Football Weekend

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Trying to show the TAMU flags lining the streets today.

So, it is football season in America and Texas A & M is fanatic about it! The stadium is huge! Tickets start at $85 each! That is like a professional game price I think. But, I guess not. So many people want to see them play, so they have to charge a lot to keep people away! And, when there is a home game like today, they line the streets of the town with the school flag! And tents are set up all over selling t-shirts and such. I hope to go to a game later in the season when it cools down. I hear the half-time show is amazing with the military band or something. Too hot now.

More for the list of yesterday:

Things I like:

The pool! You don't have to wear a swim cap either! Actually, the pool was broken until this week and I am loving it. I still can't understand why Japan doesn't have lots of pools...even in Thailand, they build the pools on different floors of the apartment buildings...so "not enough land space" is not the best excuse they ever gave me.

Things I don't like:

No one knows about using sun umbrellas or sun gloves. If you wear gloves, they may think you are a burn victim! If you use an umbrella...I don't know what they think....but, they probably don't want to be seen with you.

I went to Sam's Club today which is like Costco which Japanese know. It is NOT like Japan! The people serving samples look bored since no one is that interested in testing the food and the place isn't so busy. I WISH everyone could visit Costco in Japan. It is EXTREME in Japan and Americans could never imagine the experience. I miss that...

Back to work...students are e-mailing me homework....