嬉しい: happy

I know I haven’t posted in a SUPER long time! The past weekend has been crazy! I just moved into my host family’s house yesterday, but I don’t have internet in my room, so I have to use the computer room. I don’t want to spend too much time in there, so I wrote an entry last night in Word and saved it for today (:

Today was the first day of my homestay, and my host family is AMAZING. I seriously think I’m the luckiest 留学生, and I’m willing to admit it (: For the next month, I’ll be living in 六浦, or Mutsuura, which is right next to 金沢—八景, or Kanazawa-hakkei, where KGU is. It’s about a 30 min walk from my house to school, and half of the way is the same route I would take from 金沢—八景駅 to school anyways! The route is really 分かりやすい (easy to understand), and my host mom told me. On the way home, my host mom even walked with me for about 10 mins to show me the way! I felt sooo bad because part of the way is on an incline! She was so nice, and pointed out landmarks on the way so I would remember (even though it’s just straight down one road with 1 turn). She even introduced me to one of the neighbors who, get this, is babysitter a TIGER. Yeah, a mf-er とら. Like, a white with black stripes baby tiger. WTH. 



Before we even got to Mutsuura, my host parents took me to this restaurant in Hayama called マリン, and on the way told me really awesome stories about the area. Like, the bay we drove past (it really reminded me of driving on Kalani’ana’ole Highway in Hawaii Kai) is the most famous bay in Yokohama (or something like that). Also, the emperor has a summer mansion in the area, which, yes, we drove past. You can’t see the actual house, but it’s this HUGE piece of land surrounded by a bamboo forest with a bridge and river and everything and enclosed in by a stone wall with one entrance that is guarded by a police officer at all times (even though the emperor isn’t even in Hayama). And apparently when the emperor is in Hayama, he often takes walks through the town and passes by the restaurant we ate at for lunch. Another fun fact: the mountain that is nearby is also famous for being a good source of charcoal. Seriously, my host parents know the most interesting, random, cool things! Oh, and マリン, the restaurant we ate at for lunch? Yeah, my host parents eat there EVERY WEEKEND. Why? Because they’re friends with the owner, who, as chance would have it, lives next door to us. So they’re like best friends with the entire staff of the restaurant. They apparently have a really bad wasp problem at the restaurant, so in the back they have a grove of water bottles filled with juice & sake with a hole punch in it in such a way that the wasps can fly in, but can’t fly out. They have 4 2L water bottles filled with wasps. It’s basically a wasp graveyard back there. Plus this restaurant is so awesome, that they allow dogs on the outside terrace and even provide water dishes and snacks! WHAT. It’s seriously the classiest, coziest, friendliest restaurant I’ve ever been to…it’s hard to describe. Not to mention, the curry pizza I ate was AMAZING. Don’t worry, I’ll take pictures the next time we go back…I’m guessing this weekend. (:

Since today was Sunday, my host parents had the weekly family dinner at the house. I am DEFINITELY have Sunday family dinner when I have a family. It’s mandatory. Their (pregnant) daughter and family (husband and baby girl) and their son’s wife and family (2 kids: a girl and boy) came over. (At least, I think that’s how the family is…I really didn’t understand that part too well…) But their daughter is SO gorgeous, but super funny at the same time! She’s the epitome of those comedic women on the Japanese tv shows who talk on the more boy-ish side, but they’re the funniest…if you know what I’m saying. And their daughter-in-law is the epitome of the quiet, polite Japanese wife/mom. It seriously was the best family dinner I’ve ever been too. The kids are SO hilarious-they’re really casual with everyone and even call their grandpa “うそつき” or “liar”! And the granddaughter can EAT like no other. It was just so refreshing to see such comfortableness and easygoing family attitude. I kept almost slipping up by talking casual with my host parents! I always forget-I hope they don’t feel awkward because within one sentence I’ll use casual and then abruptly switch to polite. I really do love them though-they’re awesome.



It’s past midnight now, and I have to wake up at 7 tomorrow for breakfast, but I have to talk about how AMAZING this house is! Like, your mind will be blown. Literally, blown.

I’m on my THIRD album, and it’s only been 1 month! Here’s the link:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150315822631634.340949.631641633&l=dbd17b1c65&type=1