We are back to our routine again.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Capstone Report #19 / Way back home
All kids walk back home from school.
Kyle' home-stay locates 10 minutes away from school.
Ryan's home-stay locates 30 minutes away from school.
It is nice-relaxing time for kids to walk back home with their friends after school.
Of course we play with snow.
We see lots of attractive icicles on the way. But we cannot touch them.
Scary!
The senior citizens are outside standing at the corner of block or next to the stoplight to protect their local children. So is dog.
Ryan's host family house
Capstone Report #18 / Visiting Superintendent of Chitose board of education
Left: Host School Principal Right: Superintendent
There is no way to succeed this capstone with their understandings.
Thank you Chitose, Hokkaido.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Capstone Report #17 / Healthy School Lunch
The school lunch will be provided by the local city. The nutritionist try so hard to have all children to eat healthy meals. Most children at this classroom are not picky.
Children have to serve their meal by themselves.
One meal is $3.22.
Rice
Miso soup with lost of veggies.
edible brown algae(dried sea weed), bean, konjac(processed product of potato)
You might never seen it before.
Chicken meat ball
This is the easiest food to eat for all kids.
Capstone Report #16 / Presentation in Japan
We introduced our school life to Japanese students at the host school.
They all like our presentation.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Capstone Report #15 / Kendo (Japanese Swordsman ship)
The homeroom teacher used to play Kendo when he was in College.
He suggested me to let them have Kendo experience as a lesson of learning Japanese tradition.
He said "It does not make sense if you hold the sword like Star Wars Characters"
You can see the most practical form on the second picture.
Concentrate!
The most practical form of KENDO
ACTION!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Capstone Report #13 / At the class
The homeroom teacher has been so nice to both kids. We do not feel like we are the guest.
We are part of them.
He accepted my school visit offer right away
even in the busiest time of the Japanese School Year.
Photo/Below
He asked Ryan to write the Math answer on the black board.
Capstone Report #12 / After School Activity
Kid at home-stay family
You think Kyle looks nervous around Japanese kids?
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Capstone Report #10 / Brave! buddy!
It is actually healthy school lunch. But Natto is too Japanese. I wonder how many Western kids can eat Japanese School Lunch.
Brave American boy in Japan
Monday, March 7, 2011
Capstone Report #9 / Snow ball fight in Odori
Odori park runs east to west right in the middle of Sapporo city.Sapporo Snow Festival will take place on Feburary.
In Odori
Not very many people here, because it is off-season of sightseeing.
Snow ball fight
Capstone Report #8 / Red Brick
Former Hokkaido Government Office Building
2F Hallway
The former governors office #1
The former governors office #2
Capstone Report #7 / Otaru Canal
Otaru is very famous for its historical canals that show their old time prosperity. They used to have a huge trading business and a fishing business. It is like Astoria, Oregon. Now it is well-known as a sightseeing place near Sapporo.
There are lots of classical warehouses along the canel. They all became restaurants to entertain visitors.
Capstone Report #5 / The Music Box Museum
In front of Music Box Museum 
Huge Museum
Maneki NEKO For Hazel
Sushi Music Box....
Capstone Report #4 / Otaru alleys
The shaveling snow is the scale for being a good Hokkaido citizen.
But they are obviously having a difficult time for that this year.
The guy cleaning the hanging icicles on the gutters.
No place to dump snow. The gigantic icicles might break the windows.
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