1) I enjoyed my stay with my host family! She has had a few children live with her so she kind of knew what to tell me that is different between cultures. A huge difference is the language and the writing, which Mika did show me a little bit. Also our conversations were a little different. We don’t have the same sports athletes, some of the celebrities are different and we don’t enjoy the same TV! I loved our dinner though. It was nice to have a home-cooked meal and I was taught how to make homemade Gyoza! YUMM!! 😋 My family also showed me pictures of the places they have been, and before I left, we went to a photo booth! At the end of the stay I was upset that I had to leave my family! 😕
2) The karaoke was awesome! In America, it is not as common. People are more shy and judgmental. I also think people are not as nervous to sign because everybody is doing it and have a fun time not just people that are good singers or have enough guts too, which makes it more fun.
3) I chose this picture of clocks in Harajuku because it looks cool how it is decorated. They also had smaller clocks around the bigger clock that displayed the different time zones and the time there.