Another Full Day

Well, Here I am at the end of yet another full day here in Tokyo. This afternoon we had another concert, and all day people were at the apartment. I was able to sleep until 6:30 this morning, and then didn't get up until almost 7:00. Not long after I finished breakfast Alex came for breakfast. The Belhaven team didn't get here until nearly 10:00 A.M. They practiced all morning, and left for the concert hall at 12:15. There was a 'sports day' called an 'undokai' at the elementary school today, so I only had Eastin and Coen from 12:15 to 2:00 when I met another family downstairs. Then we went to the concert together. It was really a great time, and I heard that the turn-out was better than expected. After that, Alex came here and had dinner with us. He, Roger and I had 'yakitori'. It is basically meat on a stick. My favorite one was the chicken. I also tasted the pork. Roger and Alex said that the chicken wings were the best, but I didn't get one of those... Only the three of us ate them because they have gluten in them. You can of course look these things up on Wikipedia to find out more about them. Anyway, rather than bore you with details of today, I wanted to share with you the two main remarks I get when people find out how old I am, and where I'm from.

When I tell people how old I am, the main response is "Oh, I would have thought you much older" Which...I really don't know how to take that.... :P

Lots of people ask where I'm from as well. I have met several Americans who have told me that I don't sound like I'm from Mississippi or have lived in MS all my life (my host included). They say I don't have a 'mississippian' accent.

So those are just two patterns I have noticed since I have been here that I found interesting.

Well, I probably should get to bed now as it is nearly 10:00, and tomorrow is another long and full day!

Oh, I also learned how to say 'thank you' in Japanese: "arigatou". In Japanese, the R is pronounced the same as the letter L in English and "tou" is pronounced like the "ta" in "tall", but it's rather rounder...

Love to you all!

Hannah