Day 11

Today was the day that we visited the Mayor. We had told our host families that we had to be at school by 8:20 instead of 8:30, yet they brought us in at 8:00. We all piled into the bus and headed to the Mayor`s office. When we got there, we took some pictures out the front and then went inside. So of our height gifted people, found out how much it hurts hitting your head on a Japanese doorway, as they aren`t built for people of that stature.
We were ushered into the room and sat down in some comfortable leather arm chairs, which swivelled. These seem quite a rarety in Japan. Full marks to the Mayor for reading his speech in English.
We then ate Gojo`s famous fruit, the persimon. Some enjoyed it, others didn`t. After visiting the Mayor, we went by bus and met Mr. Hyono`s mother, who owns an old traditional Japanese home with a beautiful garden. We then went for a walk along the river and were shown their 3,000 year old method of catching fish (much easier than using a fishing rod). We also walked along the oldest street in Gojo.
Then we headed back to school for the rest of the days classes.
After school, some of us decided to participate in club activities. Matt A., Reedy and I decided to do basketball club, which seemed to gather a crowd. All the Gojo girls think that Matt is cute. Basketball was lots of fun, and a great experience because it is not everyday you get to play with people on the other side of the world. Occassionally at basketball they have drink breaks. Matt, Reedy and I had not brought drink bottles, so they gave us a cup. At first we thought it was muddy water, but as we tasted it, we found out it was cold tea.

By: Caleb Higgs



The Gojo High School website is being constantly updated with more news and pictures about us. Here is an updated picture on which links to click on to see the many photos of your children. The website for the Gojo High School homepage is:

http://www.gojo-h.ed.jp/

Photos to come