Friday, February 4, 2011

Soba. Sumo. Scout.

My host family has a tradition of eating soba every Saturday.  It just so happens that soba is my favorite Japanese food.  I love it a lot.  Told you this family was perfect for me!




Big news in Japan:  Sumo wrestlers have been fixing games for betting etc.  It is on TV a lot.  I was going to do a whole explanation for you, but my dad just sent me a video about it [lucky coincidence!] so you can watch that.
I couldn't add the video to my post because it isn't from youtube.  :(


I found To Kill a Mockingbird in Japanese in the library today!  I can pretty much read it too!  I need to have my dictionary nearby, but I now know enough kanji to not rely so heavily on the dictionary that it takes years to read anything. I know it is lame to be reading a book from the US, but it really helps to have an idea of what should be happening.  Once I can read a little more I will move on to Japanese books.  But this is my first book, so I think it is ok.


I forgot!  Yesterday was the exact half-way point of my exchange year.  Whoa.

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