I am ecstatic to be able to be writing this!! After two days of lying in a sickbed with the flu, I went back to my family and I have had a lot of fun. Even though my time was cut a little short, I am still having the best experience.
The first night I went back with my family, they went and bought me A LOT of candy. I have so much now! We also went in these really cool photo booths that made our skin flawless and our eyes big and bright. We could add more things like little hearts or bows to the pictures. My question is, why don't we have these things in America???
We went to dinner that night at a sushi place. Though not any old sushi place, one with a conveyer belt! There was no need for waitresses, you could simply punch in your order on this touchscreen menu every table had, and/OR you could just grab the food you wanted as you saw it going by on the conveyer belt. I tried a lot of different kinds, lots of fish and stuff. Thankfully, they understood how I would not like the sushi with nato (fermented soy beans!!).
The second night I went back with my family (last night) they took me on a long drive and I had no clue where we were going! We finally drove up to a large building. After a few minutes of walking, (when I realized that we were in a mall) we came to a place called Studio Alice. A quick look around told me this was a professional photo studio! I got to choose a kimono to wear (and all of its layers) and a Japanese hairstyle. Two women got to work on me, doing my hair and my makeup and putting on the kimono (a very long process!). My host sister, Mayu, also had this done to her. When we were finished, we went into a room with a pink backdrop and posed for a bunch of photos. After this they changed the backdrop to blue, and I we had individual photo shoots. It all felt very professional, and like I was a model! Finally, we took a photo of Mayu and me, her mom, and her dad. A great deal of time was spent picking out the photos while Mayu and I changed back into our street clothes. My host father is going to send me the photos, and I think I'm getting a photo book, too!
Dinner that night was at a ramen place. Here many different dishes were brought to me (most of which I did not know the contents of). Some were gross, but some were very good!
After a long day and evening, I was very tired. My bed was very comfortable that night and I slept like a baby.
As I am writing this, it is the evening of Friday, April 19. Only one more full day until we leave for Maine! I am sad to go, but I will be glad to get back to regular customs. See you all soon!
- Molly
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