The Fascinating Experience At Iss

My school is very interesting because kids come from all around the world.  Of the approximately 50 kids,  15 kids come from Japan 9 kids come from Nigeria and 4 kids come from the United States and the rest come from Canda, Italy, Mexico, India, Switzerland, South Korea, Denmark, Netherlands, Pakistan,
Every year at Iss they have a traditonal holiday which is called International day which means that all the students could try foods from other countries and their culture.
Yesterday was their annual raffle for gift baskets to see which family would win one of the baskets.
I was really glad that Airi won the bread making workshop with Melisa. I hope Airi will  one day become a professional baker.
It was a very successful International Day.

The most interesting etiquette in Japan

Here's what our Japanese and culture teacher Mrs. Sato taught us about japanese manners. all the students that were in Japanese and culture did the same assignment. We were split into different groups. each group chose which manners they wanted to cover in their video. the First day we had to pick a director, our director was Hana because she did a lot of acting.  our group agreed that we should chose Hana. I think Ken M had the second most  difficult  because he had to act like a student that didn't know about the Japanese manners. There are always right ways to do that manner and there is informal way of doing each of the manners.
Here are some examples that we included in our video:
Don't walk so slowly in Japan because its very rude.
Jesse told Ken that he should walk more quickly. Its often quite common to do when people are in a hurry.
Don't  talk on the phone when you are on public Transportation because it will disract others that are around
Don't talk so loudly when you are on the train because it will desract others that are around.
Its quite common in Japan for  people to greet other people even if you don't know them.
When you enter a building in Japan you have to take off you shoes Some places where are  School buildings,  houses, temples and shrines. but on specific example is the gorcey stores department stores

The most interesting experience in Japan

The day when my whole family saw cats in the park was the day after our family arrived in Japan.

We were so amazed at how many people cared for the cats.
I thought that the cats were supper adorable and very fuzzy.
They are wild cats that roam the park all day long and that's their habitat. Compared to most wild cats, they aren't so filthy or skinny.  The cats in our  park are so friendly and well cared for.

Outstanding Outing to Owl Cafe

Last Wednesday when Gammy B was visiting us in Japan. we decided to go to Owl Cafe with Malia's  friend Annika and her mom. It was very unusal experience because we don't get to hold owls often in the Untied States. I really enjoyed petting the baby owl which was still in training.

The Interesting Matsumoto Castle

Our whole family went to Matsumoto for vacation. and we saw the Samurai castle.
I thought the trip was quite fascinating and also very educational.
I learned that the castle was built 500 years ago.
The castle also had steep stairways that we had to climb. I was very nervous, but did it anyway.
Samurai warriors were able to ride horses, it was required to have strength and bravery.

It made me realize what it was like to live in Matsumoto during this time.

Family Vacation Matsumoto

For Fall Break my whole family went to Matsumoto and we stayed in a hotel which was near the hot spring. I was quite interested in staying in the large hotel.
I really enjoyed the meals that we had every night and they were so delcious. It came with a lot of Japanese foods which incluede pickles miso soup and fish. my favorite meal that we had was the different  of meats.
In the Untied States we dont have so many mini dishes at one meal.  I thought that was so interesting.
Overall our Family Fall Break was quite amazing and I wish we could go back to Matsumoto.

I thought the Diet building was quite huge

On October 7, 2016 all of the high schoolers went on a field trip to the diet building with Ms Kimoto, Mr wan and Mr. Brock and also Mr Tighe.
We had to take a bus to the Diet building which is where the government officials of Japan have meetings.
When we arrived at the Diet building in the morning we had to sit in a crowed room and it was also stuffy because it had no air conditioning in the room. While we waited for our tour to start we looked at an exhibit
of the emperor's room. We had a tour guide that spoke Japanese. Ms Kimoto could understand Japanese really well so that she could translate for us because it was all in Japanese.   Our field trip began in the large room included where the Japanese government held their meetings to discuss which laws would be the most efficient for their country.
The next room was fascinating because it was the emperor's room which had a courtyard with some koi fish.

