Doubutsuen (Shizuoka part 2)!!

So for lunch we and the other family with Rana-chan went to this donburi restaurant where Yuko and Ken had made a reservation. It was traditional Japanese style in that…

March 9, 2014

Ichigogari & unagipai (Shizuoka part 1)!!

Miya came in to my room a few minutes before 7 to tell me it was time for breakfast. Ughhh I really didn’t want to get up this morning. At…

March 8, 2014

Another Friday night in Sakae!!

March 7: We had bacon for breakfast this morning… I didn’t even know bacon existed in Japan… I really need to learn a way to politely say I don’t like…

March 6, 2014

I joined the photography club!

Esteban and I saw each other on the train to Kanayama today and then rode the subway together. On the subway this herd of elemtary school kids that looked about…

Rilakkuma stickers and Coffee Hour part II

This morning was super taihen (I love that word so much. I use it all the time when I’m speaking and thinking in English because there are so many English…

March 5, 2014

Fat Tuesday

Interesting fact: last night at dinner when we were talking about the fact that I was watching Mononoke Hime, Yuko was asking me about other Ghibli movies and if I’d…

March 4, 2014

Hinamatsuri (and mimi no hi)!

It was a beautiful day today! But it was windy so chouto (a little) chilly :/ (Ichinomiya station this morning) (Japanese (baseball?) team practicing on the field) We had our…

March 3, 2014

Misokatsu and more with Mami!

Yuko made a really good breakfast this morning with potatoes, ham, and lettuce. It tasted really good but was super greasy :S I found out Ken actually didn’t come home…

March 2, 2014