Amanda had a 'all new things' Sunday. We went to church and Amanda got to meet her new church family. Afterwards we went to the weekly fellowship meal at Pastor Mark's house where the church gathers to have lunch together and enjoy each others company. Next we went over to the BX on Kadena to buy hangers (getting things put away is a priority!) and other household goods. After that, we stopped and got Amanda a new phone (feel free to e-mail if you'd like her new Japanese phone number!). The next 'first' for Amanda was stopping by the commissary to buy groceries for the week. Last 'first' of the day was to go to a favorite local sushi joint to get authentic Japanese sushi- yessss. So good. You haven't had a rainbow roll until you've had one here. They had a Chef's Special of 7 nigiri, one roll, and soup for about $6. It was delicious.
Brent went back to work on Monday to begin an exercise where he is the camp commandant. Typhoon Muifa seems to have pushed back the timeline a bit, so for the next two or three weeks, that will be Brent's primary focus at work. Thankfully, it's right on base, and he is often able to go home for lunch.
Tuesday afternoon Amanda went out with Pastor Mark's wife, Jen, and their three children (6 year old daughter and 3 year old twins!). They went to a Japanese pizza bar where they ate pizza with corn, bacon, and fish on it, then headed down to Naha to a Chinese garden - Fukushu-en Park, to be exact. Here are some pictures:
This is a Shisa dog (and Mark, one of the twins ^_^). Shisa dogs are a combination lion/dog, often put in front of houses etc. in order to ward off evil spirits and keep spirits in.
Here we have some beautiful wall art on the left and the view from the front of the garden on the right. There are a whole bunch of passages up into the structure on the top of the hill there, and even some through the stone base! I can't wait to go back and go exploring...
Until next time!
sayonara
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