The Land of the Rising Sun...

Sorry that I haven't posted for a little while, but I have a really good excuse! I was on a wonderful 2 week trip to Japan. McKendree College sends one faculty and two students on a trip sponsored by Technos University in Tokyo. I had an amazing time. One of the many highlights of the trip for me as a car lover was my trip to to the Toyota Amlux. On my one free day I hit the trains all alone! and made my way to this outstanding Toyota museum and car show. There were a lot of cool interactive exhibits where I got to stand in a small video projection stand and hear and feel what it would be like to drive an Indy car! I also got to see all of the new Toyota models and they had a complete exhibit about Toyota racing. All in all it was a great trip, but now I am back to teaching, back to selling TuffPaw Aluminum, and back to drag racing. I learned a lot on my Japan trip, but perhaps one of the most important things was to live life fully in the moment and to take advantage of every opporuntity that life offers.