{"id":1786,"date":"2017-10-24T19:50:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T03:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamhadjes.com\/?p=1786"},"modified":"2017-10-26T17:49:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T01:49:26","slug":"day-fifty-stores-native-speakers-and-superb-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamhadjes.com\/?p=1786","title":{"rendered":"DAY FIFTY: Stores, Native Speakers, and Superb Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were all exhausted from our Tokyo trip, so Mom let us sleep in (YES!). Our friend, Miho, picked Mom up at our apartment, and they went on a girls trip to Costco. Mom was on a search for souvenirs for our friends.They were gone for a loooooooooong time. I loved\u00a0this party platter picture that\u00a0Mom sent.<\/p>\n

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(Note: This is a panoramic picture, so the shelf is not actually wavy, it just shows up that way when multiple images were stitched together)<\/p>\n

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Many stores in Japan have a second floor, either for more shopping, or for a car garage.<\/p>\n

“But how do I get my shopping cart up to my car?” You may ask. “Do they have super large elevators?”<\/p>\n

They have escalators. Special escalators. These escalators are ridged, and the wheels on the carts are too. I am not sure how it works exactly, maybe one of you can enlighten me, but the ridges catch on each other some how, and up you go!<\/p>\n

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While they were out, us kids cleaned the house, because, you know, we are amazing. Almost as soon as Mom got home, Hiromi, our other dear friend, picked us up. She works at a HUGE store, and she wanted to show it to us. They had everything, including a pet store! Unfortunately we weren’t supposed to take pictures in the store (a rule in many stores in Japan). The pet store was the best part. They had African grey parrots, hedgehogs (so cute!), and a barn owl! Apparently it isn’t the least bit illegal to have a barn owl as a pet, and Hiromi was shocked when we told her that it was illegal (without a license) to have a barn owl as a pet in the United States. We tried saying things (hello, etc.) to the parrots, but they just ignored us, until one said,<\/p>\n

“Ohayo gozaimasu!”<\/p>\n

Ha!\u00a0Of course they weren’t responding to us. They didn’t\u00a0understand English, these were Japanese speaking birds!<\/p>\n

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Since this was\u00a0most likely the\u00a0last time we would\u00a0see Hiromi, this trip,\u00a0we decided to invite her out to dinner. We wanted to\u00a0go to Kyu Fun, the\u00a0restaurant under our apartment, one last time.\u00a0When we got there, however, they said that a big party\u00a0had reserved that night, and there wasn’t enough room for our party of six.\u00a0Fortunately, we had Hiromi,\u00a0and she told us that the restaurant\u00a0offered take out. Yay! We ordered, and they even\u00a0gave us room service! The server told us\u00a0to wait in our apartment, and he would bring up our food. It was great! To clarify, he didn’t bring up the food in Styrofoam containers. Oh no, he brought them up on real dishes, displayed beautifully, and spaced out course by course. When we were done eating, he told us to leave the dishes outside the apartment door, and he would pick them up. If any of you ever come to Japan, you should definitely try out Kyu Fun.<\/p>\n

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Hiromi and my parents talked for a long time, particularly about missions. Hiromi loved to hear about our past mission trips. Both Hiromi and my parents were able to encourage each other.\u00a0She told us that she would always be praying for us, and we told her we would be praying for her and her family.<\/p>\n

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Hannah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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