Today was a leisurely day in that we did not travel far. We met at the regular time at City Hall, then traveled by bus to a youth retreat center in the nearby mountains where the Soroptimist International group hosted us for a morning and afternoon of fun activities: the making of soba noodles from scratch and a koi fishing tournament! Lots of fun was had by all. Afterward we rode the bus back into town for more hands-on activities of gold leaf applique, grinding (and drinking) roasted green tea, and the making of incense potpourri satchets of Chinese herbal scents.
...and, if you've read down to here...after the students were picked up at 6:00, the chaperones met with Mr. Magura, Tim Ashida, Ms. Hamagishi, and Ms. Sannaka, as well as a couple of Mr. Magura's friends for a wonderful sushi dinner followed by, of course, a visit to a...ahh...(ahem)...an establishment serving adult beverages (the establishment is owned and operated by Ms. Saori Kyuse, a former Nanao chaperone who visited Monterey in 2011. So here are the incriminating photos that some of you have asked to see...