It was a fascinating field trip and I wish to go with my family sometime soon!

The special outing to the Dog Cafe

On September 10. 2016  Mom and I went on a special outing To the Dog Cafe. 

It was a place where people got to hangout with the pooches all day long.  

It was very humid and we had to wait 15 minutes outside until there was space. 

It was an interesting afternoon. and I think I might want to go back to the Dog Cafe.

My favorite dog was Rikka because she wanted more attention. 

I felt very excited to be hanging out with all the dogs, but my favorite one was Rikka.

The Ace BQB

September 9, 2016


Some ACE students organized a BBQ for all the teachers and students from Iss.
First some students did pE in the park and then the students in ACE came out to set up the BBQ. The interesting thing was that the BBQ hadn't started yet, and while they were out setting up, it started to rain.  Then it started to rain harder so before we were even all set up, we were all drenched so we decided to have the BBQ inside the iss buliding.   In the end, everything turned out all right.
Later, I was surprised to hear that there was a typhoon heading our way.

The Rubbery Squid

One night my whole family went out to a conveyor belt Sushi restaurant .

We got to pick them off the conveyor belt which was very interesting.  Mom asked me which one was the creepiest so I picked the one that had squid sushi.  and then to show that I wasn't a wimp I ate it !!!!!!!
It tasted quite rubbery and it was quite an experience that I wouldn't forget!

my Huge School Adventure

My Huge school adventure started on the fifth day at Iss. It was a Monday during the middle of the day. I realized that I didn't have a lunch. First I asked Mrs. Sato for permission to buy a lunch. I walked out of the door of school Iss Then I walked down the narrow and twisted streets of the neighborhood. But then I headed into the large convini to buy my lunch but I realized That I couldn't find my way back to school. I felt scared, and confused because I couldn't find my way back to school. I was gone for 2 hours and the principal called the police. I was missing for so long. First my mom and dad hopped on their bikes to search for me
Then one of seniors found me near the train station.
I was relieved and excited to be found!

The Quite Interesting shopping experience in Japan

That was the day when the huge typhoon occurred in Northern Japan.  Here in Tokyo we were lucky enough to just get a lot of wind and rain. Some areas of Northern Japan weren't so fortunate like we were. Mom planned on going shopping for Malia's school uniform so even though it was raining we decided to go shopping. while we waited for the bus to arrive we got drenched.  and it blew our umbrellas inside out.
we all got drenched.

A day at ISS

Today was a day 2 schedule which meant the kids at Iss  did PE in the afternoon. All the kids were exhausted and hot. Today the activity in PE was soccer. The first class I had in the morning was Japanesse language and culture which was with Mrs Sato and Ms. Kimito  we learned about a jappanese writing which was difficult. we had a huge discusison about if we wanted to enter the Japanese postcard contest. Some of the kids schedules were different. overall The day at Iss was very interesting and I am liking going to school here.

the impressions of my new Interational school Iss

My early impressions of Iss  compared to Stanbridge. I think Iss is very small; there are only 38 kids.
The teachers  were wonderful and  awesome  because they gave us a lot of helpful information.
The classes sound great  and I'm looking forward to doing the Japanese Language and culture class because it sounds  most interesting. It is different from the classes I took before.
I'm excited to start Iss on Monday.

my experiences in Japan have been amazing.
my whole family is living in Japan for one whole year. And I am writing this because I want to share this with friends back home.

Supermarkets in Japan are totally different.  Compared to the supermarkets in  San Mateo I think Japanese supermarkets are less crowded and  they sell packages in small quantities.The most surprising things I learned were  that Japanese super markets sold a lot of fish, tofu,  and also a lot of green tea, the apples were individually wrapped.

puppy pet store

Today my family and I went to the puppy pet store.
We saw so many adorable puppies it made me smile.
Some of the puppies were energetic, others were sleepy.
The puppies were so expensive if you wanted to adopt one.  
It was really amazing I wish to go back to the pet store soon!

sayonara