We’ve been meeting so many people lately! It’s really great. Last Saturday we had our 紙しばい event and met some new and wonderful children and parents. We sang and danced and practiced our 英語 and, of course, we enjoyed our アンパンマン story.
We said goodbye to Kei-chan who lives near our house. She’s moving away which is sad because we just met her.
We’re looking forward to another event this coming Saturday.
On Sunday we relaxed and socialized a little. On Monday we went to kung-fu master 政岡先生’s house for a BBQ. That was good fun. We had a lot of good food, beer, and I even tried wasabi shouchu for the first time. 橋本先生 and his son were there as well. It was a good time talking but a better time when the weapons came out: swords, nunchaku, staffs, etc.
I was able to see 政岡先生’s wife do taichi for the first time. Her form was very beautiful and inspirational. There was also some drunken combat and that was a lot of fun too. Watching the kung fu DVD’s and drinking beer is very motivational.
It’s not often I get to socialize with people who are so skilled in martial arts and have such a passion for training. It was a great time for me.
Yesterday we were invited to 三木さん’s house for a wine party. It was great to drink a fine selection of wine. It was all good. There was a potluck dinner too and plenty of good eats. But the wine really made it special. We shared the experience with some of our neighbors here. It’s great that after just a few weeks we already have met good people in our own neighborhood who are generous enough to share their homes with us.
I’ll have to remember to take pictures next time.