Day 2 & 3 Hostfamily Time

Here are our highlights of the weekend with our Host Families.

Cory:

• Went to Shimizu Park and ate yaki-niku for dinner
• We went to a park and played some ball
• Best meal was the bread we bought because I was a little tired of Japanese food.
• The host-father is a really good cook.

 Jack:

• Went to Bonsai museum. Ate soba noodles. Went to Kindergarten with kids
• Went to Grandparent's house and ate nagai-somen (long noodles).
• Best food I had was melon bread
• Had lots of fun with little brothers, they are amazing!

Zach:

• Saturday: Best parts were Dollar store shopping, grocery store, book store, ate beef tongue and squid onigiri (rice balls)
• Sunday: played lots of Uno. Went to Edo museum, dressed up as a samurai.
• Best food: Homemade tuna sushi
• Best dessert: Tea ceremony sweets
• Best host-siblings ever, so cute and fun!

Diane:

• Went to the ocean in Chiba
• Went to host sister's Karate class
• Went to host sister's soroban (abacus) class
• Went to host sister's calligraphy class
• Went to flower viewing festival
• Went to host grandmother's house
• Best meal: Yakisoba
• Best dessert: Taiyaki
• Best fun was playing with host kids & dog and Grandma's 3 cats

Dayne:

• I met the 17-year-old's friends and we went to Karaoke. I found out that I can't sing. They can sing really well, I was impressed.
• Played soccer at the local shrine until dinner. It was really nice to try all the traditional Japanese foods.
• Next day we went to largest mall in Japan (Aeon Lake Town). It was huge and we made our own sushi for dinner.
• Host family little kids were really nice!

Keith: 

• Saturday: went to Dollar store, saw the town, ate soba and udon. Played soccer with the host kids. BBQ with Zach's host family.
• Sunday: Went to Tokyo and did a lot of things.
• Best food: Green tea soba
• Best dessert: Manju (anka)
• Best family time: BBQ day was fun and my host family is super cool!

Ryan:

• Saturday: Ate Udon and went to Chiba Castle. Children taught me about Japanese idols.
• Sunday: Went to Bonsai museum and 100 Yen (Dollar) shop, ate miso soup, played with kids. *Woke up to earthquake
• Best food: Udon, and matcha ice cream
• Best host family experience: Host family taught me a lot of Japanese words

Hannah:

• Saturday I went to Okinawa festival. There was really cool dancing
• Sunday: Met granddaughter. We did a photo booth and Karaoke. We sang all English songs (Bruno Mars, Disney)
• Best food: Onigiri, and a pork sandwich
• Best hostfamily time: I'm really glad I met their Granddaughter Chiko