Hello again from Japan! I think it's been about a week since I've last updated anything. The internet has been laggy and I didn't have much time so gomen! It's been really fun and I wish I could upload some photos but I won't be able to since the internet usage is limited and uploading takes a while. I'll upload my photos later on when I return. I got sick the past few days so I was inactive with the activities in the program. I went to the hospital with D Sensei and Hiro-San. I've mostly been staying in Sendai so it saddens me to leave but I'm excited to meet my host family in Hachinohe, Aomori! We have to go our separate ways with Junko-San as well as she returns to Hokkaido. I hope to see our Japanese friends, the towns we visited that got struck with the tsunami to prosper again, and the people who helped me while getting lost in Sendai city.
Little mini update on last night's event. So after returning from TKP Garden City where we had our presentations, we got a chocolate fountain for dinner, and afterwards we headed out to go shopping around 7:00pm. It was freezing since I was only wearing a dress, light overweight coat, and tights. Regret! We looked around in the pet store and omo the puppies were so small but expensive! We shopped around in the clothing stores and went to the konbini and I tried to hold a conversation with the cashier but apparently it's uncommon to try to talk to strangers, especially to ask "Ogenki desuka?" cause he just started laughing hahaha. Now mind you, when we go shopping in Sendai we go alone without chapperones so I'm always the person speaking to Japanese people in the group of friends I tend to go with. We went into a arcade afterwards and the girls and I did purikura 3x. It was so fun! Came back to our hotel around 9:00pm and we didn't get in trouble and we did onsen afterwards to warm up. Our photos were so nooby though haha. Well I should get off soon. I'll upload photos and update more after I'm back in the States, wish I could update and upload photos. Mata ne!
