G. Love, Hiroshima, Kobe, FOREIGNERS!!

It has been a long long time. Lots to write and not sure how to make it interesting.

Hiroshima
Highlights: 1. Seeing G. Love in person for the first time in more than a year. I have been listening to him for so long and have seen him so many times that it was almost like seeing a friend from home. He is the coolest because he mixes hip hop (with out becoming a thug) with blues/rock- brilliant
2. Jack Johnson impressed me. He is like an average guy on stage. Very modest (rejecting a $1 tip from obnoxious marines) and subdued. He learned some Japanese (besides Konnitiwa and Arigatoo) which is impressive. He doesn't drink much and he sounded identicle to his album. Very amazing indeed.
3. Got to see my friend Nate from Kochi for the first time in months. Throughout the following week Nate and I played phone tag many times. We hung out at the conference during the day but never at night, unfortunately.
4. Fish and Chips at Molly Malones.
5. Talking to, and Dancing with Angela's friend Ben. He is in Japanese High School, but it doesn't really count for anything for him but he has some wonderful insight on the life of a Japanese student. Thanks for the slang expressions Ben!! He is a great dancer as well...and for those of you that have seen Jo's picture, we were just posing for the picture and that is it!!!
6. Dancing at Mac. I was pumped and they were playing great music (latin, country and old rock). At one point they were playing the offspring and I was sitting with Ben (who is 19) I felt like I was back in high school again. It was strangely, great.
7. Angela's wonderful compliment- 'I can tell that you have been trained in dance' after many hours of cutting a rug... Thanks Angela!!

Lowlights: NONE

Kobe
Highlights:
1. Shopping with Chris on Sunday night..taking it easy
2. Seeing some familiar faces but not going out of my way to be friendly and sociable
3. Wonderful food all week long (spanish tapas, various asian treats)
4. Learning some wonderful facts about Jess, Kat, Vic, Loz, Dan and Chris
5. Kat's game- 'you must tell everyone their best physical and personality trait'...talk about getting a self esteem boost
6. The 'pera pera Japanese' workshop. The presenter was hot, witty and interesting.

Lowlights:
1. Spending beautiful days inside
2. Most of the workshops were useless
3. Obnoxious behaviour of some foreigners
4. Wearing business clothes