Blood Types

I survived my first full day in Japan. Everyone at Mitsui was very nice and has great English. Low expectations are key. They were quite impressed when I threw out a "domo arigato" (thank you very much) at lunch today! Just wait until I can speak a full sentence :) Oddly enough, they took me to an Italian place for my first meal in Japan. No worries though, we went all out with sashimi and sushi for dinner. Here's a pic of the "appetizer". Mind you, this came out after about 5 other "appetizers", and I thought we were getting close to being done. After this plate of raw fish, we had about 3 more courses to go!! When I left the table at dinner, they started a conversation about blood types and were convinced that I was a type B. Apparently, blood types are kind of like our astrological signs in the USA (http://unexplainedmysteries.yuku.com/topic/703). They were shocked to find out I was a type A- but still tried all of their new and bizarre foods!

Here's one more pic of me getting ready for bed in my hotel issue robe and sash. Sorry I forgot to put on the standard-issue slippers!!