I hope you all had a great first day back at school.
I've been busy trying not to get lost, and going to classes and meeting lots of people. After my language classes today I had a culture class and learnt about tea ceremonies. I learnt they are a very old tradition that started even before there were Samurai. During a tea ceremony there are a lot of rules and it takes a long time. The tea is bubbly on top, warm and slightly bitter. I thought it was delicious. Before you drink your tea, you eat a little Japanese sweet (it's like a pastry with sweet beans inside) so that your tea doesn't taste so bitter. Here's a photo of me and my sensei:
After my classes finished, I went to a fireworks festival that was in a park only 10mins walk from my hostel.
Benri nee (handy aye). It was very cool. Thousands of people and lots of people dressed in yukata (summer kimono), The fireworks went for a whole hour! The queues for the ice blocks were longer than the Rapaura School field! This video was taken by a man who works for that cool website Genki Japan (see my web links). He was right were I was, but I was there later than him, when it was dark. Chotto mite: Have a look!
O genki de ne (take care),
Amelia (aka Miss Whiting)
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