Japan was the most incomparable thing I’ve ever done. First of all the people in Japan are the most friendly, helpful people I’ve come across. Just to give an example…we were in Miyojima and were looking for a post office and went into a store to ask for directions. Instead of pointing the direction or telling us where to go, she told us to follow her. She guided us down the street, leaving her shop, to the front door of the post office. This would never happen in America. I’m writing this now that I’m back on the boat, so details might be a little scarce and this post will be very long. I went on 2 SAS field trips in Japan: Cultural Tokyo and Hiroshima/Miyajima.

Day 1: I just explored Yokohama all day with a couple of people. It’s about the size of Seattle, but is a suburb of Tokyo. There are no bums in all of Tokyo because the authorities have moved them to outside of the city. I tried Sushi for the first time here and really enjoyed it. We went to a Sushi restaurant where little plates of sushi went around on a conveyer belt and you picked out whatever you want.

One day from Japan and Mother Nature decides she wants to act up.