Nagoya Matsuri

Hey, Braden here. Finally updating this blog for the first time in awhile. Since I last updated here, I've worked a part time job at the Genki Sushi up on broadway in Seattle, serving sushi to college students and gay guys (one asked for my number), worked in the warehouse of K Line Logistics, a Japanese shipping company for a year and a half, lifting heavy bozex and driving a forklift around, Melissa and I had our first baby Clara who is now a year and 2 months (3 months?), and I got a job as a CIR translating stuff for Aichi prefecture in the city of Nagoya through the JET program. It has been quite a ride the past few years.

Here is a video of baby chan watching a lamp display during Nagoya Matsuri this last Saturday. Near the end you can hear her yelling with the guys pushing the display.

Here's another video of the Matsuri with Samurai riding by on horseback.

Work has been quite interesting here at the Aichi Prefectural office in Nagoya. I translate several things throughout each month as well as volunteer in the community. Recently I've been volunteering with the Aichi prefectural police department in mock foreigner interrogations. Those are pretty fun. I get to pretend I'm a foreigner living in Japan who stole a can of beer from a Japanese convenience store and then punched out the store manager and escaped when the store manager tried to stop me. It's pretty fun to do. The organizers asked me to act very rude and deny all charges adamantly, which I'm more than happy to do :D. Well, that's it for tonight. I'll try to update more along with Melissa
Peace out crackas!