Day 2 - Rain and Rest
Today we recovered... Ang, Meg, Isa, and Lila recovered from their travel day and jet lag, Amy and I recovered from the busy pace of the school trip. Of course the girls were wide awake before 4:00 am, and were in a state of semi-consciousness for much of the day, so it was nice to not have any agenda.
Conveniently, it decided to rain and blow hard most of the day so we didn't really want to be walking around outside anyway. At times it reminded me of a few typhoons I've been near in the south.
Our host, Chieko Serizawa, came over in the afternoon to answer questions and show us around the neighborhood in her car. She is remarkably kind and not only brought us food to cook for dinner, but stayed to help cook it! And while cooking she kept apologizing that she was imposing on our family time -- even though we are in her home and she was cooking dinner for us -- that she bought! It makes me wonder about the limits of the hospitality I show others.
She also brought out some origami paper and helped the girls make various animals, and it was fun to talk with her. She lived in Portland as a high school student while her dad worked there, and as newlyweds, she and her husband lived in the US for about 10 years. She's got two sons who work overseas... a real cosmopolitan family. We are in their debt for making this adventure possible.
Bed early tonight and maybe venture out tomorrow. The wet weather seems to be gone for a day or two.
お休みなさい。
Conveniently, it decided to rain and blow hard most of the day so we didn't really want to be walking around outside anyway. At times it reminded me of a few typhoons I've been near in the south.
Our host, Chieko Serizawa, came over in the afternoon to answer questions and show us around the neighborhood in her car. She is remarkably kind and not only brought us food to cook for dinner, but stayed to help cook it! And while cooking she kept apologizing that she was imposing on our family time -- even though we are in her home and she was cooking dinner for us -- that she bought! It makes me wonder about the limits of the hospitality I show others.
She also brought out some origami paper and helped the girls make various animals, and it was fun to talk with her. She lived in Portland as a high school student while her dad worked there, and as newlyweds, she and her husband lived in the US for about 10 years. She's got two sons who work overseas... a real cosmopolitan family. We are in their debt for making this adventure possible.
Bed early tonight and maybe venture out tomorrow. The wet weather seems to be gone for a day or two.
お休みなさい。
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