We have been making some new friends here on the island and were able to have lunch with one couple and their two children Sunday after church. The restaurant they choose has a "vending" type machine at the entrance where you put in YEN and then push buttons for the food you would like to order. A "ticket" prints off for each item you ordered. You take the tickets with you to your table and then they bring out your food as it is prepared. We both really enjoyed our meals and plan to go back - which is a first for all of the Japanese restaurants we have tried. Also this week we had another couple over for dinner. Jake remarked afterwards that it was good to see me in "my element" - referring to the fact that like to prepare dinner and entertain guests at our home.
The big excitement for me this week was Japanese Language class. Our instructor said it takes about 500 hours to master Japanese and that each of the three level classes taught on base are only 6 hours. Each day approximately 30 students attended the 1 1/2 hour class. While I have learned only a limited amount in the 6 hours of instruction, I felt like I had learned so much! We learned pronunciation, vowels, sounds, numbers, counting, sentence structure, questions, greetings and so much more! Each day I try to say something to the Japanese people we encounter. I can't wait for the level two class in March!
Until Next Week,
Natasha and Jake
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