Konichiwaaaaaaa

I am waiting with Peg, Sue and Barb at the host house. We are taking a trip today to the Fujiya Cake factory where my host mom works. They make the cutest, tastiest mini cakes in Japan! Their pastries are world known. I have already sampled many cakes from there since I live with one of the employees! I am lucky!! The company also makes toys and dolls which are adorable. My host mom Ozaki San has already showered me with gifts, like a large Peko Chan doll, a Peko chan backback, candy tins, and cell phone accessories! Cell phone charms are super popular in Japan. Everyone has them, even the business men on the train will have a bundle of little toys hanging from their cell phone. My host family is so sweet. The other night their 22 year old daughter cooked all of us dinner and it was delicious. She made tempura potato and pork balls, rice, pork and sweet potato, ham with a sweet yellow sauce, and a really good penut salad. Everything I have eaten here has been sooooo good I can't even begin to describe. It really has inspired me to learn Japanese cooking when I get back to the states. 

Yesterday was a small shopping trip into Nam Ba, where all the local "young people" shop in Osaka. The stores were kind of overwhelming, so many colors and lights and music. It is popular here to wear t-shirts with English words on them, so many of the t-shirts were just type. The funny part is, is that the sentences don't really mean anything, also known as Japenglish. For example, "Energy elegant love balls will follow the spirit of fantastic". ??????????

So of coarse we had to buy one to wear back in the United States. :) 

We are leaving now I must go!