7/22- 7/28

So yes! Monday continued with some time with the team, and us preparing our hearts to see Dave leave. It also ended with an event called "Shave for Dave" that's right I shaved my facial hair that I have been growing since the trip and I'm not going to lie it does look weird to me to see me without the full ensemble...

Tues. We had a bible study, then a BBQ at a park with Yaki Soma, disc golf, and playing some baseball with Josiah! Of course some very exciting news... CHRIS AND MOLLY GOT ENGAGED ALSO!!! CONGRATS ON IT AND WHEN WE GOT THE PHONE CALL WE WERE VERY EXCITED (not that it was planned or anything of course lol). The night ended with some good old Ramen in Tachikawa, and volleyball!

Weds was a little tough with Dave leaving in the morning. Honestly I found it a little harder to smile during that day...Dave your humor, the good time talking and spending time with the students is something that I do miss...
We had a make-up intensive English presentation with Chiami speaking and surprise surprise my friend Cole Robinson comes in. I met Cole my freshmen year and it's been about a year since I have seen him since he now works in Hawaii. It was really good to see him again and to know that I will spend the last weeks of my time here in Japan catching up. After intensive English me and Liz babysat the kids...it was a 2 hour battle to get them to sleep... but we did it!

Thurs was yard day for the Tsurumaki house (aka our home with 8 guys in it... we have be called the Tsurumaki boys, fraternity, the men from Tama cen) after that we just took Cole around Tama center and enjoyed the night.

Friday we had lunch table. Me and Cole walked around just talking and catching up. Then after lunch table we went to Tomohito's house, then had a planning meeting for our final event Oshima camp! the night ended with Shabernaito...our last one... We make nicknames for everyone, played shuffle your buns and a grouping number game followed by a talk on morality.

Sat I hung out with Masashi for the most part, took some time to chill, then headed off to the soccer game FC Tokyo against Yokohama (yes this is my 3rd soccer game...and I still have another I get to go to mwahahha).

Sunday me and Masashi met up with Cole and Ty after their English-Japanese learning time to grab some lunch then Bowl. During the time there was a 4 min session where if we strike we get a free game! Masashi and Cole got strikes and we ended up with 2 free rounds of bowling!! After that we visited Taro's crepe place in Minami-Osawa then headed back to watch the movie Step Into Liquid. From there (and after a little guitar playing), Taro and Tomohito came over. We watched some videos of the summer (mainly, FC Tokyo and Cole attempting to break a branch with his head), and performed some card tricks. The night ended with Babu no ki (aka old maid) and a nice round of Texas Hold'em.

Today i'm preparing for Oshima and also planning my trip home...
less than 2 weeks total left... and only about 1 week with the students left... sigh...