Last night was a great enkai for the failed volleyball attempt. But, losing’s an excuse to drink, right? And so we did.
We met at a small izakaya near Yaizu station (a new one for me) that was quite full, and proceded to eat and drink to our heart’s content. Really got into the spirit of things and enjoyed talking in Japanese. I learned from Masuda-sensei about the kinds of alcohol in China - lao-chu and shokoshu, and that cheers is kampei. I told him the German (prost) and we toasted in Norse (skoll).
Only a week to go before landing in Beijing. ii da yo ne!