Birthdays, Haircuts and Dancing!

Celebrating Keigo's 21st Birthday - Tanjobi Omedeto Keigo!

Look Mom, I'm saving money! Just like you always taught me :)

Lunch with Fuyu! It was SO good to reunite with an old friend

and see how she's grown over the past year and a half!

And a new friend, Ayumi...

She invited me to join her dance group for their rehearsal. It felt so good to be dancing again!!! Oh, how I miss it!

Stay tuned for pictures of our move and our new house, Lord willing!

A Little (Un)Healthy Competition

Recently, some BEST club students got together for a pasta sauce cook off competition between the guys and the girls. Anyone have a guess who won? :)

Too many cooks in a Japanese sized kitchen!

The guys attempted baking egg yolks in their shells as a fancy topper for their creamy Carbonara sauce. Here they are preparing the eggs.

Goofing around!

Enjoying our pasta creations!

And last but not least, a night cap game of RISK.

Kyle, Mark and Mamo were the only soldiers remaining at 1am!

...By the way, the GIRLS won with a spicy shrimp and sausage dish!!! (Are you really that surprised?!?!)

Taking a break after a rough ride down the mountain!!

This is the snowboarding experts, that's why we aren't in the picture! We're on the easier slope probably wiping out :)

We saw Spider man at lunch!!

Spending time with friends!

the first month in pictures

saying goodbye at the airport


visiting the temple




spending time with our "Iowa" friends in Tokyo! We miss you guys!


Bowling night during our language study in Shizuoka - everyone needs a study break now and then!



Cooking in Shizuoka with our housemates.



With our wonderful Japanese teacher, her daughter and our friend and teammate Joanna :)

sweetness

beautiful flowers for my last day of work! you're the best kyle :)