Aaron's in Japan

August 25, 2008

Well, 　everyone, I am in Japan!!!We got in Wednesday night to the home around nine and then got a few things out of our bags for the overnight stay, had some food, and went to bed. The next day, we had some　training and then all the trainers and us had lunch and went on our way!
It took like 4 hours to get up here to Toyama so we made it back around 10:15! Long day and i was pooped. Then the next day later on my luggage came from the misison home (honbu) and so i unpacked. That day we just went and did a little shopping and so not much dendoing (proselyting) was done.
But that night, Friday, we taught a lesson to Takahatta shimai and that was pretty awesome. She hasn’t been taught for a while so we did lesson 1 and it was sweet!Saturday we housed for a while and then that night we had a ward natsu matsuri (summer festival). It was so awesome!!

Our ward is so great. 62 came to sacrament meeting this week and just everyone is awesome!!! Our ward dendoo shunin assistant (assistant mission leader) speaks English Japanese and Mexican. He is like our best friend here! Church was an adventure, let me tell you what! I understood a good deal but still, my first one in Japanese!

Then a nice lady who speaks great English because she lived in Hawaii said she has a bike i could have! Its an older mamachari (Japanese style bike) but should be good until i get mine from the states. So i hope that works out so we can do some real dendo!!!
My companions name is Elder Todd and he is from New Castle, Australia. I am his first bean, greeny, and he is doing really well!

Our apartment is a little thing with two rooms, one tatami bedroom and the other our study room, a kitchen, toilet room, shower room and laundry room(which is really off of the shower room). I took pix of it all and so you will see them soonish.

My old companion from the mtc is actually in my district! His companion is the district leader and the four of us make up the whole district! It’s pretty fun. Ok well time is about up, but i will get back on in a few minutes at the other place where there is no 30min time limit.
We are just at a library right now.I love you soooooo much and the church is true!!!!
Ai,
Paakusu Chooroo