Thus far, Japan has not been short of surprises, fun and new experiences. We've spent nights with japanese high school kids with next to no english skills, skied in new places and celebrated like the best. All this as we embark on the busiest time of the season; the holidays.
"English Fun Night" is put on by the hotel for high school students on ski holidays to have an experience with us gaijin (foreigners). We enter the room to theme music, introduce ourselves to approximately 300 students and proceed to eat a meal in front of giggling teenagers. To make it all the more awkward, they've all eaten already. They watch, point and laugh and whisper things in japanese. As if they needed to whisper. When one of them can muster up the courage, they aways ask if a boyfriend was in the picture. Answering yes to a table of girls is always followed by applause, blushing and laughter: best reaction ever. Answering yes to a table of boys is always followed by oohs and ahs, then dissapointment. Brilliant. The funniest is when they walk around and ask to take pictures with you. It's as though they shop around for the foreigner they find the most attractive. All in all, an interesting if not good time.
Apart from the cultural evenings, the everyday has been more or less the same. We "shovel" in the morning, ride pow, teach a few lessons, ride more pow, then fall asleep. The whole being punctuated with copious amounts of eating. Not a bad life.
This year, my read head turned 26. We celebrated with beer pong and flip cup in the communal kitchen followed by a night of karaoke. A good time was had by all, especially Pete.
Skiing in Hirafu, our neighbouring resort
Coffee in can. Gotta love it.
Sun set in the birch trees.
Full moon in the pine trees.
Poutine! I can smell it from a mile away...
Engrisho Fun Nito!
Flip Cup for Pete's Bday.
@Ezo
Karaoke with Tom & James.
The boys rocking out.
"Shovelling"... spot the westerners?
Me ripping up the pow. Nipple deep!
Danno in the gondorra.
Pete shredding.
With my cutie-pie student, Sydney.
