Good morning! Busy day today! Today's the day to make some Japanese friends! But first...breakfast!
Normally, I really dislike fried eggs at home. But these eggs...yes. I could definitely eat them every day.
Even the yogurt is especially good! The blueberry topping is meant for yogurt and comes in a cool package, almost like a juice box with a twist off nozzle! cool.
School was ちょとう。。。大変。It's starting to kick in how fast we go through all the material.
But it's for the best! Especially so I can talk without sounding like a gaijin 5 year old to native speakers, such as...the Kanazawa daigaku no gakusee!!!
Field trippin'!
Beautiful day. beautiful campus.
I couldn't believe how green it was!
When we arrived, we were led through one of the newly built buildings to a room surrounded by windows and filled with Kanazawa University students! Each PII member was paired with a Kanazawa student. My partner's name was Ito Megumi! She was incredibly nice.
I was actually pretty nervous for this visit since I knew that we would have to speak Japanese to native Japanese speakers of the same age. Watch out! Awkward times ahead!
But actually, it was not too intimidating at all! I pulled out the knowledge from Nakama 1, Chapter 1: Introductions, and the rest kind of fell into place! Woooo! Thanks Makino sensee! Useful knowledge from your jishyou!
Me and Meg. Peace.
They also hooked us up with the lunch! There were so many different things, including inari sushi, ebi fry, tatsuta age, yaki soba...yum.
I asked Meg if the food was always this good at school. She said yes!
Dear Princeton Dining Services,
I really liked you until I came to Japan.
I want more yakisoba,
Maria Yu
It was really interesting to ask about the different parts of their everyday life.
Though a freshman, Meg lives in a single apartment just off campus. She's from Hokkaido (which is far and hard to get to from Kanazawa), so she has not been home since she came to school!
To start off, a few PII students put together a set of quiz questions to ask the Kanazawa students about the US college system/life/etc. Then the Kanazawa students asked us about the Japanese college system. It was pretty interesting, but I didn't even know the answers to our own quiz, so it was kind of difficult!
After, we played with the traditional Kendama toys.
I got schooled by a group of tiny fourth graders.
Oh, how they look so innocent.
Until they whip out the Kendama and turn into Kendama Beasts. Oh dayum. Schooled us all.
I made friends! Facebook friends and all. That's the sign of a true friendship.
By the time we got back to Rifare, it was already 5 pm! Home was calling my name.
The little bridge I cross everyday right near my house.
When I got home, four little people greeted me as I took off my shoes! They're multiplying! Just kidding. The two other boys are my host mom's younger sister's kids.
So, let's call them my host cousins.
Here they are, in their unnatural state of inactivity.
Enjoying a little TV respite from running and screaming...
Guess what's for dinner tonight?!
Takoyaki party! Little dango shaped nommers of fun.
Add the batter, then all sorts of ingredients (tako, green onion, beni shouga, shredded cabbage, tempura bits, and even kimchi and cheese!), then rotate them with little skewers until...
Sha blam! Pro.
Tonkatsu sauce, mayo, a little katsuo bushi, nori, green onion, and beni shouga to make it look pretty!
We also had Shio Chanko nabe, which is a stew frequently eaten by Sumo wrestlers.
I feel the strength already...
The kids enjoyed the meal! and some camera time.
Busy day! Until tomorrow.
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