thirsty thursday, installment two

since the vending machine in my office is full of lame american drinks, i decided to get this week's beverage from the shopette on base.  

i wanted to be refreshed.

i picked the wrong drink.  it tasted like a watered down liquid cherry popsicle. not my favorite popsicle flavor and not my favorite drink flavor.  i gave it an honest effort but ended up throwing it away after a few sips.

i still need to get some good shots of a row of vending machines but without a car it's been difficult.  now that i have a car (see future post for the details), i'l be able to go where my little heart desires.  and it desires vending machines.

thirsty thursday, installment one

as I said in my previous post, okinawa LOVES their vending machines (as requested, a picture of the vending machines to come).  sometimes you'll see a whole row of them, i'm talking eight or nine.  since i have two years here, i should be able to try one eighth of the different beverages they sell.  

this week i played it kinda safe and chose:



aloe and white grape juice.  sounds good.

it was a very light and delicious drink for the first half of the can.  then, suddenly, i got a surprise.  

jello pieces (or a substance very similar to jello).  

not only is this a drink, it's also a light snack.  

actually, the jello was kind of good.  my only complaint is that it bottlenecked at the opening, causing a traffic jam of juice and jello. 

next week, i'm hoping for a drink that surprises me with a place to live.