akp welcome party

the beautiful midd girls :)

i went home with the 中村 [ nakamura ] family after the akp welcome party friday night. everyone was anxiously waiting in the banquet room lobby for the arrival of the families. it seemed as though mine would never come, as i was the last one left waiting of the midd kids. finally, kuwata-san pulled me aside to introduce me to my host mother. mama was dressed in a traditional kimono ~ 本当に素晴らしい！ i didn't feel overwhelmingly nervous, but i definitely got really hot really quickly. she told me to relax and said that she had been a little nervous too.

dinner was extremely おいしかった！ many speeches were given, but one in particular について、the presenter commented that if one understood 100% of what he said, then it was very impressive. well, i didn't understand it 100%, but probably around 90-95%. i felt pretty good at that moment ^_^  

anyway, if i had written this post friday night, then there probably would've been more details about the welcome party.  the banquet really pales in comparison to the fun i had with my family this weekend.