Host Family

Today my host mother met me at the hotel. We went with her best friend to the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum. The museum is a place that they take historical buildings to preserve them and keep them from being harmed.
We saw many neat buildings. My favorite was the public bath house. A long time ago, many people did not have baths in their homes, so they went to public baths. Men and women use different sides.

We had a picnic of rice balls – seaweed, rice, and salmon in the park. In Japan it is very crowed so many people come to the park to relax, play with their children, or walk their dogs.

I had dinner at my host family’s home. We had a traditional-style Japanese meal where you dip your meat and vegetables into raw egg.
After dinner, a friend of my host mother came to visit me and to show me how to do origami.

My host family has a son who is 23 that lives at home. I visited with their son and his friend about their perception of Japanese schools. It was very interesting.