Always amazed...

So there's this whole "let's be green" movement going on overe here...i.e. bring your own shopping bag, set your A/C to 28℃, don't wear a tie, things like that. But then you go to the grocery store and any gift shop and you find something like this! Can you imagine having individualy wrapped vegetables in the States? I mean, why not just stack all the veges up like in the States? Seems like we'd be throwing away way less plastic if we didn't wrap everything in plastic like this. I just thought it was kinda funny and couldn't resist taking a picture.

Oregon08

Went to Portland, Oregon again this summer and took a group of professionals for training at the Dougy Center: A Place for Grieving Children and Families. I got to see old friends and teachers too. It was awesome.

Okinawa 2008

Went to Okinawa for the first time back in June. The Marshall Islands were hot too, but Okinawa comes pretty close in terms of humidity. Shino and I visited a friend of ours, which was great....but what I remember the most is the HEAT. Oooh, it was just so incredibly humid...

Are you kidding me?!

Pancakes the size of your palm...

Salad, the size of a saucer...

Needless to say, I didn't feel like I ate a whole meal.