Once again there will probably be some down time on my blog. Bryan and I are leaving for America with 5 students from September 4-21. We will go to San Diego, Grand Canyon, Boulder, and then Colorado Springs.
This is an all guys trip so we have planned some more difficult things or more energy consuming events. Our first morning in San Diego we plan to go on a Kayak adventure for a few hours through a homestay family from last year. When we reach the Grand Canyon we will put up tents and then wake up the next morning to do a one day climb from the top to the Colorado River and back up. It is recommended that you don't do this in one day because it can be very exhausting but many people have done it with no problems. It will take about 4 hours to get down and about 6 hours to get back out. The height is like climbing Mt. Fuji but inverted so this will be very interesting. When climbing Fuji it is very hard at the start and then easier going down. Here we will do the easier part first and then do the very hard part of climbing back up last.
Please pray for the 7 of us that we will have safety in all of our driving and events. Also pray for our 7 Bible Discussions that God will use them in our hearts and in theirs. Pray that we will be the light of Christ in their lives as we spend 18 days in a row together.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Hokkaido Trip
I realize it has been a long time once again since I have done any kind of an update. Much has happened over the last 3 months. We had 6 students come from America and spend 9 weeks with us; I went to Hokkaido for 10 days with 12 others from Utsunomiya; and been preparing for the America trip which is in 2 days.
Back in April, Bryan and I went down to Shizuoka with 3 students to do a preparation trip for doing Hokkaido this year with Nagai-san from Shizuoka BEST. Two of those students went to Hokkaido with us and the other then decided to go to America instead.
Our trip to Hokkaido was from August 10-20. We took Nagai-san's minibus and drove up to Hokkaido by way of ferry. We spent much time traveling as we went to 7 different cities. Some of the exciting things were eating king crab for the first time, eating venison in Japan for the first time (that made me really happy), seeing sunflower fields, playing idiotic games with each other in our down time, going to a famous zoo, going to many hot springs, going to Sulfur mountain, running in the mornings with 4 of the students, and, of course, seeing cows.
Hokkaido is a very beautiful place and nice and cool in the summer time since it is so far up North. In the winter they receive a lot of snow and they are famous for their snow festivals. We were able to help chop firewood for the people in Kawayu. It is amazing to see how much wood they have stored up for the winter.
This is how I would describe Hokkaido. It is like the midwest but with mountains. They have a lot less rice fields and more crop lands, many cows, more open land, and many pretty flowers. I think it would be a wonderful place to live sometime.
It was exciting to see how the students came together and bonded while on the trip. It was two days before the trip ended and they had already planned a reunion before school starts in October.
I have posted pictures from our trip. You may think, wow Alan, that is a lot of pictures but in the end a very small amount compared to what was taken.
Back in April, Bryan and I went down to Shizuoka with 3 students to do a preparation trip for doing Hokkaido this year with Nagai-san from Shizuoka BEST. Two of those students went to Hokkaido with us and the other then decided to go to America instead.
Our trip to Hokkaido was from August 10-20. We took Nagai-san's minibus and drove up to Hokkaido by way of ferry. We spent much time traveling as we went to 7 different cities. Some of the exciting things were eating king crab for the first time, eating venison in Japan for the first time (that made me really happy), seeing sunflower fields, playing idiotic games with each other in our down time, going to a famous zoo, going to many hot springs, going to Sulfur mountain, running in the mornings with 4 of the students, and, of course, seeing cows.
Hokkaido is a very beautiful place and nice and cool in the summer time since it is so far up North. In the winter they receive a lot of snow and they are famous for their snow festivals. We were able to help chop firewood for the people in Kawayu. It is amazing to see how much wood they have stored up for the winter.
This is how I would describe Hokkaido. It is like the midwest but with mountains. They have a lot less rice fields and more crop lands, many cows, more open land, and many pretty flowers. I think it would be a wonderful place to live sometime.
It was exciting to see how the students came together and bonded while on the trip. It was two days before the trip ended and they had already planned a reunion before school starts in October.
I have posted pictures from our trip. You may think, wow Alan, that is a lot of pictures but in the end a very small amount compared to what was taken.
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