This was my first two day weekend in ages. I slept in then had breakfast, we have western breakfasts more often than rice, miso soup, and fish here. After breakfast, my host mom drove me to a mall by the station to pick up some more under armour like clothing for school because it is so cold in the building. So I went to Uniclo, a cheap but good quality clothing chain. Apparently one of my students saw me there, but only mentioned it today at school. We came home, ate lunch, and my host mom took us (father at work at this time) out again, to the library, to pick up some travel books of Osaka and the area. We then came home, read a bit, and sat around chatting, playing with the kids, and watching the Olympics. Part way through, my host mother took a nap, but got up in time to make dinner. We sat around chatting more and watching the olympics more.
Sunday, the whole family drove to Kobe. There we visited some famous houses in an old international district of people like the US consulate's old house, a british mansion, a Nordic house, etc. We also walked by the consulate of Norway, France, and Britain. We then went to Kobe's China town and walked around. We got a late lunch at an Italian Restaurant, and continued on to the waterfront. There, we walked around, took pictures, and rode a ferris wheel. We were going to go to the restaurant my father owns, but we were all exhausted, so we just went home. Apparently my father owns a seafood trade company between Osaka and Southern China and a restaurant in Osaka. Wow. It was a long drive home with traffic. We talked part of it, but I dozed off.
We got home, had dinner, watched TV more, and went to bed early, it was a school day for me.
Sunday, the whole family drove to Kobe. There we visited some famous houses in an old international district of people like the US consulate's old house, a british mansion, a Nordic house, etc. We also walked by the consulate of Norway, France, and Britain. We then went to Kobe's China town and walked around. We got a late lunch at an Italian Restaurant, and continued on to the waterfront. There, we walked around, took pictures, and rode a ferris wheel. We were going to go to the restaurant my father owns, but we were all exhausted, so we just went home. Apparently my father owns a seafood trade company between Osaka and Southern China and a restaurant in Osaka. Wow. It was a long drive home with traffic. We talked part of it, but I dozed off.
We got home, had dinner, watched TV more, and went to bed early, it was a school day for me.