AICHI GEIJIN RA RA.... !

So we had an awesome soccer tournament this past weekend. All the JETs in a bunch of prefectures get together every year and play in this tournament. It began with a long bus ride which started late in the evening on Friday from Nagoya and ended about 7 1/2 hrs later...

And we played bright and early at 9:30am.

Nicole and cracked open the drinks around 11:00am.

By 5:00pm we were curled up on the grass sleeping.

Around 9:00pm we were back in action at the bar.

But enough about that... The soccer tournament was on an island just south of Honshu, and we stayed in a cute little hotel right on the water. It was humble... we all slept in big rooms on futons. It was like one big slumber party!

The pitch was right along the ocean, so the breeze was wonderful and so was the view. I saw my first jellyfish ever sitting on the rocks by the water! SO COOL!

The pitch was also the acclaimed practicing site of the England football team... so Beckham's picture was hanging near our field. Pretty cool.

So although our cheering section was by far the best in the whole tournament, Aichi didn't win the cup... BUT we did the consolation plate! WHOO HOO! GO AICHI! We beat Shonai by 1 goal. The goalie caught the ball and then let go of it, and it rolled over the line. The refs almost didn't count it... but us cheerleaders were wooing Luke the sideline flag-boy and I think that helped us get the call passed in our favour!

It was a blast as always to see everyone...

This weekend I hope to get up to the mountains for some sort of forest festival which will include music and other activities... should be a good time!

Till next time... adieu!