Niitsu Rotary Club

Yet another delayed post.

We have not had luck with getting access to the internet. So I am currently stealing someone's wireless internet. A neighbor of my host family. Kanpai (cheers) to them!

If I didn't have pictures to look at, I would forget what we've done. So while there is so much I want to say, I just don't have the time to get it all down. But I can keep you updated through pictures.

For Kenja and I, this rotary club will have a special place in our hearts. People treated us so well. We were treated like daughters and had a great welcome party full of fun and laughter. The rotary president danced for us and put his tie around his head with chopsticks. Someone said one of the women, who they call "Mama," looks like me. So from then on, I always asked where my twin sister was.



We also met two gentlemen, one age 60, and the other 82, who have climbed Mount Fuji. The 60-year-old is the 82-year-old's teacher. I made his day when I said he looked younger than his teacher. This brought tears to everyone's eyes. The sake and beer were flying all night as we had dish after delicious dish brought to us.

I will have to write more tomorrow if I am lucky.