\nNow, to tell you about our day. Bayus made us some green tea with breakfast, which was delicious.
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We roughly started school, beginning with first-day-of-school pictures, and Bayus started a new math curriculum, using the sliding glass door as a white board.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n We unloaded our washer, and hung all of our clothes up to dry on the balcony. At home, at this time of year, clothes take forever to dry, but in the Japan heat, they dried surprisingly quickly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For lunch, we had intended on going to the ramen restaurant across the street, but it was closed, so we went for a walk. I enjoyed seeing all the Japanese homes and gardens, particularly this bonsai tree garden that was beautifully adorable. (Hey, Jacob- I thought you would like these, since you have some lovely bonsai trees of your own)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We ended up at a place that served human subjects (kidding, I hope, that was what our phone translator said, but we blamed it on a bad translator moment. I tried it, and was not gripped with guilt, so we should be good).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We walked back home, just in time for Uncle Yoshio to come and pick us up, and show us around town Other than the heat, the walks have been quite enjoyable. He showed us around a supermarket, and told us what each section had in it. I was mesmerized by the \u2018make your own sushi platter\u2019 bar. After the supermarket, we walked to Yoshio\u2019s house. Aunt Tamiko is the most hospitable person in the world. She is very sick with an autoimmune disease, but she still had a lovely snack laid out for us when we arrived.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We enjoyed spending the afternoon with them. During our stay, one of their friend\u2019s daughters, who lived in North Carolina for seven years, but now lives in the Himalayas with her husband, but was on vacation visiting her family in Japan, came to visit. She speaks very good English, and was excited to meet us. She was very kind.<\/p>\n Mom took a group picture before we left, but we will be back tomorrow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As we left, we asked Yoshio and Tamiko about the lovely flowers in their garden. Almost everyone in Japan has a garden, I have seen very little grass.<\/p>\n This one is called Rooster Head,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n and this one is called Evening Face.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n