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Munich is hailed for its incredible drinking festival, Oktoberfest, where beer is poured like water and parties abound in the streets. Although it is actually a misnomer because it is held in September. I have not been to this glorious festival, but my best friend from college and I always say how we will make it there one day, almost as if Munich is the Mecca and we are on our pilgrammage. Yet, many do not know how much the Japanese people can drink. I stayed in Hiroshima the whole month of October, and well, every weekend found myself...well...really drunk. Due to the drunken debauchery of the annual Saijo Sake Festival, birthday parties, and Halloween, I hereby dub October 2006, Oktoberfest- Japenese style! A short blog to record (and try to remember) the fun times had indulging in the sweet nectar of life. As quoted from my main man Will Ferrell 'It just hits your lips and it tastes so good...'

Okotberfest....Asahi Style!

Casey Lary
2007-03-10 16:50:21

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In an attempt to look cool and suave, I found myself facedown in the water trough lining the hallway of the karaoke bar. My friend Laurence showed me a greater appreciation for castles at 4 am. All in all a great night!

Gin Bucket

Tiffany is a newcomer to Hiroshima. She studied with Nikki in Italy, and through that connection decided on Hiroshima as her home base for teaching English in Japan. She had a housewarming party at her new apartment. Tiffany is from Virginia and went to school in South Carolina. She is an absolute riot and has quickly become one of my closest friends here. She brought her southern accent and traditions with her to Japan. The drink of the night was this Gin Bucket. I do not know all the contents of this concoction except for large amounts of gin. To serve you suction up the poison in a turkey baster and squirt into ones throat. Makes you feel warm all over! Another great night with friends and added chaos to Oktoberfest!

Halloween!

Halloween is my favorite holiday- the one day of the year it is okay to be someone else. Also, any day to wear costumes is my favorite day ever! I always had the best costumes for parties in college! They don't technically celebrate Halloween in Japan, yet that doesn't stop the foreigners from dressing up in costume and going out for a night on the town! My English Club has crumbled, so no Halloween party for them. Instead I took it to the classrooms and had mummy-wrapping contests. They LOVED it!

A club called Chinatown always has a huge Halloween event. We were unsure if the event would continue this year. The Hiroshima government has decided to enforce a 'no dancing' policy and has busted most of the clubs in Hiroshima. It is super lame- I feel like I am on the set of Footloose. Fortunately, the party was held! Somehow I talked 3 other girls into being the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with me. Of course I got to be my favorite, Michelangelo. Nikki was Donatello, Miren was Raphael, and Larissa was Leonardo. Nikki and I headed to the 100 store and came out with 4 matching costumes. It was soooo incredibly fun! Larissa, aka Leonardo, talked our friend Ahmed into being Shredder. We even ate pizza for dinner! No repeat of the sake festival, just a fun night of dancing, drinking, being a bad influence on Japanese people, and getting jipped out of winning first prize for the Halloween costume contest!

Wow...what a month! Guess you could say I was making up for the game days back home I was missing. Taking drinking to a whole Brian, drunk, decided getting on this stranger's back was a good idea. Absolutely classic, with the nice spillage down the front...
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