breath taking flowers :)
real bamboo...and I touched it!
the "GREATER" panda, trapped in a glass box :(
Osaka Castle, rebuilt again after a very traumatic history
my favorite part of this weekend: jelly fish!
I think I took more pictures of babies than anything else this weekend...
This weekend was absolutely crazy. Kelly and I did more sightseeing and walking than I have done in my entire life. We visited Tennoji Park & Zoo, Osaka Castle, Osaka Aquarium, and every mall this town has to offer (about 900). My feet are so sore, my camera battery drained, but I feel so refreshed. I needed that visit to remind me that I am not completely helpless, lost, and depressed here. Kelly, having been here 6 weeks now, is beginning to pick up the language and manners as well as the confidence to try out Japanese culture. She was such an encouragement just by being here and leading me through subway stations, escalators, menus, and more. I'm sad she had to leave, but definitely feeling great now that I am a bit more comfortable with my city/neighborhood and the year ahead.
We also visited an international church Sunday and a coworker's barbecue today. The service wasn't spectacular and the food was a bit much, but I made a lot of connections that I am excited about...I met some foreigners that are going through the same thing as me, and hopefully my new mini-support group will make the year fly by.
I don't want to bore you with pictures, so I just posted my favorite pictures from each spot (the rest are in my photo blog), and I am sure you can check out more on Kelly's blog as well.
6 comments:
awesome pics (especially the bamboo-- WOW!!) and awesome blog. this weekend was perfect for me and i'm so glad we could spend it together!!!
:) I enjoyed the pictures.
The jellyfish are WAY cool...
can you post more pictures on facebook... or something?
miss you.
Scary looking panda. . . .
Did you gnaw on the bamboo? I definitely would have gnawed on some bamboo.
(By the way--that map made me miss you :-/)
WOW!! i'm a dork. i just realized you have a blog. i'm sorry for being behind the times...hehe. sounds like you have had some serious adventures (and frustrations) already. you are so brave. i want to come visit you!! i have no money....maybe i will dig a hole. oh wait....then i'll be in china. i guess i could swim over to you though!!! your pictures are beautiful! i can only imagine what the everyday beauties you see are like. isn't amazing how you start REALLY noticing trees and flowers and sunsets when you're somewhere new? i bet you want to take pictures of everything...and i'm sure you wish you had brian to snuggle up to and meg to do that weird flying thing she does....haha. but that will have to wait. for now....love it! and soak in every moment so you can tell us all about it (just in case we don't get a weekend off to run out to japan!)
ohhhhh yeah...how did your speech go? you are a WAAAAAAAAAY better speaker than you give yourself credit for so i am sure it was awesome. those osaka girls are dang lucky! that might just have to be a phrase you teach them! haha....oh....and maybe you should do cooking classes! you are the queen of easy mac and ginger bread houses!!! :-D
hehe.. the wierd flying thing i do...
it's all about soaking in the moments!!!!!
CASSIE!
I just read your blog (almost all of it) and I am engrossed by your adventures. I agree with Jess You are so brave! Your blog is like a good book or captivating TV show, I can't get enough. I am intimidated by your challenges, speaking in front of a chapel of girls, teaching in a foreign classroom, navigating somewhere you are predisposed to be lost in. You are such a brave person. I love the pictures too, the jelly fish is gorgeous. i am above all jealous, but it motivates me too. Oh I can't tell you how exciting your stories are for me! You stun me!
Glad you are blogging, it takes a lot of effort to recall as well as you are.
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