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So the really fun mornings are the ones that begin with a telephone call to our room. When we hear this phone ring, it means our hosts have something special planned for us. By special, I mean they need extra sets of hands to help out around the complex.
The landscaping around the complex is very, very nice. Of course, this doesn’t happen on its own. This requires lots of upkeep on an, unfortunately, daily basis. Today they had us remove the unsightly crab grass, with a pair of pliers, one root at a time.
Let me give you a second to absorb what it might feel like to pull out single blades of grass by the root with a pair of pliers in +80 degree weather.
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Once we had enough of that, James and I decided to cool off in the pool which hasn’t been cleaned in well over a month. It was only three feet deep, and of course very dirty. But I swim in the Ocean, and that has never been cleaned 
In the afternoon we went into Handa City to walk along the Pottery Path. Pictures can be found here! This was a very nice walk through an old neighborhood that had small, discreet shops along the way. While walking, we came across a British man and his Japanese wife who brought us into their house and showed us their own pottery gallery. It was cool to see both for the artwork and what the houses are like on the inside.
Tonight some Aimachi members came over and shared some drinks and dinner with us. It was nice getting to socialize (albeit limitedly) with some other people.
I made a very concerted effort to pick up more Japanese today. I figure if I keep this up, I’ll be in very good shape when my tour comes to an end next April.
-Chris
