My new life in Tokyo is almost set up. Other than getting my alien registration card, a cell phone and a train pass, moving into my new home marked the next step in my journey. As I entered the dining room I was greeted by my host mother's three year old grandson who welcomed me with a couple "ray gun blasts" with his Buzz Lightyear action figure. My host mother welcomed me quite differently with a delicious pear-jello-cream-bowl which was quite good.
My host family is wonderful. Toyohito, my otosan (father) is a business owner (not sure what yet) who honestly looks like an old samurai who looks like he's past his prime but if challenged, could defeat any foe. Hiromi, my okasan (mother) is super nice, my program coordinator even said she aspires to be like Hiromi. Their daughter Kae lives with them (in a quite large house, even by the U.S.'s standards) along with her husband Masaki who looks super chill and likes baseball. I'm hoping to go to some games with him. Their son Teruki is adorable, (I will try to get some pictures of him soon) and apparently is comfortable with me as he waltzed right in to the dining room after his bath stark naked and started playing with his toys. His hobbies include shooting me with Buzz Lightyear and giving Buzz Lightyear nun chucks to shoot me with as well. Setsuko is the mother of one of my host-parents, although I'm not sure which one. She too is very sweet as most older Japanese ladies are. So if you were counting, I have four generations under one roof!
I'm very excited for time with the Akutsu family and will try to get some pictures of my house and the family asap. For now, here are some scenic pictures and my room!
Totally enjoying your blog:)
ReplyDeletelooks and sounds awesome dude! my mom says hi but she's technically challenged to the point where she made two accounts and scared to post a comment wrong.
ReplyDeletemiss you!