Japanese Boys in Love

My second day of school was another learning experience. Everyday the entire school has a cleaning period (for 15-20 minutes). It's actually a Japanese thing...all the kids in all schools have to do it. They all have designated areas and tasks such as sweeping, vacuuming, etc... Brilliant! Kids in the U.S. should have to do that! Plus, at the beginning of class, the students have to stand up, bow & say "good morning/afternoon" and then at the end of class they stand up again, bow and say "thank you" to the teacher. They are a very respectful culture!!

The kids are so funny here and they are always saying "Hi!" I feel like most of the boys have a limited vocabulary...some of them just say "I love you" and "Hello".

The girls are pretty up-front too. They are very complimentary and sweet. They like to try and speak English and they usually get excited to say something simple like 'Hello!' and then I usually ask 'How are you?' and they everyone ALWAYS answer 'I am fine.' I think that's the standard response they are taught because almost every kid says that answer (unless they try to step it up a notch....and say "I'm hungry or I'm tired!" Then, that's a bonus!)

Brandon and I have decided our favorite Japanese restaurant/type of food here is 'yakitori' (pieces of meat or vegetables on a stick...nothing too fancy about it). So, we were excited that we were going to a yakitori place for dinner tonight (we went with Darryl, Ira, and Deji...all guys from our apartment building).

This is the 2nd time we've eaten yakitori. Yumm!
This is a picture of grilled chicken and onions.

It was pretty good. Pork, onions, steak, garlic, chicken skins (not a big fan, but it was better than other stuff), mushrooms...all on the skewers. As long as it doesn't involve quail eggs or seafood....this food is pretty tasty!

~Sarah