June 13-15 Summary

Sorry for the lack of posts! It's been a hectic couple of days. Between trying to find wi-fi, the appropriate jack for my laptop, and time between Japanese school, spending time with my host family, and internet summer school for american classes, it's been a bit tedious to find time to post...

don't worry though, I think I'm starting to figure out when I have free time to do this. I've not taken many pictures, and what I have taken I haven't uploaded yet.

I'll do a short recap of the last couple days and then maybe extended posts later:

Sunday we went to the Ghibli (Miyazaki- Totoro, Kikis Delivery Service, Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, Spirted Away, etc... the Japanese Walt Disney) museum which was awesome and とてもかわいいです！We then went to NHK (Japanese Public TV) studio and did a short tour. We went back to the Olympic Village and did a home stay orientation.

On monday we got up and packed, and then went to travel by Shikannsen (Bullet Train) to Mishima-Shi. We were greeted by Mr. Suzuki (こちょせんせい- Principle) and parents of the exchange students who came to Raleigh last spring. They took us to Saka Elementary where we had school lunch in the library. Students from separate classes then came down and took us to their classes where we socialized with other students, studied, and played games. We then met our host families and went to their houses.

Because I'm staying with a high schooler, I haven't been to Saka Elementary since, but I assume everyone is doing well and having a great time!

Last night my host family took me to a Sushi bar with a Sushi conveyor which was a first for me.
Today I went to a middle school and had a blast! The kids there were all very kind and VERY excited to talk to an american. I went to diffrent classes and answered typical "American Questions". The students seemed to have an overall trend of asking the same questions, some of which were slightly bizarre for me, being an American.

I saw a lot of:
"What is your favorite Anime?"
"Do you have a girlfriend"
"Do you have a Gun/Pistol" (hmm... are americans internationaly known as handgun wielders?)
"What is your blood type"

Now I'm back at my host families house, alone. My host father is at work, mother is at a PTA meeting, daughter is studying, and my host brother was let out early for exams and is at the arcade with friends. They're getting back soon and we're having a dish that I only know that japanese name of. It's friend fish and pork over rice! おおいしですね！！！


I promise I'll try to post more and keep y'all updated!