Strawberry fields forever.

        If I were to use one word to describe what grocery shopping in japan was like, that word would be seasonal. In Canada we're spoiled in many ways, one of those ways being our ability to get fresh foods out of season. Yes, you will pay more for these foods and often they're not as flavourful as they would be if you were eating them in season. Japan in contrast is extremely seasonal in it's fresh food choices, as in if it's not the season you will not see it period. But, I seem to have found the exception, christmas time.

                                       "Bah humbug" does not begin to describe my feelings.


      For the last couple of weeks the grocery stores here have been filled with fresh fruit, strawberries, kiwis, grapes, clementines and it all looks amazing. I finally broke and bought some strawberries expecting them to be like the winter strawberries I'd know in Canada, meaning hard, sour, and disappointing. These strawberries are the exact opposite, and I have been mowing down on them ever since.

                                                               So good.


       I fully expect all the lovely fruit to disappear once the holiday season is over, which does make me sad. So in the mean time I'm going to continue to gorge myself on as much as I can get my hands on.

      It's funny that you should mention jogging in your last post Fran, I have recently been looking into something that might interest you, it's a program called couch to 5K. Here's a link to the program you might want to check out.

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml.

      I've been looking into it as something to start once I'm halfway to my current goal. I'm wanting to hold off on starting this personally for two reasons. One, I would like t be a little lighter before I start putting extra stress on my joints with jogging. Having danced for years what I was young means my ankles and knees aren't exactly the strongest parts of my body. Two, as I don't have access to any indoor area where I could walk/jog/run I think it would be a safer idea to wait till spring has arrived and gotten rid of the ice on the sidewalks. As you do have access to an indoor area to walk/jog/run starting a program like this sooner rather than later is an option for you, give it a look and see what you think.

Tara