Last day of the homestays. After breakfast, we took the kids out to the Southern Alps area, apparently famous for its natural beauty and also soba (?).
We stopped at another river side parking area, and went down to play by the water for a while. Nice area, but not as pretty as the first place we went to.
Afterwards, we drove out to a little visitor center to pick-up some "pan", which is essentially "bread", but in Japan it's also usually sweet pastries. We bought a whole box and a half worth of goods, and I picked up a watermelon and some little cakes to take home.
Lunch was really good. They made this azuki bean rice, which is one of my favorites, and then we got ready to head out to the farewell ceremony.
The little kids gave me letters they wrote, and I got two bags worth of omiyage, including snacks and a really pretty "Japanese style" purse...made in China (lol) We all said out goodbyes, and then the older girl, the little boy, the mother and the grandfather drove with me out to the city hall building.
The ceremony was held in a nice auditorium and little by little all the families and my fellow classmates came filing in, most looking tired with their luggage in tow.
A couple people were selected to give speeches beforehand, none-too-happily of course, and then several of the family members also gave little speeches.
Mr. Awkward and his host mother, along with her young son, got up on stage and she proceeded to spend the next several minutes gushing about how great of a time she had...and how impressed she was by how much Mr. Awkward likes his sake.
LOL =)
Of course, after we'd piled on the bus and headed home, he breaks out one of the numerous bottles of sake he's collected over the weekend and shares it with a bunch of the other guys. They were pretty buzzed by the time we got home.
You ask me, he *likes* that reputation.
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