Days 17 & 18

As we near the end of our stay, the activities get more exciting and the learning more intense. Each class is working diligently, expanding their knowledge as much as possible. Each class made their own food item using Japanese instructions: Beginners-California Rolls, Intermediate-Banana Bread, Higher Intermediate-Apple Pie, and the Advanced students cooked Chirashizushi. Students also have the opportunity to practice their speaking at Nihongo-only lunches.

Yesterday the students were challenged at the International Market where no English was allowed. All eight academies brought various goods to sell pertaining to their respective cultures. Some of the Japanese items included candy sushi, onigiri, paper cranes, and origami hairclips. Everyone got a chance to shop at the other academies' booths and found treasures.
Today we had the pleasure of learning the flowing art of Japanese calligraphy, taught by our own Sakamaki-sensei. It was a lot harder than it looks but we had fun trying to draw out the complex characters. We also had another culture class on the cultural issue of Japanese bullying also known as Ijimae and continued our movie and discussion on post-WWII Japan.

With only a couple days left, we are looking forward to seeing all of you and hope you are excited too :)

Sayoonara
Written by Halie