FUJI Q!!

Fuji Q! click it! They played this video all over the park.

I went to Fuji Q Highland Amusement Park in April...I know its June and I am just now talking about it...oh well.

I went with Kim and Beth, other ALTs from Hokuto, at around 9am Saturday morning. I had fun having a girls day out.


I went on this thing

Eejanaika, 249 feet tall, 78.3 mph. Opened in 2006, it is only the second "4th Dimension roller coaster" ever built (the first being X² at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California). As a "4th dimension" roller coaster its seats can rotate 360 degrees forward or backward in a controlled spin, thus allowing Eejanaika to invert 14 different times, even though the actual track inverts only three times. It surpasses the first built "4th dimension" roller coaster, X², in both height and speed. (according to Wikipedia)
...never again. I like traditional roller coasters. The ones that you sit down in a cart and they drop while your stomach reaches for your throat and you get those negative Gs going. This 4th dimension stuff was a bit out there for me. Therefore, we then went on this
Fujiyama, 259 feet tall, 80.8 mph. Opened in 1996, it was once the world's tallest roller coaster. As of 2007 it is the world's 8th tallest, 5th longest, and 10th fastest roller coaster.(Wikipedia)
Fujiyama was by far my favorite ride. It was a traditional style roller coaster with all the drops and negative Gs a girl could want, and it was EXTREME! =P

Here is a better pic

Later on we went on Dodonpa, 170 feet tall, 106.9 mph. Opened in 2001, it was then the world's fastest roller coaster. As of 2007 it is the 3rd fastest in the world but still has the highest acceleration at launch time.(Wikipedia). This was a good rush. The launch reminded me of a Jet taking off. I think, if I could ever convince my mom to get on a roller coaster, this would be the one she would like.



your looking at the tunnel you get shot out of to reach those crazy speeds, and in the background is Mt. Fuji. I wish I could have taken a picture of Fuji while on Dodonpa, it was amazingly beautiful then.

Last, but not least, let us not forget about having a nice refreshing Snow Corn while visiting Fuji Q! I haven't taken a picture of this, but in Japan corn dogs are called "American Dog". Don't know how they got Snow corn for shaved ice but this is Japan. =P

28 Days!!

Hi all three of you who read my blog. I know it has been a while since I wrote. I was planning to write about my trip to FujiQ amusement park in April....and then never did. Then I was planning to write about my trips to Tokyo and Kyoto in May...and clearly that did not happen either. When I get access to my computer and pictures (Matt is currently using my computer) I will do a quick write up on those events.
So for now you can read my ramblings on Part 1- funny Japanese commercials I get stuck in my head and Part 2- how I feel about the move from Japan in 28 days!!

PART 1

First are these Fanta commercials-working in a JHS in Japan has made these even more funny to me!
FANTA

I especially like the soap opera teacher and DJ teacher. =P

Next up are the Pretz Commercials!! The sumo guys are great but I like the creepy commerical at the end the most, the song gets stuck in my head. Oh, the girl is saying something along the lines of "open you month wide and munch" Hey AN AN!

PART 2
Matt and I will be leaving Japan in 28 days. Though I am sad to leave some of the people I have met in Japan, and I will miss some aspects of the Japanese culture, I am ready to move on to our next EPIC ADVENTURE!!! =P
Now that we have a place to live in Rochester, NY, I am more excited about the move. The neighborhood we are living in, Southwedge, appears to be the closest thing to Asheville as we can get in NY, that is a big plus for me.
I still have some fears about our move. The biggest fear I have is making friends. How does one go about making friends?!!? There are all these really fun events happening in Rochester when we get there , hopefully I will be able to meet people at these events.
This will be my first time moving to a new city, not knowing a soul, and not having an organization to integrate me into a community right away. When I moved to Asheville I had the University and all the social events as a freshman to meet people. When Matt and I moved to Japan we had the JET program and our local social organization for foreigners in Japan, YETI. In Rochester Matt will have the University, but I am an outsider there as well./(end)pity party. It is pretty intimidating moving like we are, but hopefully I will be able to find some friends in Southwedge. =)

Owarimasho (let's finish!)