You both sound bored....

I feel so sorry for the both of you, you both seem so bored! At least Grandpa has DSL. That would keep me occupied at least. Maybe Mommy can find some new scrapbooking ideas online or something. And at least Grandpa has new sprinklers that break. I would feel bad but if I remember correctly the old sprinklers were breaking too. Yep.  That's grandpa's life for you. Poor grandpa.

Let me get a few things out of the way first. Dad, you should try the elephant stew. It sounds おいしい (delicious). I figure I should throw in the Japanese words so you have something to do - like looking them up.

As far as a skirt, I don't have anything to measure it with. But I think I'm a size 18 on the bottom ish. Elastic in the waist is probably best because if the stories I hear from missionaries are true, then I will loose about 5 kilos in the summer from sweat, then gain it all back in winter. The length needs to be long. I wish I could explain that better, but I can't. The real important thing is that they are straight down from the waist. If they flare out then they get at least dirty from my black tire or, at most, caught in the brakes. Oh, and the fabric should be really breathable, like cotton, not polyster, if at all possible.

See, it's hot in Utah but that is nothing compared to Japan. The つゆ (sauce that you dip tempura in (?))is over, so now it's just hot. Yet it's still as humid as it was when it was raining. Crazy! We sleep with the AC on, of course, but this morning when we put our futons outside to air out (we hang them from the back of our patio area. It's one of the characteristics of a Japanese apartment complex) we were suddenly hit by the most disgusting humid wind. I think I'm going to die. So yes, please get me breathable fabrics. In the winter, I'll probably ask you to send me thick skirts.

The skirt can have a pattern on it as long as it's not gaudy. Anyway, anything you send me will probably be just fine. Other things I want- peanut butter? But don't go all crazy and send me a huge amount of it. I have to carry it around in my suitcase you know. But I would love some crunchy peanut butter.

I'm so glad I made it into the ISYS Program! w00t! I was meaning to ask you about it a few emails ago, but I would forget. Yay! I have something to come back to! Thanks for accepting with the delay and all that. But actually I don't know if that's what I want to do....

haha, just kidding! I figure I can't really change my mind anymore or the university will kick me out. My only fear now is counquering Accounting 201. Accounting 200 was probably the hardest thing I had ever done.

This week we took a quick adventure over to Nagasaki. We did splits with the sisters there. I was so happy to get out of this crazy city.

I realize now that the people in Fukuoka are kinda mean. It's the biggest city on this island, so I guess that's to be expected. People in Nagasaki would say hello to me on the street. Maybe that's because I was a gaijin on a bike with a helmet. No one in Nagasaki rides a bike because it's known as the most hilly of all the mission areas.

Seriously. I thought I was going to die. We came to a place that my companion for the day told me was a short cut. I had to carry the bike up 13 steps. It was crazy!

I'm sorry this email is so short! Today is district P-day, which means that we don't have time! All the missionaries from the district are coming to our area to go bowling. It will be good to have fun. I promise a longer e-mail next week. がんばって (good luck).

Sarah