Random Observations

Omagari is very rural, so many people have said to me I heard Japan is so hi-tech, well I cant speak for the rest of Japan. But Omagari has a beautiful simplicity to it, although a city, there are no skyscrapers, large buildings, traffic. The structures are unadorned, the cars are practical, the roads narrow, and long. The people mostly ride bicycles around including myself. There is a glorious feeling I get when riding my bike around here, you see things from a different perspective, it gives you time to slow down, observe your surroundings , and enjoy the scenery.

Ping Pong: Ok saw the students at Omagari take great pride in their sports. However the Ping Pong team takes it to a new level. All you MRHS athletes listen up, so when I get to school around 9 the ping pong team is practicing, when i go to the pool around 11, the ping pong team is practicing, when I go get some water around 1 the ping pong team is practicing, when i leave the pool around 330 the ping pong team is practicing. They are one of the best teams in Japan, they practice from 8-5 each day, like forest gump on steroids. These kids look like rafi nadal playing ping pong

Greetings: Something I learned in Africa is that as a foreigner many locals wont approach you, theres a language barrier natural shyness. I am shy myself so in Uganda I took this as them not having an interest in getting to know me, and they probably thought the same as me. I just say hi to everyone here, and for every person that looks away, there is someone who smiles and says hello. It makes my day, i just need to learn more than Japanese greetings or else I am not going to make it

Body Language: Its simple body language is the most common language in the world. I point, express with my hands and face and it has gotten pretty far.