Today in Door County, Andy and B took a segway tour. They did it last year too, but this year took a tour of the rolling hills around Egg Harbor where we are staying. They saw some really nice houses by the bay. L had hoped to go on the tour with them and we let her try out the segway, but it got away from her a bit when she started rolling down a little hill so we decided she should wait till next year to take the full tour.
We got an update on the Japan trip from sensei this morning:
Konnichiwa Parents!
We are finally here! We arrived late last night around 10 pm. Despite the long trip, the students were very excited to meet their host family.... The students who didn`t host in the winter met with their family for the first time, so they were definitely more nervous. But they did really well introducing themselves! I saw fake smiles and awkward eye movements but it is okay :) I do it all the time at parent teacher conferences. As each student left the gruop to go with their family, I saw terror in their eyes...`Wait... no one is coming with me....? ....` I said, 'Bye! Good luck! Make it work!` They waved at us and left!
This morning, we met at school. Everyone is here and they all seem to be doing well. I am sure they are nervous and tired but no one is complaining...yet. We had a quick tour of the school, got introduced to the teachers at their daily morning meeting, and students went to the homeroom with their host students. ... The school is very nice and clean. It is a new building (only a little over one year old). The walls, the desks, furniture and a lot of the things were made from the famous Akita cedar trees, so it smells really nice everywhere in the building. Natural wood smell. And the students here are so cute and polite! They always bow to us and say `good morning` or `hello`. So far, our experience has been great!
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