Me and Mikiko at the Ugly Sweater Party!
19 June 2005
Lackadaisical Sunday
...Yippee...gotta love the weekend...especially sunny Sundays with no obligations. Today my good girlfriend T.B. stopped over. We hung out a hammock I got from Thailand and enjoyed the beautiful landscape from my 3rd story porch. From there I see multi-colored tin roofs of flats, my snowboarding wonderland: Mt. Hakkoda, and when I'm lucky, Mt. Iwaki which is approximately 45k's away.
Conversation began with our dreams for the future. In a wicked short 6 weeks many ALTs will be finishing the Japan JET chapter of their lives and seeking out their next step. Although I've re-contracted for a third year, I can't help but to look ahead and to begin to draw out blueprints for my future. Do I wish to return to school? Should I backpack around the world? There are so many possibilities that I sometimes overwhelm myself.
When asked what my superlative goal in life is I've decided from now on to answer that I'm not sure. What I do know is that I've talents and abilities that could be utilized in many ways. But ultimately, what I wish for is to be the best I can be in whatever situation I find myself, to always seek knowledge and personal growth, and to love the people that surround me.
Conversation began with our dreams for the future. In a wicked short 6 weeks many ALTs will be finishing the Japan JET chapter of their lives and seeking out their next step. Although I've re-contracted for a third year, I can't help but to look ahead and to begin to draw out blueprints for my future. Do I wish to return to school? Should I backpack around the world? There are so many possibilities that I sometimes overwhelm myself.
When asked what my superlative goal in life is I've decided from now on to answer that I'm not sure. What I do know is that I've talents and abilities that could be utilized in many ways. But ultimately, what I wish for is to be the best I can be in whatever situation I find myself, to always seek knowledge and personal growth, and to love the people that surround me.
04 June 2005
"technologically advanced"
To be trendy I decided to create a blog. I've no prior experience or any idea really of how to go about this, but I figure it's a challenge, and I've got little to lose.
I'm not quite sure how I feel about blogs yet. I don't really know if I want to allow anyone to read what I've written. I'm more accustomed to sending "private" e-mails to friends and family. But still, an on-line journal seems intriguing. Maybe my writing will become more effortless and fluid. Maybe it'll inspire me to contribute something of value to the worldwide web, or, maybe I'll just end up jotting random tid bits of my daily life. This wouldn't be so bad either.
Yesterday I went crazy with quinoa. In one of my favorite cookbooks entitled "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon I found a recipe for Ecuadorian Quinoa Casserole. Because I happened to have some of this native Andes crop on hand, as well as 2 kilo. of chicken (which I won at 10k race a while ago for placing 6th!) to use up, I decided to give it a go. After twelve hours of pre-soaking the quinoa in filtered warm water and whey, making a homemade chicken stock, and adding one of my favorite ingredients-coconut cream-I delightfully found myself indulging on pure deliciousness. And, the best part is that my "bentos" for the week are already prepared...I've got enough leftover to fill a gallon ice cream pail!
I'm not quite sure how I feel about blogs yet. I don't really know if I want to allow anyone to read what I've written. I'm more accustomed to sending "private" e-mails to friends and family. But still, an on-line journal seems intriguing. Maybe my writing will become more effortless and fluid. Maybe it'll inspire me to contribute something of value to the worldwide web, or, maybe I'll just end up jotting random tid bits of my daily life. This wouldn't be so bad either.
Yesterday I went crazy with quinoa. In one of my favorite cookbooks entitled "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon I found a recipe for Ecuadorian Quinoa Casserole. Because I happened to have some of this native Andes crop on hand, as well as 2 kilo. of chicken (which I won at 10k race a while ago for placing 6th!) to use up, I decided to give it a go. After twelve hours of pre-soaking the quinoa in filtered warm water and whey, making a homemade chicken stock, and adding one of my favorite ingredients-coconut cream-I delightfully found myself indulging on pure deliciousness. And, the best part is that my "bentos" for the week are already prepared...I've got enough leftover to fill a gallon ice cream pail!
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