Anyway "home staying" is fun, interesting, exciting, wonderful.
We really thank for Nick & Jan.
We experienced their usual life.
And many things were interesting. Some things are new, somethings are strange (mainly oriental things), somethings are wonderful, somethings are familiar.
And the most interesting thing is we, it means Nick & Jan, and my husband &I know the words, but the interpretation is a little bit different.
Even now we (my husband and I) are talking about some words.
union, salary, worker, volunteer, patriotism, army --etc.
To know each word more through conversation is to understand more each other.
It is interesting, isn't it?
America is called a melting pot of races. So they define words strictly? without compromise.
On the other hand here in Japan , usually every person is Japanese, and we tend to think that we can understand without talking enough. So some words might be ambiguous.
But, anyway we have to have enough ability to digest and appreciate what others said. So education is important to understand each other much better.
We really thank for Nick & Jan.
We experienced their usual life.
And many things were interesting. Some things are new, somethings are strange (mainly oriental things), somethings are wonderful, somethings are familiar.
And the most interesting thing is we, it means Nick & Jan, and my husband &I know the words, but the interpretation is a little bit different.
Even now we (my husband and I) are talking about some words.
union, salary, worker, volunteer, patriotism, army --etc.
To know each word more through conversation is to understand more each other.
It is interesting, isn't it?
America is called a melting pot of races. So they define words strictly? without compromise.
On the other hand here in Japan , usually every person is Japanese, and we tend to think that we can understand without talking enough. So some words might be ambiguous.
But, anyway we have to have enough ability to digest and appreciate what others said. So education is important to understand each other much better.
Well, we went to travel by two of us for the first time in 25 years.
Until we had kids, we were really busy in doing each job.
Since we had kids, kids were always in the center of our life.
Now we are thinking about the life for two of us.
Jan & Nick is a really good couple. They talk each other very much, respect each other, and accept each other.
Both of them say " we are equal ." And both of them show their "love" clearly ( that is American.)
Jan always prepares something special for Nick for dessert. He is always looking f
forward to being served something after dinner like a kid. (At that time he is always cute.)
forward to being served something after dinner like a kid. (At that time he is always cute.)I think it is one of her way to show her love to her husband.
To tell the truth, now I'm in them empty-nest syndrome. It can't be helped. So this travel is one of the way for us to create our new second life. The life of Nick&Jan influenced us a lot.
This 
breakfast I baked quiche.
breakfast I baked quiche. Thanks for everything Nick &Jan.
Is it OK to call on you without being invited and without improving my husband's golf skill?
This weekend we go to TOKYO to visit my mother-in low having "that" present, and probably we'll come home having "that" present. Whose club is this? I don't know.
2 comments:
Mieko and her husband became a part of our American family recently. I met both of them when I stayed in their home in Japan about 3 years ago. It has been a learning experience for all of us and we understand and appreciate both cultures more because of our friendship. Their English is remarkable especially since they rarely have exposure to using it in daily life in Japan. We are honored they spent an important vacation in our home. Jan
Jan thanks of you and Nick, we had really wonderful exepreicne in your country. We are realy happy not only to have knowlege also to have actual experience.
We are always waitting for both of you and your friends here.And we'll call on you agian without being invited.
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