Tuesday in Japan

My apologies for keeping everyone in suspense for the second half of my adventure.

Tuesday morning we moved slow. We slept in a little and took our showers and lingered over breakfast. Then we had the pleasure of going to tea with 3 year old Linturo and his mother. We had green tea at a traditional Japanese tea shop. Then Kim had to leave and asked little Linturo to be our tour guide to a local temple and park. We walked with our little bi-lingual 3-year old (with mom) a few blocks. We followed or little tour guide around the park and then he walked us home. He was adorable and his mother, charming.

Then Lorrie and I ventured into town to do some exploring and find lunch. We wondered through the local department store looking at everyday Japanese stuff and shopping for souvenirs. Then we wandered around until we found a restaurant that looked interesting. We had a yummy lunch of Ramen (way better than the cup noodle kind) and some other rice and meat dish. We met Kim for coffee and then went shopping for dinner. We were to make something American for another dinner with some of her students. So potato soup was on the menu.

We went back to the church and began cooking as the students arrived. We provided them a good opportunity to speak English. So we talked of travels and jobs and home. A bright spot in the evening was the chance to see another friend, Fumie.

It was another day of blessings.