Tuesday I taught my classes, then had free time until Misuzu came for her lesson at 4:05. I rode the train in in the morning.
Nobu drove M. & I to a restaurant in Himeji for a follow-up mtng. on festival. There were about 25 faculty & students there. We had Japanese pizza...ack! I walked home afterwards, no problem...except I went the wrong direction...I eventually got home though.
After school Misuzu, L. Lee & I went into Himeji for the "Yukatta Matsuri". Downtown was crammed with booths, people wearing yukatta's, regualr people, vendors, etc. I found corn dogs- they were great. There were also shelves set up filled with water & hundreds of goldfish. Children pay 200 yen for a paper net & catch as many fish as they can before the paper net dissolved. Kind of neat!
After dinner we went to the park & watched a yukatta fashion show, fireworks, & a karaoke competition. I bought 2 tea sets at Daiei for Christmas presents.
I cashed yen for dollars & sent a check to mom & $50 to Steph. to cover her 51 minutes, $71.50 phone call to me a few weeks ago.
The whole day I thought about Stephanie, as it was her birthday. I called her at 7:30, her time, and woke her up to be the first to wish her a happy birthday. Some of the girls at school wished me "Happy Stephanie's birthday"!
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