Success will be mine.....at lahst.

Samantha and I made our way back to the hospital this afternoon to the spot where we thought Beru san told us to meet him for a flower viewing party.
Well...we didn't see him...and didn't even really know where to look.
So we sat down and soaked in the beautiful spring sun (sorry to all the [jealous] readers at home in Canada) waiting for a recently discharged patient who invited us in quick and mumbled Japanese to some location for flower viewing and other various activities. We hadn't expected to actually meet up with him.

But before we knew it, out walks Beru san (his real name is Mutsushita san by the way) looking quite alike to a Japanese Michael Jackson...and still wearing a towel.

Anyways, with more rough communication, we decided on having lunch at a restaurant on the first floor of the hospital. It was delicious! Even better was that Beru san brought along the Canadian pen I gave him as a gift and really really enjoyed the Toronto skyline postcard I gave to him. He also gave us his phone number and told us to call him when we got cell phones. Not only that, but he paid for our lunch and brought us snacks. He's so funny! What an interesting day! He continued on to the next town for flower viewing and we said our sad goodbyes.

After lunch, I felt like taking a walk around Iizuka city enjoying a Saturday sans rain. On my way, I received a few too many double takes considering I'm probably the only natural blonde in a 24 mile radius. I also got a few greetings from children sticking their heads out the car windows and waving "hallo!".

On second thought...maybe a second undergraduate degree could be beneficial...

I-i-dsu-ka. Iizuka! :)

 

 And there's no way a weekend can go by without a trip to Trial. Check out this sushi meal for 230 Yen!
Seriously, nothing is better than Trial......

Nothing.