Tuesday, February 15, 2011

A little of everything Japanese style

We made cookies

I made a sumo wrestler cookie.....heehee

The icing got a little out of control......only for the children of course;)

So.....it finally snowed in Hachioji...and the snow was so easy to pack. The best packing snow I've ever seen. Unfortunately, after we made two giant snow men, suddenly Andrew couldnt find his cell phone! After searching on the ground, we deduced that it must be in the belly of one of the snow men! So.......we hacked them apart....and still no luck. We moved snow around for 2 hours but never found it...... 

Me and Sarah went shopping in Asakusa



This man was reading palms!

Two idols at the shopping place

I help teach an English class to 5 kids once a week. They are really really kawaii! (cute)



Me and Sarah ate Chinese and Korean.....Mhmmmmmmm! (Korean is really spicy, and Chinese is very flavorful)

Today, I went to Hannah's school for a speech competition.....but not in the way you think;) They pick one person out of each class to memorize a short story in English. Then, one by one, they read it. Judges determine who wins based on pronunciation, accuracy, and overall presentation. So funny!

Here are the winners.....they mostly have trouble saying "th" or remembering to put s on plural words (Japaanese doesnt use plural for objects). They read excerpts from Jack and the Bean Stock, The Rabbit and the Fox, and The Diary of Anne Frank.

Spicy Ramen! (ラーメン)

At church. This sweet man's name is YY;) (Yoshio Yamazaki)


Thursday, February 10, 2011

Japan VS America

Here are just a few differences I have noticed:

THE FLOOR

THE LIGHTSWITCH


THE SILVERWARE


THE DRYER


THE PROXIMTY OF HOUSING


THE FUN BUTTONS ON THE POTTY


THE TRANSPORTATION


THE HUGE CLOSET FOR STORING SHOES.............NEVER NEVER NEVER WEAR SHOES IN THE HOUSE..........EVER


THE KEYBOARD


THE GARAGE


THE FOOD (YAKISOBA)


THE DRIVER'S SIDE


THE RICE


THE ROOTS.....THAT YOU EAT


THE ONIONS


THE KETCHUP....NOT IN A PACKET


THE ART (ORIGAMI)


THE MONEY


THE YARD


THE SWEET POTATOES


THE CARROTS


THE BATHS


THE LETTERS/LANGUAGE

.....AND THAT'S JUST THE START! :D

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

All About Nathan

Nathan doesnt go to school yet, so we get lots of time together in the mornings. One day, we rode around on the bike and found 10 different parks! We have a lot of fun :)