Boarding Passes Please!
It all began in 1986! My parents volunteered to host a Japanese exchange student, through our local church! Norie flew to Washington State for a 3 week introduction to the our country. We hit it off the minute I met her. She came, with my parents, to pick me up from summer camp. Her little Japanese/English dictionary was the only way we could communicate. I guess in the end it didn't matter! She fell in love with the States, and I fell in love with Japan. I think that is what my parents had in mind, for us to understand a bit of culture that existed outside of our own. She quickly became my best friend. Through the years, she has visited twice (one of those times was when I was married in 1994), I have visited her in Japan in 1992, and then in New York in 2004. Norie loved the States so much that she ended up attending college here and currently resides in New York City! She has taught me so much respect for the Japanese culture. My desire to live there, has remained constant since I first visited Japan in 1992. I love the people, their ways, their food, and the land. I even filled out an application to teach English there in 1992. Unfortunately college and one CRAZY boy (not Mark) changed my mind! I intend to
return there one day, if not live there. Mark and I even went as far as to buy Japanese speaking tapes, so that one day we might be able to speak the language. All this to say, I intend to blog about some interesting Japanese culture, and its ethnic foods throughout the remainder of this month! I sincerely hope you enjoy taking this plane ride to Narita with me. The Bullet train will take us to the cities of Tokyo, Nagoya, Fujinomiya, and Yokohama. Enjoy your flight to Narita, and please refer to the flight information sheets in the front pocket of your seat for safety features onboard this aircraft...
Here is my attempt to culture my children! Today's lunchbox menu:Spring roll with cabbage, Shiitake mushrooms, and fried tofu
Soy sauce for dipping
Rice cake with nori wrap
Chocolate biscuits
Watermelon
Chop Sticks
And last nights after school snack:
Sushi with smoked salmon, avocado and cucumber! Oh and can't forget the pickled ginger and wasabi!
By the way, I took some to Jim over at Dad's Place! Nothing pleases a cook more, than to hear all the pleasure moans someone makes when eating their recipes. Thank you Jim, for all the wonderful feedback I received this morning. Your sushi order is always welcome here! I always enjoy educating the masses on ethnic cuisine, so if anyone out there is interested let me know! I could go into the sushi making business, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it would not last here!
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That sushi was SOOOOO good!!! Thanks a million, babe!
We have something in common. My oldest son, Alan, has lived in Japan for twenty years. He teaches music and English and helps coach his, ten year old son's baseball team. They ended the season in second place. Baseball is very big over there. I would love to share things he has sent me over the years..also pictures. Yes, I plan to make a trip one day soon before I get too rusted up to make the 16hour flight to Tokyo.
You are right - that is a very embarrassing mistake, especially when Angela is writing about sushi in the same post! I'm sure no one wants to be named after sheets of seaweed (to be honest, I only noticed that it was called 'nori' when Angela was buying a package of it a week ago).
By the way - very glad to hear from you!