Well the Obihiro Missionary Bowling Team is a go! We went bowling again this last P Day, this time with a less active member and her daughter. And Im not any better than the last time! That night we had 10 elders cramming up the apartment for Tuesdays Zone Conference, with 24 missionaries and 6 people from Sapporo there. Lots of good workshops and training and testimonies. Tuesday night we were down to 8 elders. Wednesday morning woke up to pouring rain. yeahhhhh. The 4 elders that had stayed the night and the 3 sisters all got on their bus to head back to their areas. We were going on splits with the other companionship in the apartment. Listened to the weather report that morning, all day was a 90% chance of rain/snow and a high of 6.C....Maybe we should just do our weekly planning instead? Right before we leave the apartment the rain begins turning into big slushy snow. With all my winter stuff still packed away and no time, we threw on our rain gear and hoped for the best. It was NOT the best. Before we knew it there was a few inches of snow, but it was still somewhat warm so alot of puddles and slush. In no time my gloves and shoes were soaking wet and freezing cold, and my waterproof rain gear stopped being waterproof a good year ago. We considered heading home and exchanging a different day, but decided this was a day that would call for a little extra blind valor and unnecessary manhood. So we stormed the storm and weathered the weather. We spent a good amount of time in a close-by store a few times between going out and visiting the people/places we had planned to go to, trying to get feeling back into my hands and feet while walking around and doing what we call "shizen dendou", which pretty much means contacting people and sharing the message without them realizing it. Its quite easy if youre a white guy. I just walk up next to people, find something in Japanese and ask them what it means, and then just talk about how im studying japanese and living here for 2 years and talk to people alot and just keep dropping hints until they ask "so, what are you doing here in Japan?" I thought youd never ask my friend! We finally all get back to the apt, worn out and cold and soaked to every bone. Oh, and sometime in the afternoon it tuened back into rain, which just turned any snow into slush. Good times! Oh, the best part, those 7 missionaries that had left in the morning? They took their bus to this town about 1.5 hrs from their destination where you have to change buses, only to find out that all the buses going there had been cancelled! Long story short, they spent a good 6 hrs in the train station of this tiny farming town in the middle of nowhere, only to take the bus back to Obihiro. They left our apartment at 9AM and walked back in around 9pm. We had another rowdy night with the 8 of us and saw them out again the next morning. Oh, and Thursday? Perfectly clear, sunny, warm day. Werent even any puddles left! You would never have guessed that the day before it had snowed or even rained! Well, it was at least an adventure. Other than that its been pretty normal. The best part of the week was Sunday night. Well some time a week ago Elder Watanabe asked me if there was any american food I missed, and I came up with burritos. It turns out he has a recipe for tortillas, and a few conversations led us to decide to have a Burrito Party! So we spent this week getting prepped and had an apartment fiesta Sunday night! Adios Amigo! Elder Andrew Kade Jones PS - Tried Bear meat - gamey life buffalo