Saturdays

I know it's Sunday, but this post is about Saturdays.

2 Saturdays ago, I was in Tokyo at Disneyland. I've been to Disneyland in LA quite a few times, but there's nothing quite like Tokyo Disneyland's Winnie the Pooh ride. Also the lines were like 5 minutes long. AMAZING. And we got turkey legs. First taste of turkey in a long time.

1 Saturday ago, I was in Sapporo watching the Lion King musical. The last time I watched the movie was in my 8th grade Spanish class...in Spanish. I watched the musical at the Pantages maybe 10 years ago. It was AMAZING. Even in Japanese. And since the theater was considerably more intimate than the Pantages, everything seemed so much bigger. Still one of my favorite musicals...and I'm blessed to have seen it with great friends!

Yesterday, I was in Akkeshi at an oyster festival. About 15 other English teachers made the trek to Akkeshi from all over our island. We got there with...10 minutes to spare at the oyster festival. I've never really had oysters...and neither had my friend Hussam. So we sat with some veteran oyster eaters who raved about how delicious they were. We watched them eat theirs and then decided we needed to take the plunge. It was like eating a giant warm booger on a shell. We thought maybe it was just that first one we both ate, so we ate a second one. Same taste and texture. Never again. But I can check it off the list!

While Saturdays are usually my day to sit in my PJs and Skype all day, I've had a great couple of weekends exploring and enjoying this lovely country with some lovely friends. Next weekend, we're off to go see some flowers (which are all finally starting to bloom!).