food day

Hallooo world. Another day, another weird cake. Everyday I get another cakey gift from one of the teachers. Today it is wonderful. They are always filled with something - in fact, always filled with bean paste (yes, it sounds gross, but....it is (to me, anyway, many foreigners love it)) and I just can't quite stomach it. I always try because everybody's so excited and they WATCH me take a bite. Today, though, the little cake (always wrapped very fancy) is filled with a carrot and nut paste. !!!!!!! It's really delightful. I'm sure it's not the best little cake in the world, but when I was expecting bean paste it's quite a delightful change.

Last night was Japanese class - always a hoot. Ewen from Scotland and Boris from S. Africa make it hilarious. I seriously wonder how much we're really learning and how much we're just making fun of the language. The ladies teaching us don't seem to mind - most the time they can't stop laughing.

Tonight I want to go out for a nice dinner. I found an old restaurant guide for our city and (thank heavens there are pictures) think I found a Thai restaurant I'd like to check out. I also think I found a chinese place. Exciting. There's only one foreign restaurant for every million japanese restaurants and they're mostly Italian. The Japanese have a delicate palette.