Yukie - Jan. 17 2007

Today I met for the first time with my speaking partner, whom I met throught the Kansai Gaidai speaking partner program. She is a first year university student, specializing in languages, learning English and French. I guess it is not by chance that I was teamed with her. Tonight I helped her with her homework: translating a new article from French to Japanese. I learned lots of new Japanese vocabulary at the same time. We also went to a Sushi restaurant where the sushi goes around the sushi bar on plates on a conveyer belt and you pick want you want! At the end of the dinner, they can tally the bill by counting the plates and the prices are known by the color of the plate. (Certain plates cost more than others, depending on the grade and type of sushi). I did take some pictures on my cellphone, but I don't know how to send them to myself by email! The sushi was great, it was actually the first time I went to a sushiya in Japan. I definately want to go back with some friends.