...later that night.

We were told that one of the coolest things about Miyako is that there is always someone around to perform for you. This has truly been the case. The other wonderful thing about this island is how welcoming and friendly the people have been. It does not hurt that we are the only Americans around and we have been in the newspapers every day since our arrival. After a full day at Taira Middle School, we went out to find dinner. Instead, we found a wine bar. (not INSTEAD of dinner, just before)
Look what happened there: (you know the drill - new window...)

After entertaining us for about an hour, he suggested a great, local restaurant. We had a teriffic meal and as we wandered back to the hotel (about 3 doors down, Miyako is not a very big place!) we popped into a small shop. Another teacher tried to explain that we were teachers and that we had been in the paper... "well, I run the paper," exclaimed the gentleman sitting and having tea with the shopowner. More conversation ensued and resulted in several copies of the newspaper arriving at our hotel the next morning.