This is my house. My host mom says all the time that “her house is very small.” It is small, but big enough for everything it’s needed for. Since everything here is small it makes me realize that everything at home is unnecessarily large.

Later on this day when I took the picture of the house, my mom asked me if I took a nice picture. I didn’t know what she was talking about at first, but apparently she was looking out the window right as I took this. Look closely, maybe you can see her.

I like living here. It’s a cute little house. And each day I’m getting more and more comfortable hanging out with my family. And the FOOD! Wow, I wish I could be served food like this forever. Tonight there were 18 small dishes on the table. 6 each for 3 people. Usually everything that makes up the meal is served in a separate dish. It makes it look really fancy.

Tonight, they were filled with:
1. Rice
2. Miso soup
3. Chunk of tofu with soy sauce and green onions
4. Fried potato patty thing, with a cabbage/lettuce salad on the side
5. Chicken ball type things with green peppers
6. Kimuchi (sp?), spicy Korean cabbage-pickle stuff…

This all probably sounds pretty weird. But seriously, dinners here are always really good. There are a couple things from home that I’m craving though. Like licorice allsorts, and instant oatmeal, and whole wheat bread. Those are just the first to come to mind.