He visited me at my small elementary school in the countryside and its neighboring temples:
I hosted a White Elephant [yankee swap, dirty santa] gift exchange dinner and Brad was able to join this year! : )
Special thanks to him for bringing the Rock Band drum set!
Otsukare, Brad!
[thanks for your hard work!]
The time he was here coincided with the annual Christmas Shine. Brad was the winner of one of the reindeer games, which got him a red Shine shirt:
I also took him for some traditional Japanese experiences; dinner at a kaiten [conveyor belt] sushi restaurant, Kitakata ramen, weird japanese shopping and making laquerware:
We also had dinner with my ekaiwa class and went for karaoke afterwards. It was a really lovely time and they showered us with gifts. They all really enjoyed getting to know another foreigner:
He also visited my middle school and taught classes with me for two days. The kids loved him. Some of the local grandmothers were running a traditional Aizu cooking class and they asked him to take part!
When we returned from the Cambodia part of our vacation, we spent another 2 days exploring Tokyo together. Ikebukuro for video games, Harajuku for Tokyo fashion and VERY crowded shopping and a night in a capsule hotel!
It was so wonderful having him here! Soon I will post pictures from our trip to Cambodia!
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