Lenten Journey: Day 4 (Tokyo)

What a busy day in Tokyo! I am definitely jet-lagged, but that did not stop me from exploring the city today with my fellow seminar friends. The first time we set out we were nervous about getting lost so we did not travel too far. We stopped in various convenience stores and looked at all of the interesting things you could buy. Around lunch time we stumbled upon a farmer's market which was right up my alley! We found a vegetarian/vegan/organic food truck with delicious things to eat. I talked to one of the men running an apple stand at the farmer's market and found out that his daughter went to school in Worcester, MA...what a small world!


Later we got a bit more adventurous after getting directions from one of the women in the Wesley Center here in Tokyo. We found a Bazaar and did some souvenir shopping. I picked up a nice set of chopsticks and even found some light saber ones to bring home to John (my nerdy significant other). For dinner we found a sushi place that had a conveyor belt of plates of sushi. You looked at all of the options and then took a plate right off of the conveyor belt if it looked appetizing to you. Only one of the other girls at the seminar was adventurous with me and tried a lot of different kinds (my favorite was definitely the eel).







After a long day we headed back to the Wesley Center and even though it is only 8pm I will probably sleep very well! Tomorrow we are headed off to church and then registration begins for the seminar. We will be moving to a new apartment so I am not sure how frequently I will be able to update my blog as we will not have wi-fi there.

At the end of the day I feel very blessed to have this opportunity and wonderful people to share it with. It is a truly humbling experience to be in a brand new country with a completely different culture and to try to communicate and explore it well. I hope to continue to learn new things and meet new people.