Today...Day 47

Well, here I am at the end of another day... The past two days have been extremely busy. Sundays are always busy, and I believe the most stressful day of the week for all of us. It is stressful to me because it is really the only time I am fully in Japanese culture. Also, last night after church Abi and I went to Chiba for a sayonara party for several of the short term interns... It's really sad that most of the people I've gotten to know are leaving within three weeks. :( We met in the team leader's home for a 'taco rice' dinner, and good bye. I learned that they built their own house using materials sent from America. It was really nice. For a while, I forgot I was half way around the world. I felt like I was at Granny's house on Thanksgiving... That was really the 'homiest' I've felt since I've been here. I went to bed immediately after we got back at 11:00. Abi explained this morning why Sundays are so stressful for me even though I don't do anything besides what I normally do... When I am with Japanese speaking people, my mind is trying to pick out and pick up the Japanese words whether I realize it or not. So I end up running my brain overtime without even knowing it! That's what makes me tired.

This morning I slept until seven. I wouldn't have gotten up then if I had not been awakened by a morning piano lesson. :) I decided either this morning or yesterday morning that I don't like sleeping on a futon...It's too hard to get up on mornings that I'm really tired. I actually have to lie there until I have the energy to make myself move. In my bed at home, I can just sort of roll off and be in a half standing position. :D After we got the boys off to school, I decided to make what we call snowballs while the Japanese language teacher was here. They actually turned out really well, AND they were gluten free! This afternoon after I cooked them I was able to lie down for about an hour. I was SO tired I could hardly stand up. At 3:30 thirteen people came over as the last stop of a tour of Tokyo. We served them tea and cookies and fruit. As they left at 4:3o, Eastin and I left too. We went to the apartment building next door for a lesson with Hinako-Chan. At about 6:00 we got back and I helped finish up dinner. The boys are in bed now, and the kitchen has been cleaned. Either I am still tired, or I'm tired again! I'll probably go to bed before long.

Well, may the Lord bless and keep you all!

Love,
Hannah