Feels like the scene of holy lights from the kingdom above.Today is the day we go SKIING!!! Well. . . sorta. . . um. . . falling?! Anyway, the drive to the resort takes 3 hours by car >D it was really troublesome for Ikarashi-san to take the trouble to bring us all the way there. I am grateful for the kindness.
Did I mention Ikarashi-san is a Shinto priest? But he's also a principal of an elemetary school in the rural areas where students amount to a max of 40 at best. But still, the school facilities are quite complete.
On the way to the elementary school for a short rest.
One of the fields outside the school, the dents on the snow are rabbit footprints =D
On the way to the elementary school for a short rest.
One of the fields outside the school, the dents on the snow are rabbit footprints =DIkarashi-san kindly showed us around the premise and we are to wear indoor slippers (yes, hygiene is a big issue to Japanese, fail to follow it and they may be offended). We had and urged to swim and we did, "Isn't the water freezing cold?" you might ask. We aren't afraid of freezing water >D coz there isn't any =3
We swam in snow >D just kidding.
Our instructor at the resort was late as he has to travel from Nagano all the way here, which takes him 2 hours (seems like Japanese don't mind long drives). Then again, too bad, he's a Canadian, Mr. Ian who married a Japanese early 2007 at the very same resort
All set and good to go.
The Chinese dumpling AD is seducing me. . .
We swam in snow >D just kidding.Our instructor at the resort was late as he has to travel from Nagano all the way here, which takes him 2 hours (seems like Japanese don't mind long drives). Then again, too bad, he's a Canadian, Mr. Ian who married a Japanese early 2007 at the very same resort
All set and good to go.
The Chinese dumpling AD is seducing me. . .Ian came to Japan for almost 2 decades ago, he said the best way to learn Japanese is to stay in a rural area with no one else you will blindly depend on and you'll be forced to adapt. That's how he got through actually. Now he's an English tutor at a JuKen/JuKu ( cram/tutoring school)
Knowing I want to take up further education in the Medical field, Ian started to talk about himself feeling the guilt of being a blacksheep as his brothers are doctors and he's the only one who came to Japan and became a teacher.
But hey, he did well in teaching and he's good at it, we got the hang of it in just one afternoon. And guess what, the poles were just decoration, we didn't bring it with us to the top of the slope, we purposely left it behind as Ian says "You guys wanna try without them or you wanna bring it along which is troublesome." We took the first option.
The slope of never ending. . . seems like it.
Knowing I want to take up further education in the Medical field, Ian started to talk about himself feeling the guilt of being a blacksheep as his brothers are doctors and he's the only one who came to Japan and became a teacher.
But hey, he did well in teaching and he's good at it, we got the hang of it in just one afternoon. And guess what, the poles were just decoration, we didn't bring it with us to the top of the slope, we purposely left it behind as Ian says "You guys wanna try without them or you wanna bring it along which is troublesome." We took the first option.
The slope of never ending. . . seems like it.This picture here is the last one for that very day, man. . . batteries out of juice. OF ALL TIME!!! WHY NOW!!
After all the ski funs and stuff, we asked about the instructing fees, Ian declined the need of it and it seems that Ikarashi-san knows him quite well. Then comes the 3 hour drive back home again.
Dinner was the curry that still was left over from the other day,but still, the taste is great XD Went to the tuition spot once more, did crosswords with the kids and played the Dai-Hime card game once more.
Nothing much went on after that and another night spent at the old shrine of Hyaku San. Otsukaresama to the people who made our day and provided us hospitality.
After all the ski funs and stuff, we asked about the instructing fees, Ian declined the need of it and it seems that Ikarashi-san knows him quite well. Then comes the 3 hour drive back home again.
Dinner was the curry that still was left over from the other day,but still, the taste is great XD Went to the tuition spot once more, did crosswords with the kids and played the Dai-Hime card game once more.
Nothing much went on after that and another night spent at the old shrine of Hyaku San. Otsukaresama to the people who made our day and provided us hospitality.
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