Pictures!

We are in the homestretch of our English camp; tomorrow is the last day, and the day after that we will host a carnival for all the kids and their families to come and play games, eat food and build relationships.  Definitely a lot to share, but in the meantime, here are some of those pictures we promised!

We visited the Asakusa temple (something of a tourist trap, but still pretty cool).  Our host Seima took us to a Japanese shave ice shop, which was pretty ridiculous.

You know what transcends languages and cultures? Games.  The children picked up the difference between "red light" and "green light" pretty quickly.  And yes, just like American kids, they take 10 extra steps after the red light is put up. 

Another game, this time using an elementary school PE classic:  the parachute!  Mayhem and hilarity ensued.

Sarah with one of our campers.  If you look in her hands, you'll see a small camera; she was constantly taking photos during the camp!  Amazing.  

The game the kids could play for hours (literally):  duck, duck, goose.

Hannah, one of our campers!  

After the English camp on Wednesday, Seima invited us with some of the faimlies to go visit a pretty famous Japanese spa.  This is Lee with one of our campers, Itsuke, on the boat ride there.

Some of the older boys showing off their hand puppet skillz.

Wilson, dressed in a traditional Japanese robe, known as a yukata.  We had to wear these while we were in the spa.  

Our team plus our amazing hosts! (From left to right:  Danielle, Martin, Sarah, Drew, Lee, Naoko, Itsushi, Wilson, Seima and Sean)