I went to Japan for over a month summer 07'. For the first half I backpacked with some classmates, and the second half I stayed with a host family in Fukui prefecture.
I wanted to hear about people exchange living experiences...
I would just like to say that living with a Japanese family is the prime way to fully understand the culture... Luckily my host family were extremely wealthy with a 2 story, 5 bedroom house with 2 bathrooms. Nevertheless, I didn't know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised when my family ended up being a joke-cracking group of the most unique and special people I've ever met. TANIYAMA KAZOKU!
I knew things would be fine when my host grandma, who was pushing 85, sneezed; which was followed by a roar of laughter from everyone... just because it was a hilarious cute grandma sneeze
Not the mention the giant 1980's hair dryer they let me use... which we inevidably named 'okii no kaze'- freakin' hilarity insued!
They also gave me a lesson in making Soba, where my host sister said, in English, I could be a 'person of soba' because of my awesome skills.
This all somehow led to me getting the nickname "Sobajin"
PIC:
TOP LEFT: My host sister and father
BOTTOM LEFT: Me and Host dad... I look a little PO'd, but I just didn't prepare my "chiizu" smile
RIGHT: Host grandpa telling me a story in a dialect I can't understand.
Share your stories!
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