Last day of classes

It is Thursday and our last day of classes. We are all very sad to say goodbye to our new good friends, but I know many of us are ready to go home. Jake and I have a new house to come home to...and unpack. :o) But even with the that, it is still hard to leave our new "home" in Japan.

Yesterday we had a fun day. In the morning we were blessed because it was pool day at the kindergarten! The PE teacher comes and teaches the kids how to hold their breath and blow bubbles. These Japanese kids are absolutely the cutest!

Here is a video... I hope it works. The kids walk around the pool quacking like ducks:

Also, Sammy and Tanis read with a married couple. They have absolutely spoiled them, and us, with gifts. We've gotten Japanese fans, hankerchiefs, sweet snacks, and many more things. So we decided to invite them to lunch with us yesterday. We made spagetti with marinara sauce and an alfredo sauce. It was delish! But the best part was after dinner. They had brought Nato with them!

Now, Nato is an interesting Japanese food item. It is very popular in the prefecture we are in, Ibaraki. Many people eat it and claim it`s health benifits...protien. Anywho, Nato is fermented soybeans. Mmmm...yummy. (NOT) They prepared it by adding soy sauce and mustard. When you try to eat it, with chopsticks of course, it is very stringy and gooey.

I was pretty fortunate though, because when everyone started trying it, Kiyomi my reader came! So I had to go start my reading session. Yay for me! However, later that day one of my other readers, Miho, brought me her favorite snack... Nato flavored waffers. I haven`t tried them yet... anyone want one? I will bring them home for everyone to try! :o)