Many Updates

Wow, has it almost been a week since I arrived here?  Each day passes so quickly.  Here's what I've been up to:

On Wednesday, another guy named Chase came to stay with the Mehns too.  He's my age and from Texas.

On Thursday, I went to a nearby church to help with an English lesson that they have there.  I was told I would be working with children, so imagine my surprise when the class turns out to be three elderly Japanese gentlemen!  There was a bit of a mix up in what I was told.  Apparently, I'll be doing the kid's class on Wednesdays and the elder's class on Thursday.  Still, I knew I needed to be flexible on this trip, and the class went well.  It's funny how there are things you never notice about the language that you speak.  They were very confused about the phrase "come over" as in "come over and visit."  Does anyone know where the "over" comes from?

One of the men is actually a Buddhist monk, which surprised me because the lessons are explicitly Christian: they use hymns and Bible verses to practice their English.  He actually really enjoys singing the hymns.  At least he's being exposed to the Word!  Please pray that the Gospel would be able to penetrate into his heart.

On Friday, I got to meet Mr. Mehn in person and Phil, another guy staying here for a while.  They were up in the disaster area earlier in the week.  Phil took Chase and me to the world famous fish market in Tsukiji.  I tried some genuine Japanese sushi, but since I'm allergic to fish, I couldn't sample much.  Then we went to the Electric Town, Akihabara, also known as Geek Town.  It's a bit...unusual, but we had fun.  I got to travel around and get used to the train system.

I took pictures, but I'm still trying to get Alison's camera to work with the computer.  I'm just not that good with computers.  I'll post more updates soon!  Thanks for reading!