Sunday, December 13, 2009-

Christmas Party! The exchange students, Rotarians, host families and next years exchange students all had an Xmas party in Tochigi City this afternoon. It was loads of fun to see my friends again and of course to get so many presents, almost all of which were food!! Haha

We gathered for appetizers, a magic show, a very funny “Russian Roulette” game with desserts, a costume contest, presents, bowling, and dinner! What a day. To clarify, the cookie game: there were four cookies on a plate. Three cookies were filled with a sweet paste but one was filled with spicy wasabe-like mustard! Four people at a time had to randomly pick a cookie and eat them. Everyone then acted like they had eaten the spicy one while the crowd had to guess who had really eaten the hot one. Extremely funny. As for the costume contest, I was one of three winners with my Christmas Tree outfit! The bowling was enjoyable too, and to my surprise my host mom beat all the other host moms. Haha, who would've guessed!?!

Chisaki and Ayano being festive

Anaïs as Santa! Nice beard...but shouldn't it be Max Beard who actually has a beard?? Why don't you have a beard, Max? Amberly and I have been wondering that...

Me, Mai, and Ayano at bowling. Apparently Rudolph is really excited to bowling

NO I HAVEN'T GAINED (much) WEIGHT!! I'm trying to look like a tree! haha, but this is a fun picture of everyone. That's our district governor, Matsuba-San, in the middle next to the big (dog) reindeer Ayano!

We stopped at someone's relative's house to see their christmas illuminations =)

On our way to the party we even ran into a highway motorcycle gang. First time for everything! Fun fact: Apparently the word for them is "Bozo" or at least that's what my host mom called them