Some old photos

The famous nice view of Hakodate。

Kyoto

Well Kyoto is as hot as an underside of a sumo　Wrestler armpit.　But I really like it.　It doesn't have the charm of a Megalopolis　Like　Tokyo, but it has its charm and it is quite pretty.　The hostel is very nice and clean, as well as its location in the center of the city a great place to start excursions.
I have been here but one evening, and already managed to see a Festival, with surprisingly belly dancing

The ending of the program

The ending of the program was quite hectic.
There was the studying for the final test, which I am happy to have behind. I have also been busy with sending my bag over to Narita. Since I am traveling, I decided not to bring my heavy bag but only my small travel one.
I have to say that it is quite sad to be saying good byes to everyone, but I am also looking forward to the rest of the country.
Next time I will post anything will most likely be from Kyoto's Gion District.

The weekend

Well, I should perhaps start with Saturday and the fishing. The day was actually quite windy, so the waves were horrible and I got sick, as well as everybody else besides my host dad. Added to that, squid must have dived down really low, since my host dad only caught one. But besides that, it was actually pretty fun to see the city from the water.
Later on I was a flag-bearer in the parade, where I dressed up as Imperial Russian soldier/flag bearer. This duty also involved taking a ride on a boat, but thankfully no problem this time, mostly because we were constantly moving and were in the harbor.
Sunday was also quite eventful. I got to participate in the Ika Odori, a dancing festival. Overall an interesting and memorable weekend.

This Monday went to the soba and mochi making, which was delicious and also a lot of fun. Today I went to the calligraphy lesson, which was also quite interesting. Looking forward to the ika fishing on Saturday.

Sunday with the host family

This Sunday I made some pasta with my family, when I found that soy sauce does make a good combination with garlic. Then, since me and my host dad are going squid finishing next week, he and my host mom took me to buy a hat, which they bought for me as a gift. Then, host dad taught me how to do hotate (muscle) and ika (squid) sashimi, which by the way is not the walk in the park.
However, the best part of today has to be the fireworks. Since my host dad's company contributed money to the fireworks, we got front row seats, which were so close to the fireworks, it felt like we would get hit any moment.