Last weekend Ian and I went to see our Junior High girls play in a volleyball tournament. And HOLY COW! I knew they were good in practice . . . but they seriously mopped the floor with the competition! They didn't lose a single game and their "trophy" was a super awesome spear! We're so proud of them!! The boys team also won their tournament the day before. How lucky are we to be at a school with such an amazing volleyball program??
The tournament was held in Misasa which is close to Kurayoshi. So we drove around and explored. We made it to the mall ("Purple Town") and found this at the dollar store:
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| Surprise! I stabbed you! |
This week has already been busy for us! We have had an unusual amount of social engagements. Tuesday we joined Ellen's eikaiwa. It's basically a group of ladies who get together every couple of weeks to eat snacks and practice English conversation. We will start hosting our own eikaiwa for our side of town here in the next couple weeks.
Last night we were invited to the town's Japanese lessons. I was definitely the least proficient speaker there - extra motivation for me to keep practicing! This crowd was also mostly women. But very international: Philippines, Mongolia, Brazil, and of course us Americans. The format for yesterdays lesson was simply pairing up with a partner and chatting in Japanese. Even though being tossed into the language deep-end can be scary it can also be a great way to see what you can really do!
We received a HUGE daikon radish from our neighbors the other day. And didn't have the slightest clue as to what we should do with it. Found this nifty little recipe and made fried daikon cakes. Kind of like a crab cake but more radishy :)
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| We were so proud we had to take a glamour shot! |
Then this weekend Ian will be involved in some way with a local festival of sorts. I'm hoping he has to wear a costume. I've got my fingers crossed that I'll have some excellent pictures to share next time!
-Kari
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