Friday was my last full day in Japan. They let me sleep in and pack up my suitcase during the morning. For lunch I got to pick what I wanted to eat again out of what I had had that week. I chose to go back to the ramen restaurant and I got friend rice and ramen. It was so good!! After that we had to go to the train and drop off the girl who had been staying with us. We were going to the Nagoya Dome that night to watch a pro baseball game. My host family really likes the Dragons baseball team and so they got tickets for us to watch them. We got there very early so we went to the mall next door so I could finish getting all my gifts. The dome was very cool and very nice because it was raining at the start of the game. I was worried that it would be super hot but they kept the place air conditioned so it was fine. The Japanese love their baseball and it reminded me more of a college football game than American baseball. Each team has a band and lots of cheers and theme songs. They ended up losing 10-2, but I got on the big screen so I still won. It was a lot of fun and very entertaining.
Now it is Saturday and I am all packed up and ready to go to the airport. My flight was delayed about an hour and a half, but our layover is so long in Detroit that we will still make the flight to MBS.
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On Thursday I went to this place to make crafts. It's a very traditional Japanese craft and many people have a room in their house with the floor made out of the same material. I also made a pencil case and got to use a sewing machine so that was really fun! After we made the craft we went and got lunch. We ate beef bowls and it was so good! Mine was white rice and pork. This past week I have eaten so many new things that I have loved! After lunch we went to this glass museum near by that my host mom wanted to see since she hadn't before. There were a bunch of different glass pictures and sculptures. We didn't spend much time at the museum because my host family thought it was kind of boring. We decided to go bowling after since we had a lot of time before the farewell party. We played two games and I scored 80 and 91. I actually won the second game so that was fun. When we got home we all relaxed for a while before the party. The farewell party had the best food. I got fried rice, chicken, noodles and more. All my host families gave a speech and then I gave one thanking them for everything. Usually at the farewell party the ambassadors perform a talent like playing an instrument. Since none of us play an instrument we had to come up with something else. We decided to teach them a popular American dance, the whip. We danced to the song called watch me and taught everyone all the dance moves. They all thought it was super cool. It's crazy to think that this trip is almost over!
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AuthorHi my name is Sarah Brandstadt. I am going into my Senior year of high school. I was given the oppurtunity to go over to Midland's sister city Handa and learn all about their culture. I will be giving updates throughout my journey! |