This is my first Christmas away from home, and my first Christmas without any family. That is probably one of the hardest things about being abroad: no holidays with the family. Even though I have lived away from home almost five years now (Since junior year of HS), I have never been far away enough that I couldn't go home. This is a big change for me. However, my family was kind enough to send me gifts and even a Christmas tree for my room! I was very happy.
My friend Shaun and her sister kindly invited me to spend Christmas with them. First, we did karaoke.
They even had Christmas songs! They didn't have my favorite song ('Christmas Wrapping' by The Waitresses), but they did have the song about Christmas in Africa by Band-Aid. Next, we went to an お好み焼き食べ放題 (All-You-Can-Eat Okonomiyaki).
It was actually a pretty sweet deal. We got a drink, six sides to share, and got to make about six okonomiyaki all together! Okonomiyaki is probably my favorite food in Japan. It's base is usually cabbage, egg, and some kind of dough. From there, you can add just about anything! My favorite is pork and mochi together. However, sometimes it has squid =/
Next, we went to do プリクラ (Purikura), which is pretty much like photobooths in America, except more expensive and much more fun. They make you look MUCH prettier, and you can do all kinds of Photoshop-like things to them. They usually got about 400 yen (So about 5$), and you can get all sizes and styles of photos. This photo was taken outside of one of the arcades where you can do Purikura. The giant figure is Rilakuma, which means 'Lazy Bear'. He is a character like Hello Kitty or Doraemon.
One: White Russian |
Two: Black Russian |
Three: Banana Chocoffee |
After saying goodnight, I decided to head home. However, by the station is a bar which is owned by the person who runs the apartment building I am staying in. It is mostly for international guests, so I decided to stop by, mostly because I had a free drink ticket. It was actually a very nice atmosphere. It was almost deserted since it was Christmas, but the bartender and everyone was pretty welcoming. Two of the people (including the bartender) was French, and another guest was a Japanese man from Osaka. All of them spoke French, so I wasn't too involved in the conversation. The drinks were yummy, and it was a pretty good end to the day.
So, even though it is a little late, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays! <3
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