11.23

So I ended up staying up really late making cookies last night. But because today was a national holiday we and the day off from school so we all took the train to Sakae. We bought the two chickens and cake slices and split the bill between the five of us. In addition we all brought something to eat. We ended up with a ton of food. But we had a good day of fun and relaxation Watching American movies and celebrating Thanksgiving.

Today I had to get up early to go into Sakae with Kimu, Nana-chan and Sophia. We also met up with one of the British kids (Simeon) studying here, to show him where the shop was located at. We caught one of the early morning buses to Hongo station. While we were riding we ended up talking to one of the older Japanese women riding as well. It turned out that she had been to America several times and she spoke English remarkably well. After the thirty minute trip on the Yellow line to Sakae, we arrived at Ozu, where we split up. Kimu and Nana-chan went looking for cake while Soph, Simeon and I went hunting for roasted chicken. It took a little while but eventually Sophia found the shop and we got our birds. It was really cool to see the birds roasting in huge turn wheels. We (minus Simeon) decided to go get purikuri (photos that come out in a strip) from another shop in Ozu before heading back to Nisshin.

Once we got back I went and had my second tire replaced at the bike shop and picked up the last of the ingredients I needed for my portion of the potluck. Thankfully Nana-chan went with me to the bike shop and things went smoothly there. Later that day at 3pm, we all met up in my room to have our thanksgiving feast. We had SO much food for just five people. We did watch the Matrix ( I actually bought a Japanese version), two random Korean movies from online, and one of my movies from back home. It was really nice to spend the time with friends and celebrate thanksgiving, even if we did have class the next day.