



Yesterday I did my first BBQ of the year! Outside at the park next to the river near my place. The menu on the grill was hot dogs, and cheeseburgers and chicken sandwiches. Side dishes included my favorite macaroni salad and potato salad. And red wine. The weather was really nice with a little chilly breeze, but not too cold. BBQ season is great because I can spend a lit of time outside. As I noticed last night, time goes by slower andis more relaxing when spent outside.
Do you like to spend your free time indoors or outdoors? Speaking of free time, Golden Week vacation is coming up. I assume everyone has some time off, so how do you plan to spend your GW vacation? ME? Thanks for asking! I will spend most of it at the river doing a BBQ.
Ms. M makes great albums of every trip she goes on. Her pcitures, and poses in the pictures, and captions about each picture are always interesting, and at times also amusing. Check out the background of the picture below! What are all of the brides and grooms doing on the rocks?! That`s a helluva a scene!
Speaking of brides and grooms, I went to my first Japanese wedding yesterday. The bride looked beautiful and the groom looked stunning. The basic style of a wedding is different in Japan and America, but there are too many differences to get into now. In person, I`d like to talk about the differences one day though...
Today is really a beautiful day. Hope the week is good for everyone!
I have heard there are A LOT of bicycles in China. One day I would like to go there and see for myself.
Ms. H hosted over 50 foreign exchange students last year in her house in Nara. Over 50!! That is only the number of foreigners that stayed in her house. If you count the ones who just visited, the count is over 100!! And even more unbelievable is that so far this year (it is only apirl) she has already hosted over 30!! I heard that originally it was her husband`s idea to host so many people...He usualy cooks Tempura for the students, so he also helps out, but I think she sometimes feels a little tired from all the food, dishes, futons, conversation and different culture. I think she is really powerful! But I also want her to take it easy on the weekends too! Hang in there, be careful, Good Luck! and enjoy those homestay weekends Ms. H!