Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Day 11

Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy, got my glasses I’m out the door I’m gonna hit Hakuoh High School. Feeling scared, uncertain, with some bottle of water, I was nervous and frightful from the start of the host family.
Today was the day we left our wonderful host family. In the beginning, everyone was scared of meeting their host families, but today was a day of sorrow and goodbyes. As we were exchanging our last hugs and goodbyes, I saw the tears of the Japanese students running down their faces.


After our emotional breakdowns, we hopped on the bus and got to the Shinkansen. During the long ride, we took the precious time catching up on our sleep. We then rode onto another bus vehicle and went to the Kiyomizu-dera temple. The view of the temple was just astonishing and indescribable. As we walked up to the top, the scenery was breathtaking. There were many foreigners and tourists visiting the temple.Walking down from the big slope, many people bought souvenirs, charms, ice cream, tea, etc.


After an hour, we went to the Kabuki Theatre where people were entertained in the Edo period. The plays and the music were very inspiring and I learned how the past reflected the present. My favorite part of the entertainment was the puppet show because it told a love story about two inseparable lovers.


My favorite part of the day was after watching the Kabuki Theatre. We went to the traditional Japanese art museum. We made pretty Japanese cloth printings. We all personally got to experience hands on activity printing paint on the clothes. It was very magnificent.
Finally, we had dinner. We went to a mall to eat spaghetti, curry pizza, salad, and cake. The curry pizza was crunchy, cheesy, and quite scrumtrulescent. The spaghetti was sweeter than the American spaghetti, however it was still pleasant. For dessert we had chocolate cake. It was very creamy and sweet.
Tired and exhausted we arrived at the Hotel Keihan Kyoto around 8:45. Compared to the last hotel, this hotel is a little tighter and small. However it is still a comfortable and nice hotel. Kyoto, the city is not as busy as Tokyo nor as rural as Tochigi (host family area.)
Today was a very eventful day. I hope it continues to be as fun-filled as the last week and a half had been. Even though the day started slow and was sad to say goodbye to our host families, Kyoto is new, exciting, and refreshing. I hope our stay here will turn out great.

                                                                                                            - Jenny Choi 

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