19 October 2009

Just Me & Mom







Hi! Hello! I'm Sorry! I Know! It has been too long
Mom came to Japan!
 [She came, she saw, she conquered, she left!] 


It was whirlwind. Just about everything I've seen in the past 2 years, I tried to squeeze in to 10 days. We saw temples, shrines, rivers, mountains, festivals, traditions, parks, imperial palace and crowds (lots and lots of crowds).


She can say 'Hello', 'Thank -you', 'yes', and 'one' in Japanese. 
She ate raw fish and mushrooms for the first time
 She got [naked] in a hot spring with me and my students. 
She met my wonderful Japanese Family. 
She bought some lots of dishes & pottery. 
She experienced a traditional Japanese Tea ceremony
She cringed when I was driving down the tiny streets. 
She looked gorgeous for her 25th wedding anniversary. 
She knew that Dad was with her in spirit
She is now an expert a master in the art of chop sticks. 
AND
She and I both shed tears when she had to leave. 


I was so sad to put her on the bus to the airport today. So, here are a few pictures that made me smile. We made so many memories
I'll be posting again this week with some fabulous stories of our vacation together. 
-K






















5 comments:

  1. You got to see your mom too! AHhhh, fabulous. Your pictures look great. It must be difficult to be that far away. Hope you guys made every minute count. Have a great week.

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  2. It sounds like you both had a great time together!!!! I'm sure she was so sad to leave!

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  3. Sounds perfect! I know it was hard for her to leave, but you have all these new memories to cherish now!

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  4. We had such a wonderful time! I'm just so happy that she made the trip here! :)

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