Day 10

Today, we all woke up in our respective homes at various times. For me and my dad, our wake up was 6:30. We got up for breakfast with Taiki, my host brother, and his older brother and sister. His mom and dad made us a breakfast of eggs, bacon, and toast. After eating and changing into school clothes, we took the train to school. We arrived at Bihoku High School at around 7:50.

Once there, we removed our shoes and put on slippers. We were then led to the conference room where Sensei Wargo was waiting for us. Taiki said goodbye and went to his homeroom. Once everyone was there, Sensei Wargo gave us a general run-down of the day and gave us instructions about how we were to teach the classes. We are then taken to the gym where there is a brief welcoming ceremony. Anne and Sensei Wargo both gave speeches while a teacher and a student council representative from Bihoku gave speeches. After the assembly, we went to the conference room again, then to our classes to begin teaching.

The lesson was mainly about informing the students about America. Then, we had the students draw a seal representing the friendship between our two schools. Which ever seal is judged the best by the teachers will be made into stickers for us all. After we taught for two periods, the students at Bihoku took a turn at teaching us about Japan. After their lesson, we ate lunch then headed out for Inuyama Castle. Each one of us was partnered up with a Bihoku student. We toured the castle for about an hour and a half then got back on the trains to head back to the high school.

Once back there we split back up to go with our host brother/sister back home. My dad and I went with Taiki back to his family's apartment where he made yasoba for dinner. Yasoba is a meal of stir-fried pork and cabbage with noodles and sauce. It was delicious! After dinner, Taiki presented me and my father with a couple of gifts. We then turned in later that night.