Today my host family celebrated along with the next door neighbors for Rebecca's 22nd and Amy's 2nd birthdays. The party was at Rebecca's host grandparent's house and they cooked us up a feast! Look at more pics by clicking the one to the left.
The Kurama Fire Festival is a celebration held at a shrine in a small mountain village near Kyoto. Each year, Japanese locals parade through the community holding torches and portable shrines. The festival annually attracts more than 10,000 spectators!
After making it through midterm exams, I went to visit the family in Tokyo. I ate LOTS of American style food and enjoyed sleeping on a non-futon bed for a couple nights! It was also my sister's homecoming weekend at the American School in Japan. Take a look at the pics to see more!
Tonight I went to a Japanese baseball game! The best part about it was the seventh inning stretch. Take a look at the pics to get a better idea of what it was like!
