Lotteria

Today was so fun! Megan and I met some of our students, Shiho, Sachi, and Ken, at Kishiwada station then walked over to the Bayside Mall. While we were waiting for Hoku, Hiroto, and Ayaka we walked around a little bit. There was this place on the second floor where you could write down your name on a piece of paper then tie it to a bamboo plant. It is a tradition for the Tanabata Festival. It's going to be coming up soon in July. So Sachi, Shiho, Ken, and I all wrote down a wish we had and tied it to a bamboo.

When everyone else arrived we went and ate at Lotteria, one of the few American style burger places in Japan. I got a tandoori chicken sandwich that was super delicious and spicy (you usually don't find spicy food in Japan). After we ate we went back to the station where we met up with Meg then walked to a nearby karaoke place. Before starting karaoke we all took some purikura (purikura is like a photo booth but a hundred times better!). Karaoke is super fun because they have karaoke boxes, or small rooms, that you and your friends can go into so that you don't have to sing in front of strangers. Plus you get to sing a ton of songs that way because it's just you and your friends.

Megan had to leave early because she left her stuff at home, but I was able to stay for a bit longer. Though, I stayed longer than I intended and so did Hiroto (he's in the night class on Fridays). So we both had to hurry to the station. We left with only 10 minutes before our train was supposed to leave, so we jogged all the way there. I was wearing sandals so I couldn't really run that fast. Though we didn't make it in time. We missed our train by one minute! Luckily there was a train in the next five minutes.

After class I got to talk with Naoko and got to know her a little better. She's super cute and fun! Then at Suwanomori station we ran into Haruka, another one of my students. On the train I talked to her and got to know her a little better as well.

When Megan and I were walking home Shiho, Ken, Meg, and Hoku surprised us at the shrine by our house. They had all been hanging out since karaoke. We all walked down to Kishiwada station and hung out for a little bit. There is a group of people that gather there to dance at night, so we watched them for a little bit. Then we went and got some ice cream from a nearby convenience store before heading home. I really just love hanging out with my students. They're all so fun!