Passing out after workTuesday June 22 (Day 20)
Today was a very normal day. Work had little diversions a few sleepy thoughts. The couches against the wall sometimes whisper sweet nothings in my ear and resistance is hard. But, Bean and I finally got some research direction with Sam's handout of things he needed us to look up. For the first time since we arrived we were given an exact idea of what data to research. :) For lunch we camped out in the large meeting room to eat our PB&J/banana sandwhiches...again. The meeting went very well. By the time 5:30pm rolled around, I was exhausted physically and mentally to say the least. However, before leaving for our hotel we had to talk to Koji about our upcoming business trip this Saturday in Matsuyama (7 hours away by train). Near the end of the conversation, while Koji was on the phone with a customer, I fell asleep. The humorous scene of Koji on the phone at his desk and I asleep on the other side of his desk in a chair, for at least 25 minutes, proved to be a photo opportunity to not be missed. After waking up, Kato-san and Koji-san asked us to go to dinner with them. They are just way too nice! We went to a Chinese restaurant close to the office and ordered several dishes to share. I am convinced they think Americans are always hungry because they continuously try to order new dishes despite our insistence of our inability to eat more. All of us spent a very long dinner eating salad, gyoza, dumpling soup, and chop suey while playing the "what animal are you" game. This popular game back home was unknown in Japan...at least to two of them. Kato-san and Koji-san thought the game was very entertaining and slightly embarassing while they busily attempted to identify animals for everyone we knew. As usual we spent hours almost in tears of laughter. After dinner Bean and I decided that sleep was absolutely necessary even though Koji's offer of playing pool was tempting. Rain check!
Today was a very normal day. Work had little diversions a few sleepy thoughts. The couches against the wall sometimes whisper sweet nothings in my ear and resistance is hard. But, Bean and I finally got some research direction with Sam's handout of things he needed us to look up. For the first time since we arrived we were given an exact idea of what data to research. :) For lunch we camped out in the large meeting room to eat our PB&J/banana sandwhiches...again. The meeting went very well. By the time 5:30pm rolled around, I was exhausted physically and mentally to say the least. However, before leaving for our hotel we had to talk to Koji about our upcoming business trip this Saturday in Matsuyama (7 hours away by train). Near the end of the conversation, while Koji was on the phone with a customer, I fell asleep. The humorous scene of Koji on the phone at his desk and I asleep on the other side of his desk in a chair, for at least 25 minutes, proved to be a photo opportunity to not be missed. After waking up, Kato-san and Koji-san asked us to go to dinner with them. They are just way too nice! We went to a Chinese restaurant close to the office and ordered several dishes to share. I am convinced they think Americans are always hungry because they continuously try to order new dishes despite our insistence of our inability to eat more. All of us spent a very long dinner eating salad, gyoza, dumpling soup, and chop suey while playing the "what animal are you" game. This popular game back home was unknown in Japan...at least to two of them. Kato-san and Koji-san thought the game was very entertaining and slightly embarassing while they busily attempted to identify animals for everyone we knew. As usual we spent hours almost in tears of laughter. After dinner Bean and I decided that sleep was absolutely necessary even though Koji's offer of playing pool was tempting. Rain check!
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