After EEC on Friday by Tyler Yamashita

We finished our EEC yesterday, and boy am I tired. I didn't realize how little energy I had left until after EEC when I slept during every opportunity and couldn't stop yawning. I think that our games went very well. I had to mainly run around and get supplies constantly ready during our games. By the third day, I was literally running on just adrenaline. For the second and third day, I had to keep running back and forth between the community center's kitchen and its parking lot to fill up buckets with water and to keep making water balloons.

Also, God was with us on the third day. The schedule for games is 2 groups, then a break, then lunch, then another break, and finally the last group. Well, right before our second group left to their next class, it started to rain all of a sudden. Some of us were afraid that it might have been a typhoon, because it was raining so hard. but right before lunch, the rain stopped. Then by the time that we had our last class, the rain cleared up and the weather became very sunny again. Same thing happened when we went to check out a plot of land for a new church to be built on. It was raining for a little while, but when we got out and started our group prayer, the rain instantly stopped, like God wanted us to not have distractions while we prayed.

Tonight, we went to a revolving sushi bar, which was so good! Everything was so fresh, and it was also cheap too. Me, Kagiwada-sensei, Willie and Stan sat together and even though we all had plenty of food, we were still covered by our budget of $20 each. I ate unagi (fresh water eel), salmon, miso soup with clams and cheesecake. After that, we went to Big House (Supermarket) and got some gifts for the church members and I got some more souvenirs.

 Since I've gotten comfortable with going to the onsen, I've been going every night ever since I first went. This night, I cleaned myself, went to the hot bath, then tried the cold bath. It was painfully cold, like it might as well have been a tub full of ice. While I was in the bath, I tried to hide my expression because there were other people in the bath that looked like they could fall asleep in the freezing water while I was about to scream in pain. I stayed in for about a minute, then got out and immediately ran for the locker room to change. I was shaking the whole time.

It's getting close to the end now, and I feel like I've done so much and learned so many things about Japan and the people who live here. As much fun as it is here, I still miss being home. I have a picture from the last Godswilla retreat and every time I look at it, get a warm feeling in my heart.

I miss you all and can't wait to see you all again.

-Tyler

I only ate 32 dishes of sushi.  Oishi!!