Taking the "major" out of "major holiday"

Well, Easter has come and gone. I don't know if it really need to be said, but Easter is not a Japanese holiday. So where as in America, at the very least, you are constantly reminded by bunnies and eggs everywhere, I kinda forgot that Easter was this month, because there are none of those typical reminders that we are so used to. I didn't miss Easter. I just said, "oh! tomorrow is Easter, right?" So, we had an Easter message at church. That's about all the Easter there was. I had to chuckle at the thought of how I am in the habit of doing so much (the church service on Friday before, on Sunday, and Easter dinner with family. chocolate too, I guess) and how here there wasn't really anything. I don't know if I'd call it culture shock, but it's definitely another reminder that I am not home... and I'm not in short supply of those at all ^_^

The new semester starts in a week or so, which means there is going to be a lot going on in April. I'm looking forward to it.

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Well, it's a little long delayed, but I've been meaning to get some pictures from some friends, since I haven't taken many of my own. There have been a lot of random happenings recently. Here are a quick few...



Yep, I learned to snowboard. I'll have to say it's probably my new favorite hobby. There were actually a lot of new learners this time, so it was good that I was not alone. Nothing brings people together quite like falling on your butt a million times in front of others. But as you can see, it's quite a popular trip.

This is the group photo from that all Japan staff conference. For reasons unknown, this photo was taken when not all of the group was around... But anyway, Jerry Bridges was the speaker, and you can see him in the photo. He's like 76 or something! I'm sure there are some of you that have read his books. He could very well be the most famous Navigator!

More to come soon! ^_^