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The view from our shower. It's kind of strange as people
walk by. |
The day started with a short run for me. Adam and Aaron went for a walk. When I got back, Eddie was leaving to go and look for Adam and Aaron on his scooter. I think he did that with Adrienne last year. By the time he got back, they were home.
The shower room is a little strange here. It get's very steamed up, so they leave the windows open (see the picture of the view from the shower).
The tour of the marathon course was today. There are some steep uphill sections, but they are mostly short. We gradually go up the canyon until halfway and come down close to the way we go up. Aaron and Adam will do the half marathon together and just don't go up as far. The photos on the bridge are where the half and full marathons separate. If we all do what we are hoping, I should meet up with Adam and Aaron somewhere around 10k to go. They start 40 minutes after I do.
After the tour of the course, we had lunch at a ski resort with the students that came here. The students write an essay to apply to come here with us. There are about 50 applicants and 12 get accepted. They only have to pay for half of the flight to Japan. Everything else is covered by the St. George Marathon.
After lunch, we went to Tanigumi. I went there with Adrienne in 2009. It was a beautiful place with lots of shrines. Eddie said some prayers for us to not be injured tomorrow.
The Iwama family brought us to a Korean bbq restaurant for dinner. I ate very little because I don't want the Jon Kotter syndrome. The food tasted so good, but I kept it safe with just a little beef and chicken. The other options were: cow intestine, raw horse, cow tongue, and raw intestine. Adam and Aaron tried much more than I did, but didn't feel like raw horse was something good for the body. There was also wheat tea (muugicha). It was awful! I had one sip, then gave the rest to Adam. When Adam was on his mission, he felt the same way the first time he had it, but came to love it and drank about half a gallon last night.
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Lisa and Bryant. We were not sure what this was for. After
the photo, we learned it is for storing garbage. |
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| One of the students that will come to St George next year. |
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Eddie being very dangerous if he was in
the bay area. He loves anything American |
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| Ann (Rosy's baby) enjoying some lunch. |
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| The entire delegation |
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| The St George and Japanese students. |
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A hill at the ski resort. Eddie told Adam to run
up it, so he did. |
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| Japan's version of American Chopper |
The tour of the marathon course was today. There are some steep uphill sections, but they are mostly short. We gradually go up the canyon until halfway and come down close to the way we go up. Aaron and Adam will do the half marathon together and just don't go up as far. The photos on the bridge are where the half and full marathons separate. If we all do what we are hoping, I should meet up with Adam and Aaron somewhere around 10k to go. They start 40 minutes after I do.
After the tour of the course, we had lunch at a ski resort with the students that came here. The students write an essay to apply to come here with us. There are about 50 applicants and 12 get accepted. They only have to pay for half of the flight to Japan. Everything else is covered by the St. George Marathon.
The Iwama family brought us to a Korean bbq restaurant for dinner. I ate very little because I don't want the Jon Kotter syndrome. The food tasted so good, but I kept it safe with just a little beef and chicken. The other options were: cow intestine, raw horse, cow tongue, and raw intestine. Adam and Aaron tried much more than I did, but didn't feel like raw horse was something good for the body. There was also wheat tea (muugicha). It was awful! I had one sip, then gave the rest to Adam. When Adam was on his mission, he felt the same way the first time he had it, but came to love it and drank about half a gallon last night.
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