One of many Japanese arcades.
They always have an entire floor devoted to prize-grabbers, and all with really good prizes (none of that cheap stuff)!
That's right, even ice cream...
Yesterday, I spent the morning doing homework, the day at class, and the evening walking around the city. I even got lost at one point and rather than pull out my handy dandy map, I walked up to a random person and asked him for directions. What a wonderful feeling to be able to ask a question correctly and understand the answer! I can already tell that WAHAHA was an excellent choice. All of my teachers are extremely friendly and helpful. Not to mention how much more quickly I seem to be learning with just 2 classmates and a 3 hour class each day! To top it all off, it is infinitely helpful to not have anything else to worry about (other classes, exams, work, clubs, and other obligations).
WAHAHA had been putting me up in a hotel for the past two nights, while my hostmother visited Germany, but today I finally got to meet her. She has told me to call her お母さん (oh-kaah-san; mom) and her husband お父さん (oh-tow-san; dad). I already feel like part of the family! お母さん speaks some English, but we speak Japanese primarily and only use English to clarify or explain something. This kind of practice in a foreign language is truly priceless.
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