Yatsushiro 11 - Saying Goodbye (7/06-7/07)

Justin and his host mother (7/06)

2009-06-03T21:10:50Z

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Justin and his host mother (7/06)

Jason and his host family, Todd, and our chef for the evening. (7/06)

2009-06-04T09:16:36Z

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Jason and his host family, Todd, and our chef for the evening. (7/06)

You can see where I was sitting, across the table between Okaa-san and Yoko. (7/06)

2009-06-03T20:06:06Z

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You can see where I was sitting, across the table between Okaa-san and Yoko. (7/06)

Another angle of the huge table. (7/06)

2009-06-03T20:25:21Z

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Another angle of the huge table. (7/06)

Another angle of the huge table. (7/06)

2009-06-03T20:23:46Z

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Another angle of the huge table. (7/06)

Another angle of the huge table. (7/06)

2009-06-03T20:08:15Z

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Another angle of the huge table. (7/06)

Brandon and Yoko, who were dating by this time. (7/06)

2009-06-03T20:38:42Z

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Brandon and Yoko, who were dating by this time. (7/06)

Okaa-san and Yoko (7/06)

2009-06-03T21:49:13Z

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Okaa-san and Yoko (7/06)

Jason, Todd, the back of James' head (7/06)

2009-06-03T20:37:07Z

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Jason, Todd, the back of James' head (7/06)

James and his host mother look at a dictionary (7/06)

2009-06-03T20:06:33Z

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James and his host mother look at a dictionary (7/06)

James and Justin (7/06)

2009-06-03T23:25:09Z

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James and Justin (7/06)

Justin and his host sister (7/06)

2009-06-03T23:54:58Z

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Justin and his host sister (7/06)

Brandon and his host family (7/06)

2009-06-03T21:25:12Z

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Brandon and his host family (7/06)

The wall of the restaurant--this is the standard niche of art that you'll find in any traditional Japanese room (7/06)

2009-06-03T20:49:13Z

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The wall of the restaurant--this is the standard niche of art that you'll find in any traditional Japanese room (7/06)

Yoko volunteered to teach us some calligraphy the next day. James and Jason couldn't make it, but Justin and Brandon came. I chose to write the characters for "memory".

2009-06-03T20:43:51Z

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Yoko volunteered to teach us some calligraphy the next day. James and Jason couldn't make it, but Justin and Brandon came. I chose to write the characters for "memory".

Me and Brandon and our calligraphy.

2009-06-03T20:04:01Z

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Me and Brandon and our calligraphy.

Me, Brandon (the joker), Justin, and our calligraphy.

2009-06-03T21:02:52Z

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Me, Brandon (the joker), Justin, and our calligraphy.

This picture frame was in my room at the Matsumotos' house, and I thought it was pretty funny. The text reads, "GRADATION GLASS PHOTO FRAME", "BLUE SKY & GREEN LAWN", "I opened the terrace ...

2009-06-03T20:31:12Z

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This picture frame was in my room at the Matsumotos' house, and I thought it was pretty funny. The text reads, "GRADATION GLASS PHOTO FRAME", "BLUE SKY & GREEN LAWN", "I opened the terrace ...

We went out to see where Yoko worked, at a store selling children's products. For some reason, the proprietor wanted us to pose for pictures with this cute Kitty-chan paddle.

2009-06-03T23:17:56Z

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We went out to see where Yoko worked, at a store selling children's products. For some reason, the proprietor wanted us to pose for pictures with this cute Kitty-chan paddle.

Brandon and the paddle.

2009-06-03T21:04:06Z

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Brandon and the paddle.

The front of Yoko's work, and a few of her friends. There was a small boy at the shop too, the child of the proprietor. He was really shy, so to make him feel better I gave him the tiny Ki ...

2009-06-04T09:06:17Z

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The front of Yoko's work, and a few of her friends. There was a small boy at the shop too, the child of the proprietor. He was really shy, so to make him feel better I gave him the tiny Ki ...

Yoko and two of her friends and I went shopping together, and we stopped to eat a jumbo parfait. We were going to go ahead and do dinner, but discovered that Okaa-san was preparing somethin ...

2009-06-04T00:52:51Z

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Yoko and two of her friends and I went shopping together, and we stopped to eat a jumbo parfait. We were going to go ahead and do dinner, but discovered that Okaa-san was preparing somethin ...

Yoko and me eating the parfait.

2009-06-03T21:03:13Z

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Yoko and me eating the parfait.

In what appeared to be a standard ritual, Yoko's friend finished off the parfait.

2009-06-03T23:53:06Z

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In what appeared to be a standard ritual, Yoko's friend finished off the parfait.

The surprise dinner was delicious sushi again. I guess I didn't take any pictures of it that time. After dinner Yoko and Brandon and I went to the game center and met up with a bunch of Yo ...

2009-06-03T21:12:45Z

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The surprise dinner was delicious sushi again. I guess I didn't take any pictures of it that time. After dinner Yoko and Brandon and I went to the game center and met up with a bunch of Yo ...

We ran into one of the girls from IEC!

2009-06-04T09:05:02Z

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We ran into one of the girls from IEC!

Everyone was getting photostickers made.

2009-06-03T20:37:58Z

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Everyone was getting photostickers made.

Having photostickers done

2009-06-04T09:18:41Z

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Having photostickers done

Brandon taught these guys how to form the word "blood" with their fingers, then advised them, "Don't ever do this in the US."

2009-06-03T22:05:42Z

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Brandon taught these guys how to form the word "blood" with their fingers, then advised them, "Don't ever do this in the US."

Bowling! Brandon and Yoko.

2009-06-03T20:56:44Z

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Bowling! Brandon and Yoko.

Yoko and Brandon

2009-02-22T02:50:08Z

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Yoko and Brandon

A pin fell in the lane, so this young lady took it upon herself to go get it.

2009-06-03T22:01:41Z

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A pin fell in the lane, so this young lady took it upon herself to go get it.

We would never do this in the States!

2009-06-03T21:06:27Z

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We would never do this in the States!

The monitors, when not displaying scores and neat animations concerning our game, would run advertisements, like this one for Final Fantasy X.

2009-06-03T23:29:26Z

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The monitors, when not displaying scores and neat animations concerning our game, would run advertisements, like this one for Final Fantasy X.

I wanted to do well at this drumming game...I really did. However, I did not.

2009-06-03T21:33:30Z

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I wanted to do well at this drumming game...I really did. However, I did not.

Intense concentration!

2009-06-03T19:59:01Z

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Intense concentration!