Greenheart Travel

Author: Carson Bockoven

  • Continuing the adventure

    Hey guys, long time no see?

    My laptop is a piece of junk, and I’ve been trying to make this post for a while, but it just wouldn’t work.
    So, here you go.
    Made some spaghetti on the last night at my old host family.

    My classroom for now, I start real classes next week.

    View from my room

    Octopus isn’t cooked when eaten… I learned that the hard way

    Kit kats have flavors here! This one is green tea!

    Mmm, squid
    One of my host brothers and sister. Eating ice cream bread rolls, suprisingly good!

    Helped my other brother build some shelves

    A cool pic of rain at さがみーおの駅 (sagami-Ono station)

    My 1st graders kanji book

    I can read this!

    Remember kids, no drug. 

    No caption needed.

    I found the biggest can of coke I have ever seen.

    I made spaghetti again. I grew tired of octopus.

    Me and Caleb walked around Shibuya yesterday, somehow we came across a Belgian beer fest, with live music!

    Did we have to enforce the stereotype?

    Me and Caleb also found an Elvis impersonator band in Shibuya

    Caleb made a friend on the train. 

    We went bowling today.
    By the way I got on the bowling team at school somehow haha.
    Japan has it figured out.
    Thanks for reading today’s blog guys! It really means a lot to me!
    My email is seeglem@yahoo.com, If you feel like talking to me!
    <3
    -Hunter

  • Carrying on in Japan

    hey guys, just wanted to update y’all with all my latest adventures
    another dump of pics for you!

    We went to an arcade/bowling lane
    Ramen lunch!
    For a suprise birthday, they dressed me in a male kimono, and we went and did fireworks!
    Caleb and I went to Shinjuku, and saw a bunch of cool things!
    Spot the SEG
    I have no idea what this drawing is, we just saw it in a window.
    Some ice cream flavors should not exist.
    Caleb’s face.
    Make sure to dispose of your dust properly.
    Caleb and I discovered a cat cafe, so we had to go.
    This lil’ guy would let you stack things on him.
    They let you feed the cats some treats, this one was very hungry.
    School lunch!
    These grapes are huge!
     This is the bus that picks up my host siblings
     I made spaghetti for my host family tonight! Not as good as my moms, but it works.
    Thanks for reading!
    email me Here!
    Caleb’s blog!

  • The birthday post!

    Hey guys, been a while hasn`t it? I just got done having a great sushi dinner for my birthday, it was interesting. This post will mostly be a photo dump, pictures speak louder than words!

     Lunch!

     Sara, and Mirai

    Churro-Chan!

     The family dog Peta.

     Nooo!
     The family dog, Peta.

     I accidentally added my train route picture, but i am too lazy to remove it. so here.

     Even the microwave noodles are good!

     The Sony headquarters in Shibuya

     
     The following photos are examples of strange japanese T.V

     Finally!
     I dont know what a muscat basket is.
     
    I am officially a Lunch Viking.

    If there was anything I have ever regretted, it was pressing this button.

    Tokyo station

    And now: the birthday pictures!
    My host family threw me one heck of a party tonight, with sushi and birthday cake!
     They suprised me with decorations!
     Yes, there is squid in my sushi.
     Naruto was on for the first time ive seen it here! i got lucky during dinner!
     おいしい!
     I got to wear the birthday glasses!

    The spoils^
    It means: I hope to win.
     
     
     
     
     
    So, as you can see, I`m having a great time here, and I start school on monday, so wish me luck!
    Don`t forget to check out Caleb`s Blog
    Email me here!
    -Hunter

     

  • First Impressions of Japan

    Well guys, I have spent a few days in Japan so far, and i have a few stories to tell. Let`s start from the minute I got off the plane:

    Caleb and I, (after an 11 hour plane ride that was suprisingly comfortable), had a smooth ride through customs, and met up with another exchange student, Erin, we went to the hotel with our JFIE representative. We then had a late night snack, and snuck into our room while our roomate, Alex, was sleeping.

    The next morning, we were introduced to our Coordinators, and had about 4 hours of lessons. We then went to the mall, and I had my first real Japanese ramen bowl, and it was everything I expected and more.

     
    After lunch, we went on an assignment to find different stores, and asking directions from strangers. After we finished, we had about an hour of free time, which me and Caleb used to go look around some stores.
    We found a number of interesting stores, but a few names made us laugh out loud, such as Monky`s High, which turned out to be a hat store.
    I also managed to embarass myself in a watch store. Caleb and I were looking for some cheap watches, but we could only find expensive ones. So instead of asking “腕お気はやすい毒ですか”? (where are the cheap watches)?、I said, “安いですか”？(Is it cheap)? So, it`s safe to assume that the employee gave me the biggest look of confusion I have seen yet. I managed to just point at Caleb, and walk away before I died of embarassment.
     
    I`ll fill you guys in on my host family in my next post, when I get to know them a bit better, and I get a good picture of them. So, I think that concludes this post, don`t forget to let me know what you think! ごめなさい！