My highlights from Japan so far

Shinagawa Festival

On Sunday Jonothan and I attended Shinagawa`s very own festival. My amazing homestay spent the weekend making biscuits (approx. 200). We carried all the biscuits over to the festival and set up the selling point at the Shinagawa Gakuen stall. It was our job to try and sell the cookies, after Jonothan learnt the two phrases `Oishii desu yo` and 'irashaimase' we were good to go. Sales were slow at first, but sales increased as the day progressed. At the end of the day we raised over 30,000 yen for the school.
During the day we went and had a break to see the rest of the festival, we checked out the stands and got to experience what a Japanese festival was like.

Disney Sea

On Wedenesday we all got to visit Disney Sea, something I have wanted to do for a while, unfortunately the weather was not very good, however, this did not stop me from enjoying the attractions and rides. I spent the day with Nemo and Kevin, we mostly just walked around taking photos etc. Despite getting soaked it was in my top 3 days I have experienced during my trip. Somehow Nemo and I managed to catch up on sleep in one of the busiest spots -.-


Akihabara

Akihabara...

Was...

Interesting...
As soon as I stepped out of the station and on to the street there was electronics, electronics everywhere. I thought I had entered a dream world, a world full of electronics and bright lights. Sadly, this was not the case. There were maids, not just one but many, this may have been okay if they didn't start calling me master and handing me things. I snuck out of one of the figurine stores that Jono and my homestay were checking out and found a small computer store. I decided to check some parts out, I asked a question as to the whereabouts of the CPU's. I was suprised at the amount of Japanese I understood when the salesman started talking to me, I even got some dates when the newest products are coming out. I know it doesn't sound like much but after leaving the store I felt good, after studying the subject at school and being able to put it to use felt amazing, my Japanese has improved a lot since coming to Japan, I'm sure everyone's has.


This trip has been (and will continue) to be amazing, only a few days left but I hope everyone makes the most out of this trip.

Big thanks to SIFA, the teachers, homestays and whoever else has helped make this trip happen.