The Real beginning...

(So all outlets look the same everywhere)

Kioko (new friend) took us to Tosu Premium Outlets yesterday for a few minutes before helping her to teach an adult (everyone was around 60 yrs old, give or take) English class in a city near Fukuoka City...It was really fun...so nice to see real grown folks (other than my fam at home) who are eager to learn...who aren't just set in their ways...stopped at a Mr. Donut on the way back

Sooooo....Today were introduced to the rest of the office. At exactly 8:45 we were coralled into a meeting room and given assigned seats. A few words from the Mediator...Stand...Bow...Sit...A few words from the Big Boss...stand individually...approach front table...Bow...accept certificate from the Big Boss...Bow...Sit...Speech by the Big Boss...Stand...Bow...Sit...Leave...Then were the introductions to the rest of the office....roughly 30-45 people...A few words by the Mediator...Individually introduced by the Mediator...followed by us introducing ourselves...A few more words by the Mediator...Bow...Sit...Not so hard...but let me tell you IT WAS HOT AS...FUKUOKA!!! For lunch we went to Kioko's restaurant (for the second time)...I had the Somen Set...sorry the picture would load...but here's a little cake from the other day...hard to tell if it's food or supposed to be a pet!

Things I like about the office:
-Everyone gives us yummy lil goodies to snack on
-We do absolutely nothing all day...well til September...then I'll just be doing nothing on Mondays in the office!
-The Japanese employees laugh when they look at our monitors and realize we're busy doing absolutely nothing