Tanjoubi! (B-day)

It was Kimiya's 6th Birthday on Sunday and I had a lot of fun with the him and the rest of the Nakamura family. We went to Ichikawa which was about a 20-40 min drive and went to Tomo's mother's house. She is a very kind lady and she was very interested in Canada! Before we ate, we went out to get some food and went to this mall... It feels so crowded all the time and it's something I still need to get used to.

I had fun and I really need to get over this language barrier... You have no idea how much it kills me to not understand so many things and having to ask people to talk to me slowly and such it just gah ... It's frustrating but I know eventually it will get better and of course if you have an issue you need to find ways to resolve and mine is to attend classes nearby to learn Japanese... Hopefully that will help introduce myself to some new people because I really want to get some friendships going!

Back to the birthday topic! I also met Tomo's sister Yoko! She is really awesome I think and hopefully someday soon we will go to Akihabara in Tokyo! Akihara is a haven for otaku so I think it will be fun! (If you do not know what an otaku is google it! Do your own research people! :D) Kimi got many books and a CD for his Birthday and the food was excellent! I ate lots of tako! I really can't complain about the food here and thank Jesus I'm not picky! I had showed Tomo's mother pictures of Canada and told her about our snow and autumn and I also gave her some of my coins and she gave me this special 500 yen coin made in Okinawa when the USA was in control of the region. It is not available and many Japanese have never seen one... And I own one! The coin means a lot to me.

The pic below is of Me, Airi, Kimi, Miwa, Mayumi and Yoko

Until next time!