SLEEPOVER~! <3

I had an oppourtunity to sleepover at Karen's host family's for a night. It is her host family's first time participating in the program. They were very generous and fun people! They also have a really cute doggie, although he has some seriously doggie breath!

Of couse, I gotta head to school first.

The bike rack for high school students. Everyone in Japan bike to school or work. It's eco friendly and you can work out your legs!

Let's see what KP-san brought in that morning for his second breakfast. On the left we have apple mango ice cream. Looks really good. On the right we have almond flavored tofu drink. He said it was pretty good. I'll just take his words for it.

Here's what I had for lunch that day. This was also delicious like the fried oyster lunch set I mentioned before. This is the Miso-katsudon lunch set with miso soup and a small little beansprout salad.

After lunch we went to HAC - Health and communication - which is a store like Duane Reade in the states.

On our way back from the store. We crossed over this little river and we had a little fun with the fish and the pidgeons there. =]

Some stuff I bought at HAC. I love Japanese makeup.

On my way back to Karen's house!

She takes the bus to school everyday. This is how it works in Japan. When you get on, the first thing you do is grab a ticket right by the entrace. On the ticket, you'll see a number on it. At every stop, you'll see the prize next to a electronic board like the one you see above. There is the price of the bus fare next to every number. Let's say your number is 6 (this signifies you got on the bus at stop #6) you may see 270 next to that number. That means at that certain stop, you'll have to pay 270 yen when you get off.

These are the cakes that Karen and I bought for her host parents. I wanted to give them something for their hospitality. These cakes were from a bakery close to Karen's house. Some of the cakes are made inside these little cute containers which you can keep! They were absolutely delicious! For dinner, Karen's host mama made 焼きそば (yakisoba), which is Japanese panfried noodles and also お好み焼き (okonomiyaki), which is Japanese pancake. She stuffed us to the max! It was very good!

Meet Dakku. The doggie of the Kobayashi family. He's pretty old and according to Karen's host mama, he has cataracts in one eye, deaf, and also has hemmorhoids. Nonetheless, he's a cutie and gets excited at the sight (or smell) at a new visitor!

He was very friendly and also want to play!

We took the picture the next morning we went to school. This was their beautiful flower garden right outside their home. On the left is Karen's host mama and on the right is the host papa! Thanks Kobayashi family for inviting me to your lovely home!

Maggie out~