It's midnight. In Japan, that's zero o clock. Why am I up so late when the hostel curfew is 103opm *or 2230 in 24 hour time?? Because we went out tonight and showed up at the hostel 5 minutes after closing, so we flagged some kid from our group who was looking out a window. He ever so rudely closed the blinds on us, so we called Sensei...and here I am.
Adding on to Mollie's homestay stories. Jessie and I had a GREAT time in Osaka. We ate takoyaki (a pancake puff filled with onions and octopus) which was a lot more delicious than it sounds, we had sushi platters and elaborate breakfasts. We went to Hippo club meetings where we had a Japanese potluck and we got to try on kimonos, I would post the picture here, but with all the signs in Japanese, I am not sure how to do this. When I get a hold of Rudys camera, I will try.
On our first afternoon with the family, we went to a buddist temple where we got to learn how to ring the giant bell/gong and pray and we got our fortunes. I received the luckiest fortune you can get. Agi-Chan (my host) told me to keep it. It says I will be the boss of something someday. From the temple, which is up on the mountain, we had the most amazing view of all of Osaka, the mountains, and the Pacific Ocean. It is literally the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life.
This afternoon, Agi-Chan and Kyles host family took us to Padios Kyoto which is a still-in-use period Japanese movie set, so a little like Universal Studios. Two words -- Ninja show. It was awesome. Kyle got a ninja gift from the evil ninja. They gave Kyle and Jessie maps and brochures in English, they gave me the Japanese one. SIGH.
It is absolutely pouring outside, which is scary, but nice since it has been sooooo hot here on our stay. I think it is funny that it is so hot here and everyone sweats a lot, but their beverage glasses are so small and they look at you funny if you ask for a refill. How is a girl supposed to stay hydrated??
Everything has been really really great so far. I've seen so much is so little time. We will have pictures soon. I promise!
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Kyle, tell me about the evil ninja gift and your host family. They sound pretty awesome if they already are taking you places. Do they speak much English? It's great reading the blog entries and I would love to read more of yours. I hope you are writing down all of your experiences and reactions in your journal to share when you get home. I love you! Mom
it's funny that they gave you the brochure in Japanese b/c you're Asian! haha. we miss you all very much.
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