Where Am I Going?

I'm going to a small town in Okayama prefecture called Shoo.  It looks like a great area and Okayama is quite a varied region, with a desert in the north and snow on the hills in winter.  There are lots of great places to go, not too hot and not too cold.  It's great for onsen (Hot spring baths) and has some interesting local delicacies. If you like, you can see more about Okayama at this link, Discover Okayama.

Its about 2 hours and half hours to Kyoto and Hiroshima by car so lots to see and do on weekends and holidays.  Shoo itself is famous for a local farmers market and they produce black soya beans (Anyone tried them?).  I'll be working in two elementary schools and one junior high school, a nice mix for me I think.  I'm really looking forward to going now I know where I'm going.  Once you know where, you can begin to picture it better, although I was getting a little bit worrying when we got a month before leaving and still nothing was confirmed, but I know it's all part of the ALT process.