David's ready for his traditional Japanese breakfast (rice balls, dried fish, miso soup, salad) at Yoshiko's house! |
Japanese pear trees |
A home in Yoshiko's neighborhood |
Inside Yoshiko's home |
Saying goodbye to Yoshiko's daughter, Mira (spelling?) |
Saying goodbye to Mitsuko (far right) and her friend Chiaki (next to Paula). Yoshiko is on Katie's right. |
Japanese little league baseball |
"Sakura"! (that means "cherry blossom") |
Katie and David enjoying the slide at Asakura's park |
With some new Japanese friends who approached us asking specifically if David and Katie would play! |
In front of the Asakura student exchange center. In the background, the American students are meeting their host Japanese families for the first time. |
This man is one of the main organizers of the Asakura exchange program. He's always very jovial, but is typically serious for the picture. |