1 week to go... :( , :)

Well, I just finished a grueling week of VBS. We did a 5 day Mon-Sat (minus Wed) program, with the theme of Water Works, water stories in the Bible. There were 12 kids and two of us teachers, no bad considering--I've had worse...I mean better! Only thing that's bad is that VBS is over, but all the songs are still stuck in my head.
I cant believe my trip is over!! 1 week left...and I'm in trouble. I brought with me 2 vacuum bags ( where u can suck all the air out) , so I started packing a few days ago, both bags are full and I'm only half packed. I have at least a week and a half worth of clothes still in my closet. Looks like I'll have to fork over the money to ship it through the mail :*{.. (Maa iika) Oh well that's what I get for shopping with so much enthusiasm!

pics

Here we are arriving at the aquarium.
How about waking up to this face!
This is the center tank, the largest in the center. It goes all around the bottom floor.
Another shot of the big tank.
Smaller tank.

umai

Yesterday we went up to the Aquarium in Nago Okinawa, about an hour away. It's said to be the 2nd largest aquarium in the world. I have to admit, it was pretty impressive. There were fish everywhere (go figure) in these huge tanks. In one, they had to have at least 50 different types of fish. They were all so bright and colorful and (freaky looking) quite lovely, I mean. I'll have to post the pics later ( I swear I will, on my dogs life :) ) . It was funny being there with a lot of Japanese. I kept hearing them say 'Oishisoo'-They look good!, and 'Sono tabeta'-I've eaten that one. They may have thought I was laughing at them when I started snorting...
Then we went to a place called Pineapple Park, were they have almost everything there made from pineapple (of course). Free samples (we were there for a while) of cookies, cakes, chocolate (milk and white pineapple chocolate --ooiiishiii so good), juices, even soap. I almost didn't make it to the car...everyone was like 'Rachel come on we have to go...' and 'Girl, put the the cake down, step away from pineapple..' , I guess me stuffing my face at every table did look kinda bad !!

Whoa!

Wow! What a great Sunday Night service! I'm having ambivalent feelings about coming home, but now I cant wait! 3 weeks left, look to the East Aug 5th!

Seoul, Korea

Picture this, a market place full of shops (literally hundreds) in a 3-4 block sector, at least a thousand people, and little guys on scooters carting their shop items to who-knows-where barreling up and down these crowded streets honking their horns, willing to run down anyone who gets in their way. That's pretty much what Nandemon marketplace felt like. Oh, but it was great! Nothing better than buying Coach and Louis Vitton and just about any other brand name you can think of for almost nothing! I ended up not buying to much, just a few $5 skirts and shirts. It was cool though, I would definitely recommend vacationing in Korea just for the shopping. Korea also boasts the largest church in the world. No joke, it seats 80-90,000 people, and there are at least 200 people there at all times praying 24/7. I didnt go in, just saw in passing, but it was HUGE! I think they said its a Full Gospel church. But anyway, services were good, I met some really nice people, and had a great time!

And just as an afterthought, Korea has a much better Cold Stone Creamery than we do. They have alot more flavors. I know that was random, but I threw it in anyway.

Kankoku iku!!

Today I'm off to Seoul Korea for the Summer AMD Conference! YEA, 5 days of shopping, church, shopping, cheap massages, shopping, Korean restaurants, and shopping! Its great! I might have to buy more luggage for all the stuff I'm bringing back to the States, sigh* , I was already at the weight limit to begin with. BUT, whatever, Hold My Mule! I cant leave a stone unturned!
btw, I checked the tennis scores this morning, (whoa) Federer and Nadal completely shut out any hope there was for the underdog!!