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Because of the lack of english practice please forgive any and all spelling and grammatical errors. Thank you
Greetings To My Friends, Family, along with the wonderful and hopefully very forgiving people of Rotary. I tried my best to recap my experiences of late. First to Roy and My club, About my Flight homeward Bound. I have scheduled to leave Monbetsu on July 26 From there I will be staying in Tokyo for two night.At the end of this duration I shall be going home on a flight scheduled for the 28th of July. Well, now that that formality is out of the way... Hajimeshou!!(Let`s start!)
A Poem by Me to Inform You about the ISHII(s)
In the months of these past, things have taken place,
The likes of which, from my mind they`ll never erase.
The first change is very significant to me,
because in February ,see, I switched Host Families.
After three months with the Kitagawa(s) my time was up,
and I acquired in my throat a lump.
For you see they were such a kind and loving troupe,
leaving them put me in a sad little droop.
Little did I know what was in store for me,
when I moved into the house belonging to the Ishii(s).
There in this house live a group of five,
a father a mother, a sister, and 2 kyoudai*.
My host sister, I have had conversation with in the past,
because in case you didn`t know, we attend the same homeroom class.
My youngest host brother is a wonderful lad,
energetic, lively, always questioning, as well a never sad.
The oldest brother you will come to see,
for next year he comes to Florida as a student of Rotary.
My host mother is a yahoo auction-a-holic,
which doesn`t change the fact her cooking makes me eat-a-holic.
My Host father is the second coolest man you will ever see,
The first ,of course, being yours Truly : ).
This guy loves to laugh and jest,
which makes him (in my book) the best.
His favorite topic as it seems,
is which girl in school I most fancy.
When he ask details on this subject I smile and lie,
by saying simply," NIHONGO SENSEN WAKKARANAIIIIIIiiiii."
Very recently I came into news which I could hardly believe,
that is I will be with the Ishii(s) until Monbetsu I leave!
*Brothers **I don`t understand Japanese at all
Whew! So how was it? I`m not the most poetic person in the world but I felt like doing something different. As for what I`ve been doing in as of late... Starting off Early in Feb. I went to Sapporo, where for the first and probably the Last time I met the 20 or so Youth Exchange Students residing in Hokkaido. Unfortunately due to poor planning I only stayed with them for a duration of about 7 hours. However the next day I was able to attend Asahikawa`s Ice Festival. When you are standing on a Life Size scale model of Castle made only out of snow... It`s makes you think about the wonders of life.
My life in Monbetsu might not make for an interesting novel but I enjoy it. There are however addictions I have obtain since coming into this town. The first being The love for Saunas, nothing is more relaxing on a winter day then sweating those pounds away in a sauna. The other is a love for all things Karaoke. I have come to the conclusion that every Japanese female has been imbued with what I like to call the KARAOKE GENE, Because I can`t even begin to compare myself to their golden voices. I have also improved my bowling game by at least 20 points.On the 14 of this month I`m going to a National Kyudo(Japanese Archery Test) placement test.
My evenings at home I spend doing a variety of things. For example: Play Video Games with my brothers, helping my sister with her english, and having Heckling wars with my Father( He is wise In the art, a worthy opponent indeed).
I`m in the last three and a half months of my Journey, Things weren`t easy at first, but still I have enjoyed every moments good AND bad.@Without the support of my families it could have been harder too, but I guess some people are lucky in a way. Really it doesn`t matter what house hold you live in so long as your family can spend time with you is all that matters. Well I should end this report now but if anyone would Like to ask me Personal question please -mail me anytime at
Silverfang91583@hotmail.com@.
This is Robert San sei signing out.
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