japan



Greetings from the Land of the Rising Sun.   It is nice to be able to connect with the outside world again.  As we arrived in Japan the government forced our ship to disable our internet satellite so I have been dependent on spotty WiFi connections I was able to pick up on my phone.

Today is our fifth day in Japan, second in Kobe, however I am on call today and will be stuck on the ship until we sail tonight at 2000.  I guess technically I’m forced to stay on the ship after that too unless I’d like to swim to China.  I plan on catching up on blogging and organizing my hundreds of pictures in between calls about lost students and missing Ipads.

Overall I really enjoyed my second time visiting Japan.  It’s a beautiful, peaceful country but one of many interesting contrasts.  It’s very common to find a small Shinto shrine situated among sky-rise apartment buildings in a bustling neighborhood.  Japan is also one of the cleanest countries I have ever visited but finding a trashcan seems next to impossible.  

I will recap our trip from Yokohama, Tokyo and Kobe in smaller post to come.  In the meantime, arigatoo for reading.

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