We went to school today, we even had our own, named, shoe lockers. After meeting in “our” room we went on a trip to visit the mayor of Fuji, (as in Japan it is the mayors that run the schools and as we are visiting a school in his district that is the socially correct thing to do.) we all received presents from the council (a CD of Japan photos, a set of Fuji post cards and a heap of information booklets of the area.)
After we had finished our duties at the council offices (including being photographed by the newspapers) we headed to some really pretty
falls on the side of Mount Fuji. After we had battled to communicate while there…. Not because of language… just because the water fall was so loud I could barely hear Mel when she was standing next to me yelling, we headed off to Jusco … a huge department store… kind of like the Myer centre.
Back at Fujimi (our sister school) we were presented to the school at a special assembly held just for us. There we got given another present … which in fact will be shipped back to grace, as it is to big for us to pack in our suitcases (about shoebox size each) but one was opened to show us what we were receiving, it is a cool bamboo structure that has a well in the middle and two branches on which dragonflies balance.
After school Yui had club again so after i had had a look in hte band club room and played with them for a bit while waiting for Oksan to pick me up she took me shopping and she brought presents for my family and friends she wouldn’t let me pay for anything … in total she spent about 20 000 yen which is about $250 (80 yen per dollar)
Just after I had a shower mum and dad called. It was good to talk to them but made me kinda homesick.
After we had finished our duties at the council offices (including being photographed by the newspapers) we headed to some really pretty
falls on the side of Mount Fuji. After we had battled to communicate while there…. Not because of language… just because the water fall was so loud I could barely hear Mel when she was standing next to me yelling, we headed off to Jusco … a huge department store… kind of like the Myer centre.Back at Fujimi (our sister school) we were presented to the school at a special assembly held just for us. There we got given another present … which in fact will be shipped back to grace, as it is to big for us to pack in our suitcases (about shoebox size each) but one was opened to show us what we were receiving, it is a cool bamboo structure that has a well in the middle and two branches on which dragonflies balance.
After school Yui had club again so after i had had a look in hte band club room and played with them for a bit while waiting for Oksan to pick me up she took me shopping and she brought presents for my family and friends she wouldn’t let me pay for anything … in total she spent about 20 000 yen which is about $250 (80 yen per dollar)
Just after I had a shower mum and dad called. It was good to talk to them but made me kinda homesick.
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