Hi all,
Hope summer is going well :)
Videos continued ;) and pictures

Videos

Hi,
Link to a few videos. Hope you will enjoy them :)
Videos

More pictures :)

Students wear uniform to school

A nice lady who gave me to taste different foods in her little shop and we communicated via Google Translate - yeh to technology 

The first few days...

Hi,

Thanks for the comments and emails :)

I am learning and experiencing much! 
Everything is new to me and I am happy to share. Currently, I am in a city called Kumamoto at a Robotics and Artificial intelligence  conference. Some of the questions being discussed are about the advancement of AI, our role as humans, who should be in charged and much more. Next year we will have a robotics club and in addition to building we will discuss and do some thinking; ). 

Japan is a very! clean country. Everything is super organized, efficient and clean. People are friendly and try to help even though most don't speak English. I have slept in a traditional Japanese bed called Tatami (Futon). It is very soft and comfortable. I eat various foods and if I am unable to read the menu, I use pictures and facial expressions to explain what I want.  Kumamoto had a devastating earthquake in April and people are both remembering and rebuilding, it means a lot to them that people came even though it is only two months after the disaster. We did have an alarm during the conference but it was regarding heavy rain in the mountains. 

Yours, 
Ms. E 

Kumamon the symbol of Kumamoto

Traditional Japanese room with Tamami bed

Devastation after earthquake hit in April 

Amm ... choosing food based on pictures ;)

At the conference with Mayor and Kumamon

Baked fish - yum!

Cheese Ｄｅｓｅｒｔ

At the conference. The organization that sponsored my quest and learning travel is Fund for Teachers

Getting ready ... I am flying on July 8th through Moscow (Capital of Russia). I have over 13 hrs. flight. land in Tokyo get train tix, money and fly to Fukuoka. Then take 2 trains to Kumamoto arriving in the evening. First night I am renting a room from a guy name Nori. I am excited!

Kumamoto Castle