今日は須賀川市の松明あかしに行きました。松明あかしはとても面白い祭りです。毎年須賀川市であります。私の友達ブレンヂンさんは岩手県の花巻市から来ました。ブレンヂンさんは大学の同級生です。ときどき一緒に遊びました。放課後ではときどきパンケーキを一緒に食べました。ブレンヂンさんは友達と一緒に郡山に来ました。デービーさんはアメリカの１年生ＡＥＴの先生です。岩手県の高校で働いています。
須賀川市のまつりに行きました。とても楽しかった！でも雨が降りました。
The following day I took Brenden & Debbie to a "recycle shop" near my house. We had tons of fun there, even though it is right near my house and I frequent the place. It might be considered the Japanese equivalent of Goodwill, except that people shop there for style, not for economic reasons. In fact, we noticed numerous imported used items from the USA that probably cost more than their newer counterparts that Americans buy domestically. Having only been in Japan just over 3 months, Debbie was far more cognizant of American purchasing power parity than Brenden and I. We saw used (very used) Letter Jackets from High Schools across the Midwest go for over 120 dollars. Used Starwars neckties were going for 30 dollars, when I could probably buy them new in Target for half the price. The first thing they say to avoid culture shock is not to compare. But sheesh.
I also decided to take a picture of Debbie & Brenden with the giant Pooh bear. For whatever reason, Japanese people (and young Japanese women in particular) are smitten with Pooh Bear. Finally I took them both to the Koriyama branch of the Northern Arizona University bookstore for some Lumberjack apparel. It was actually a store called “North Rim” where the guy carries new NAU t-shirts for around 50 USD. NAU tees were out of stock, but he did have ASU shirts on a clearance rack. Yeah, the Japanese know where its at. I had met the guy several times before. Being a foreigner, people easily remember me, so we made a bit of small talk. He asked me to teach him English. For free. Fat chance.
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