Kendo party

Today was the last day the 3rd year kendo club members have club and/or game and/or practice :( because they have to study hard for college entrance exams, so they won't have enough time for kendo everyday(in Japan sports clubs meet almost everyday) (including the weekend). After the epic game we partied for over 3 hrs in the budoujo: drank calpis water, ate macha cookies & pocky, had an extreme dodgeball game,etc... It was really fun but I'm sad cause we won't get to see the goofy 3rd years that often... At the game the 3rd years from every high school cried after their last game, I hadn't realized how emotional it is to "graduate" from club activities ... Starting June (after 2 week break from club activities) (testing weeks) I may get to play in an actual kendo match, don't know if I will but I'm hoping for my lucky chance

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こどもの日 aka Children's Day

Today is Children's Day, a very big holiday in Japan that ends the golden week. Mainly for celebrating boys growing taller, koi noberi is hung and takenoko is eaten... Fish flags are hung and baby bamboo is eaten... Went to host family's grandparents home today... I ate way to much then the grandparents gave me a giant chocolate cake!!! I can't eat no more!!! It was really cute when my host bro tied what I think is a green onion around his head (part of the holiday). Yesterday I went digging for clams, it's was really fun, I spent way to much time digging cause more than half the clams I found were just laying there waiting to be picked up... School again Monday, long sleeves are too hot in this weather!! When can we switch to the short sleeve uniform?? ... Anyway Golden Week is oober fun/awesome...