I bet you've had as much green tea as you can drink, and as many cruncy rice cakes (sembei) and/or tasty little Japanese sweets as you can eat! (At least, that's my memory of meeting with people in Japan-- everything started with tea and snacks.) It sounds like you're having a fantastic time. Try to get someone to take you out for ramen if no one has yet-- fresh Japanese ramen, in a real ramen shop, is an entirely different animal than the rectangular, flash fried stuff you buy here! (And the cultural experience of being surrounded by slurping salary men is not to be missed.) Otanoshimi ni!
Rome I stopped at Taiko shop and took pictures for you here in Aizu, you tell me what you think, But I will post the pictures later since we are in families now and I am not using my computer where all my pictures are. We have been slurping soba for now but not ramen yet. Cecile
We are sponsored by the Rotary Club and its Foundation that sends young professionals abroad to discover other cultures. The program is called Group Study Exchange. We are a team of seven professionals representing the Rotary District 5500, Southern Arizona. Our team includes a team leader, a team leader alternate, four team members and one team member alternate. We will be going to the prefecture of Fukushima in Japan, Rotary District 2530, in October 2007, and are getting ready for this exciting adventure.
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I bet you've had as much green tea as you can drink, and as many cruncy rice cakes (sembei) and/or tasty little Japanese sweets as you can eat! (At least, that's my memory of meeting with people in Japan-- everything started with tea and snacks.) It sounds like you're having a fantastic time. Try to get someone to take you out for ramen if no one has yet-- fresh Japanese ramen, in a real ramen shop, is an entirely different animal than the rectangular, flash fried stuff you buy here! (And the cultural experience of being surrounded by slurping salary men is not to be missed.) Otanoshimi ni!
Rome I stopped at Taiko shop and took pictures for you here in Aizu, you tell me what you think, But I will post the pictures later since we are in families now and I am not using my computer where all my pictures are.
We have been slurping soba for now but not ramen yet.
Cecile
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