Did you know that one of the customs in Japan is to never let a friend pour their own beer. It's true and it can lead to a lot of trouble. Tonight I attended the first `meeting` of the Uiije Rotary Club of my third home stay. I joined my host-father Nagashima-san (seems weird to call him a host-father when he's only 10 years older than me!!) at the hotel where they hold their regular meetings. The meetings are on Thursday nights, but since I won't be in town on a Thursday, they held a special dinner for me. About 10 members attended and they were all quite lovely. Two looked very young, but I was happy to discover they were all older than me - if only by a few months! One of the members went to college in Michigan, so he spoke wonderful english. He even bought me a book about the language and culture. A truly fantastic group of men.
Dinner was comprised of sushi, ramen, chicken and a ton of other oishee (delicious) food and lots of beer. Unfortunately my class was never empty, someone was always filling it back up, and no I was not out of control. I just had a really good time! We exchanged meishi (business card) and talked about politics, San Francisco, health issues with some kind of electric cooking mechanism I have never heard of ... it was quite fascinating. I am looking forward to this home stay and getting to know this group of Rotary members!
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