2nd Week
Thu, Feb 22
We went to
an elementary school, and taught
children how to count from one to ten in Japanese. In the lower
grade classes, we also performed Japanese songs. In the upper grade classes, we
wrote their names in Japanese. We ate lunch and played outside
with the children, too. We went to 13 classes in total. It was very hard,
and we got very tired. Alissa bought shakes for us. It was so tasty.
When I came back home, Melody
and I took a walk. We walked in the park and felt nature. After that, we
went to Dick's for dinner. We sat in the back of the
car and ate hamburgers. It was my first experience, and it was very
fun.
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Presentation |
Lunch Break |
Dinner on a Pickup Truck |
Fri, Feb
23
Mike and I
rode his motorcycle to the study center. It was my first time riding a motorcycle. The motorcycle was very fast, and I
liked it. When I arrived at the study center, we went to Green River College.
It was a large and beautiful college. We met our friend ,who wwas
from Seiryo college. She was an international student at this College. After
that, we went to H-Mart. We bought ingredients to make Japanese food for our host families.
After class, we went to karaoke. At first, I thought it was a private room,
like in Japan, but it was like a bar, and there wes a lot of people. At
first, I was embarrassed that I couldn't sing, but I tried it with
my classmate. After we finished singing, we heard the host family's reaction,
and it were fun. I really enjoyed it.
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Green River College |
American Karaoke |
Playing Cards |
Sat, Feb 24
In
the morning, Melody
bought Tomomi and I caramel macchiato. Tomomi had stayed at our house the
previous night. We went to the coast. I saw a
dog playing. That was cute. We then took Tomomi to her host family's house. We
next went to a chocolate
factory. We went on a chocolate factory tour, but I couldn't understand the
staff's explanation because it was too fast. I bought a lot
of souvenirs there. I gave those to my family and friends in Japan. They all
said it was delicious.
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Lighthouse |
Seattle Chocolate |
Sun, Feb 25
We
went to Pike Place Market in Seattle. We looked around various shops. We
went to the gum wall and put up gums. At the vegetable store, I asked Mike to buy some bananas for my breakfast. Mike said
to me, "You are a Minion." I was wearing glasses at that time,
so I looked more like a minion. After saying that, I found a Minion cap at a hat store.
I said, "It's me!" and Mike bought the cap for me.
At
lunch, we went to Crab Pot. I ate clam chowder in a bread container. It was tasty, but
it was too much for me, so I left it. Next, we went to the Harley-Davidson
T-shirt shop. Mike bought me a T-shirt and a commemorative
coin.
After we got back home, I made miso soup and rice balls for my host family. It was my first
time cooking. I was confused, but I made it without mistakes.
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Minion |
Shaking Hands with Bigfoot |
Miso Soup and Rice Balls |
Mon, Feb
26
We went
to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. The doughnuts were so sweet. I
like Japanese doughnuts better than American ones. After that, we
went to Tacoma Mall.
I bought some bracelets at an accessory shop. We had lunch at the food
court. Alissa bought us gelato. It was very cold and delicious.
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Sweet Doughnut |
Stuffed Animal Shop |
Tue, Feb 27
We went to the Federal Way City Hall, the courthouse, and the police department. We first met the mayor of
Federal Way. We listened to his story, and asked him some questions. After
that, we went to the courtroom. We listened to the judges' stories, and asked them questions. We took pictures
wearing judge's robes. It was my first experience, and it was interesting.
When we coae back to the study center, we started making a thank-you journal
for our host families. I was tired and out of ideas at that time.
Alissa bought us gelato again. It refreshed my
brain.
After class, my classmate's host
family took us to a big mall. It was very large, and all the shops were
high-class. We only went to reasonable accessory shops.
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Question Time |
Greetings |
Court Session |