Welcome to the life of an ALT (assistant language teacher) in Nagasaki. I started this journal when I visited Japan in 2004 with JFMFTP, then continued it when I returned as a member of the JET Programme in 2006. Enjoy!
I just got some new fish for the summer season. At the summer festivals, children play a game called "kingyosukui" -they try to catch goldfish with a paper scoop! You don't have to work too hard to have fun with my fish, though - just move your cursor over top of their pond & click to drop them some little treats :)
Oh my gosh. Is that whipped cream and cherries I see on the table in that last picture??? Did you have a banana-split party and didn't invite us??? Skip and I tried to read the soda bottles, with no luck of course! Root beer and 7-up?
These are the cutest kids ever, Tracey. Looks like you all had a great time.
P - I suppose not, considering your profession. The Japanese kitchens are generally smaller, so the counter is, too, I guess. American counters seem to be bigger and a little sturdier, though.
Aunt B - that's actually not soda on the table there - it's water and tea - much more popular than Coke/Sprite, etc. Sorry we didn't invite you to this party - but come on the 17th of August and you can have all the whipped cream and chocolate syrup you want! We're having a party when my friend comes, and I'll be making ice cream again. However, to go with the Japanese cooking theme, we'll serve the vanilla ice with azuki beans :)
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Oh my gosh. Is that whipped cream and cherries I see on the table in that last picture??? Did you have a banana-split party and didn't invite us??? Skip and I tried to read the soda bottles, with no luck of course! Root beer and 7-up?
These are the cutest kids ever, Tracey. Looks like you all had a great time.
Love you always.
Hmmm. not sure why...but for some strange reason, even w/ everything else going on, i noticed the kitchen counter!!!
i hope that doesn't make me a bad person !!! lmao
P - I suppose not, considering your profession. The Japanese kitchens are generally smaller, so the counter is, too, I guess. American counters seem to be bigger and a little sturdier, though.
Aunt B - that's actually not soda on the table there - it's water and tea - much more popular than Coke/Sprite, etc. Sorry we didn't invite you to this party - but come on the 17th of August and you can have all the whipped cream and chocolate syrup you want! We're having a party when my friend comes, and I'll be making ice cream again. However, to go with the Japanese cooking theme, we'll serve the vanilla ice with azuki beans :)
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