This afternoon we visited Osaki High School, the "high school on springs." After speaking in front of the student body we met with some students who have visited or will be visiting Menasha. Then Flat Stanley took his first trip on a subway train and met the Osaki High School PTA president and his daughter. We went out to dinner together and had an enjoyable evening together.
I have been trying many different foods and, no, I haven't had any squid yet. However, all of the food has been good and it has been fun spending time with our friends in Japan.
I'll do my best to talk to some of you on Tuesday morning and we'll see how Skype works for us then.
Matta ne!
The view through my hotel windwo
Flat Stanley looking at the ferris wheel and roller coaster.
This picture is for all you gamers out there.
Asakusa shopping area - look in the background for the temple.
You're not seeing double. There really were two Buddhas sitting there.
If you look carefully you can spot Dr. Haase, Dr. Kobylski, Dr. Sturke, and our friend from the Japan Forum, Ando Sahn.
This is picture taken from the stage of the students at Osaki High School.
Here are two pictures of the springs in the basement. The basement was full of them.
Have you been to the amusement park by the stadium that you can see from your window? Did you put any of the temple smoke on you for good wishes or good luck? The school must be like a "bouncy house" when there is an earthquake. Zach says he wants to go to that High School when he grows up.
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ReplyDeleteHow is the weather today? What is the temperature in Tokyo today? Can we see a picture of your hotel room? We want you to know we earned 3 of the traveling trophies from last week. What are your plans for Tuesday? What have you been eating for your meals?
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Mrs. MacDonald's 2nd Grade Class
How was the plane ride? How long do you have day light? Have you met any new friends? Are you able to communicate with anyone - how is your Japanese going? Have you made any mistakes when talking to people? Can you teach us some new words? Have you gone to the amusement park you see out your window? Has anyone asked you any questions and you didn't know what you say? Have you visited the school and handed out our letters? The pictures are cool - please send more.
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ReplyDeleteI'm just catching up to some of these comments. I did walk around the amusement park at night, but did not go on any of the rides. It looked like they were working on the ferris wheel while were there.
The weather was good almost the whole time that we were there until Saturday morning when we went shopping. That's when the typhoon was brewing. I think that my shoes are still wet from that day. Oh, meals were great - lots of things prepared in different ways. I'm getting better at using chopsticks, too.
Daylight actually comes earlier in Tokyo because they do not have daylight savings time. It was light out at around 6 a.m. and dark at around 5:30, so about the same as in Menasha, but with an hour difference.
I'm sure I made some mistakes while talking to people, but everyone was kind. The students would giggle at me sometimes and some were quite shy about trying to use their English, so I just tried to use my Japanese, so that they knew that even adults can learn, can make mistakes, and still live.
I did hand out your letters on Friday when I visited the students at Maebashi.
The kids would say "see you" to me and I would answer back "matte ne" and they would smile and laugh. They really enjoyed high fives and liked it when I handed out some of my business cards. There were many times when I didn't know how to answer back, so I would go back to hand motions or ask for help.