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Porter's brother went to Japan (can't remember which mission) and is now married to a Japanese gal. He just recently returned from a little vacation there, in fact.
Porter got to go to the wedding in Japan. I didn't. I'm jealous.
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Congratulations, Annie! My little sister just got back from the Fukuoka mission, and I had a good friend who served in Tokyo South (though that was six or seven years ago).
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Between Porter's Aikido and the gifts we've received from Porter's brother and his wife, a lot of people who come to our home assume someone here served a mission in Japan.
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*hugs* I'll go find those dress boots - maybe with a flat heel.
Jeez, I want to go on a mission. This is...this is fabulous, Annie. You are going to love it. *runs off to go shoe shopping* Size 10, right?
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And oddly enough, my little brother in Iraq is being transferred back to Japan in a few months.
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Congratulations, Annie! That is so awesome!
My boyfriend, Paul, went to Tokyo North. He's half-Japanese, and he's there in Japan (near Nagoya) doing an internship at a bank right now.
So much for French or Spanish...
I'm SO happy for you!
Oh, and if you come to Utah a couple days early, we should have a going away gathering for you with all the Utah folk! Yay!
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Yeah, you'll come back loving fish. Or at least missing it. Also seaweed, miso, and good rice.
Ashley, the mission-in-Japan friend, seriously has three foods in her cupboard: miso mix, rice, and Japanese snacks. She also has lunch in Little Tokyo every single day that she goes to work. Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004
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Congratulations Annie. My son served in the Tokyo South Mission, 95 to 97, absolutely loved it. Which of the Tokyo missions are you going to? Whoops, just noticed the link. You've got Mt Fuji in your mission. My son started aout in the countryside, spent time in Tokyo and Yokohama.
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My son's been back twice. he married a Japanese girl he met at BYU Hawaii about 3 years after his mission. They're in Provo now.
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Just sent a message to my boyfriend in Japan, and he says congrats! He had some experience in part of the northern boundaries of your mission, and he really enjoyed it. Posts: 1635 | Registered: Aug 2002
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I'm serious. Unless you want to be groped or raped, don't ride the subway in Tokyo alone, or even with just one female companion. Make sure a boy comes along. A tall, muscular, intimidating western boy not be a bad idea.
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quote:Unless you want to be groped or raped, don't ride the subway in Tokyo alone, or even with just one female companion. Make sure a boy comes along. A tall, muscular, intimidating western boy not be a bad idea.
Has Tokyo changed that much, or was I just incredibly unattractive?? Or are you kidding? I was never groped, molested, bothered, or even paid much attention to. The trains are so crowded that I don't see how an enterprising sukebe (pervert) could move a hand, let alone grope.
Congratulations, though, Annie -- Japan is a really cool place to live. It was especially good for me as a nice middle-class white girl from small town PA to live for a while as an extremely visible minority about whom lots of incorrect assumptions were made. Not that I liked that part . . . but it was good for me.
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*dances* As katharina so gracefully pointed out....
. . . . I WIN!!! I so totally WIN! I called Asia. I can just imagine looking at photos of you in your all-purpose black skirt next to members, companions, investigators, random postal workers...*sigh* It makes me want to go on a mission. (another thing kat said)
I got your phone message about 15 minutes ago and dashed home to gloat online and say CONGRATS! I need to know what you need so I can rifle through my stuff and see what I have that I can send you. I will also send you the email address of my best friend in the world who is currently living in Japan. She's American and has been there for over 2 years, she can answer lots of your questions.
I actually teared up when I thought of how awesome your next two years are going to be. I'm jealous (in a good way) and so happy for you!!! Posts: 6415 | Registered: Jul 2000
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Okay, I used strong verbage on purpose. Rape happens but much, much more rarely than groping. I heard many, many stories about this during my short time as a Japanophile.
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YES!!! August 31 means I'll be around! Is your mom or someone escorting you? My parents made a tradition of taking my brothers to Sizzler's before dropping them off at the MTC.
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kq, it's $1400 US and up to fly from Colombo to Vancouver, Canada, but only $620 US and up to fly from Colombo to Tokyo. Which makes sense since Japan's half the distance away that Canada is.
Hmm. Maybe a trip to Japan is in order . . . Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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Well? She's going to be there for 18 months, that should be enough time to save for and arrange a trip, right?
Isn't someone else in Japan sometime this year? TokyoCon! With a trip to Church to see Sister Annie!
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