Saturday, August 23, 2008

Welcome to Ehime!

i was greeted at the airport in matsuyama by my BOE and fellow Seiyo JETs. Ehime was hella hot. actually, japan just is hella hot. there's unfortunately no other way to describe it.
my first meal in ehime was down in Seiyo. it was supposed to be a surprise so no one was telling me where we were headed. we were going to a place that surved nagashi somen. it's somen noodles that are flowing in fresh spring water. its a popular summer dish because it's naturally cooled from the springs and provides a nice breeze while you are eating. the tricky part is that you have to catch some noodles as they pass in front of you! good times!


the next couple of days i was pretty much on overload. my house is in a tiny village way up in the mountains. i'll write more about my campsite, err, rather my home in the coming days.

in the meantime i had a few enkais (japanese drinking parties) visited a few beer gardens and went to a pig rodeo! (i'm in the sticks of japan!)


this is actually roger riding a pig

we sat on the river and watched fireworks after the rodeo was finished.



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