Last Week of Transfer 1

Guess what? I am so full of sushi! One of the less active families in our ward offered to take us to Kawazushi restaurant when we mentioned how awesome Kapazushi is (the $1.00 sushi place--each plate has two pieces and is a dollar) and they said we hadn't had real sushi yet. I'll just let you know, too, the Japanese sushi is almost all what we call 'sashimi' in America, with just a small chunk of rice and a big slice of raw fish on top. Today we had a tray with some different kinds to try, all for 10.50 so not bad! There was a BIG ebi (shrimp), yellowtail, mackeral, cuttlefish (a little chewy for me), salmon, salmon eggs, and, of course, tuna. It was very delicious! It did all have the wasabi inside though, which is isn't my favorite but to be polite I scarfed it down and actually their wasabi must have been fresher because it wasn't so much throw-up tasting as just fiery spicy. karai. I can still taste it. lol. But it was great. [Picture is Kofu]

Let's see, if Heather reads this on the blog, I'm pretty sure her birthday is coming up soon but I don't remember the date.. *ashamed face* but if it's about now then HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And I'll send TimTams asap. :D

A quick sum-up of this week. First on Saturday we had a race. Yup a race. We signed up through the YMCA to be a team in a charity run they were having. All six missionaries made a perfect team, as the requirement was six to a team! And it almost was a rainy day but as soon as we got to the park it was clear and sunny and got very hot and we all got sunburns! But it was great fun and our team was 12th place! (out of about 50!) so we ALMOST got a special prize. But we got some little prizes anyway. And were pretty much the only gaigins there. And my companion won twice in the raffle! (we got two tickets from a lady in our ward then each runner got a ticket) We (she) got a pot of flowers (geraniums?) and a hundred dollar gift card to a men's suits wear store! lol, we were laughing that the Elders should have really won that, but oh well we'll see what they have and maybe share a little. :) Then Sunday we of course had Hikari's baptism which went just great and wonderfully. She's so awesome but now we're out of investigators so pray we'll find some new people to teach please!! :D And then we had some nights at members houses eating amazing Spanish and Brazilian foods. And then on Tuesday we had Zone Conference where I had my one and only interview with President Hill. I can't believe it's his last transfer and the new president comes in just a bit! But I'm excited to meet him! And we'll see this Friday if either me or my companion transfers out of Kofu but most likely we'll both stay.. we'll see! And lastly we have a big BBQ for the ward on Satuday so I hope that goes well.

Oh, and we had a lesson with Yuko this week (baptized two weeks ago) and she is doing just great! She had a lot of questions about all the new stuff she has been reading in the family manuals and RS manual, etc., and is really excited to work towards going to the temple to do baptisms. And realized she wants to share this message too, so she's pretty much on fire :D

Aishiteimasu!!
LeFevre Shimai