Party in Minabe!

During the summer vacation, JETs are often at their BOE postings as schools are out for the summer. Lessons are prepared, Japanese is studied and paperwork is filed. But, often times, we end up chatting with one another in our office. One chat centred around Mac was saying how he was going to a party in town about half an hour south of Gobo called Minabe at a fellow JETs house. Boldly, I begged my way into the party seeing as how I am new and it is good to meet people in the area. I managed to get Mac to drive the other newbies in Hidaka-gun, Sarah and Parry as well. The meeting point was good 'ol Roman City (the central point between Hidaka, Mihama and Hidakagawa). On the drive down, I got to see more of Gobo and drive south on the highway here for the first time.

We ended up in a pretty little town famous for umeboshi (plums) and at Chris' cute apartment in Minabegawa. Turns out he was hosting a 25th Birthday Party for one of his local friends, Daisuke. Aside from Chris, the only JETs I met were on their way out of Japan. We met Melissa and Mark, a departing JET couple and Andrew, an honourary JET. As is usual in summer parties here, there is a lot of BBQ and Beverages to go around resulting in some crazy party photos. And now, crazy party photos for you to enjoy!