In the words of the 20th century poet Eddie Murphy: "I want to party all the time. Party all the time. Party all the time."

Well not to ever give us a break from our busy weekends leading up to our wedding, friends wedding (which requires us to create a touching video for her to play at the reception), trip to Hawaii, and all our other obligations, we decided to host a party for 15 people because... well... It was the superbowl... and I'm still American... and even though we couldn't watch it... I felt I am fullfilling my American duty of getting people drunk on superbowl sunday... Even though it resulted in me driving a group of people home at the end.

Here's a picture of the group after 6 people had already bolted for reasons unknown other than that they are no longer my friends... seriously 10 PM??? sheesh ^^...



From the left:

Naomi - Who is my assistant hair stylist - Speaks a little English - Doesnt know anything about football :(

Tomo - My hair stylist. - No English, but a great guy and makes me look like Prince William. So my students say.

Shuko - I met her for the first time. Just got back from Czech Republic. Speaks a bit of English. Reccommends me to visit eastern Europe.

YUTA! - Kind of like my student who I really admire. Smart, and interesting med student... He can save your life with a battery and two wires...

Kiyoshi - Still finishing college, Kiyoshi has a great and fun personality and reminds me of the humor we have back home... so he's sarcastic.

Ayako - My student I teach every tuesday. Fast learner and really enjoys talking to people in English. Wonders why I tell so many embarassing stories in class.

Ryutaro - I met him by chance when he interviewed me for his news service. He spent a couple of his middle school years in america and now loves basketball and Reggie Miller... Great nearly perfect English and a good friend...

Me and Chi are missing... Chi cooked a wonderful meal which everyone loved and also talked to everyone and made them feel very comfortable. 6 other friends came but left early including 5 fellow teachers from Fukui (where I live) and Takefu (where I work). This doesn't help the stereotype that teachers are lame... Curphews??? who knew...

Talk to you all soon. Or... at least write.