This past week has been so crazy busy! Teaching, role plays with members, Christmas events, and more have made for an insanely busy and fun and sometimes stressful week.
On Saturday our ward had our Ward Christmas Party, and we were only able to go for 30 minutes because I had been asked to perform in a concert that evening in Kichijōji, which is an hour away by train and we had to go early for practice... Our Sri Lankan investigator, Sujeewa, was able to come, though, which was amazing for her. We were actually sitting there worrying about what to do when we had to leave because she doesn't speak 日本語 (nihongo= Japanese language), just Sinhala and English. Augustus姉妹 (later told me) was praying that we would be able to find someone who would help her have a great time, and she turned around and in walked one of our other investigators.
Keiko is basically fluent in English, and we sat her down next to Sujeewa and they got along right away. As we left we could see them, and an English class student who has never come to a church activity before, chatting away. In talking to Keiko later on, she said that not only was she able to feel good about helping someone, they even exchanged numbers and Sujeewa invited Keiko to come over for dinner sometime! Sujeewa doesn't have any friends in 日本, so this is so good for her. Keiko also reported that several English-speaking church members talked to her, and this is her report:
"I felt so much love at Christmas party today!!
After we taught the lesson, the mom decided to take us out for dinner. She pulled up to the house in a very nice car. Which was not why we were surprised. We were surprised because the original 2 cars in the driveway were still in the driveway... Which is when we realized that both houses have garages... They own at least 3 cars, all white and very nice. At some point we had decided to stop being amazed but... Yeah. That didn't happen. Also ended up going out to eat the best tonkatsu I've ever had, and the mom paid for both of us. She's way too nice. Also said "let's go for sushi next time!" so stay tuned.
On Saturday as we were coming back from Kichijōji, we got to the point where we could get off and switch lines OR keep going on the same train... Sometimes the train keeps going towards Urayasu, and sometimes it goes towards somewhere else... Specifically somewhere else in the Tokyo North Mission... Don't worry, we didn't end up out of mission, but we may have ended up right next to the border... In the area north of us... And then gotten home at 10:20... 
Yeah. We should have switched trains. Or realized we didn't recognize any of the stations lol. I will never forget looking up at the screen to see the next station and hearing Augustus姉妹 say, "where are we?"
-kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) salad
Spiritual Stuff:
On Saturday our ward had our Ward Christmas Party, and we were only able to go for 30 minutes because I had been asked to perform in a concert that evening in Kichijōji, which is an hour away by train and we had to go early for practice... Our Sri Lankan investigator, Sujeewa, was able to come, though, which was amazing for her. We were actually sitting there worrying about what to do when we had to leave because she doesn't speak 日本語 (nihongo= Japanese language), just Sinhala and English. Augustus姉妹 (later told me) was praying that we would be able to find someone who would help her have a great time, and she turned around and in walked one of our other investigators.
Keiko is basically fluent in English, and we sat her down next to Sujeewa and they got along right away. As we left we could see them, and an English class student who has never come to a church activity before, chatting away. In talking to Keiko later on, she said that not only was she able to feel good about helping someone, they even exchanged numbers and Sujeewa invited Keiko to come over for dinner sometime! Sujeewa doesn't have any friends in 日本, so this is so good for her. Keiko also reported that several English-speaking church members talked to her, and this is her report:
"I felt so much love at Christmas party today!!
I enjoyed fabulous dishes and I appreciate for you introducing Sujeewa to me!!"
This is Sujeewa's report, and I'll just say we love her so much. She's adorable.
"I came back to home. That same person drop me. Today I enjoyed so much. We had to play games even. And tasty food. There was many tasty food. I enjoyed so much. Thanks fo invite me. Love you so much"
Note: we can't stop repeating "...tasty food. There was many tasty food"
Daily Life/Fun Stories:
On Thursday we had our first lesson with the soon-to-be-9 year old girl. We went to their house. One of their houses. The house they built for photo shoots because they own a children and dog clothing company... It was crazy. They're right across the street from each other and they're huge, especially for 日本. Also the interior has Victorian-themed furnshishings. I'm talking furniture, drapes, spiral staircase, and pillars. Particularly the pillars on either side of the jacuzzi. Also a hanger just on a hook in the bathroom with at least 10 pearl necklaces on it. Possibly for the 4 dogs and 3 cats that are apparently technically owned by the company and therefore live in the "photo shoot house."
After we taught the lesson, the mom decided to take us out for dinner. She pulled up to the house in a very nice car. Which was not why we were surprised. We were surprised because the original 2 cars in the driveway were still in the driveway... Which is when we realized that both houses have garages... They own at least 3 cars, all white and very nice. At some point we had decided to stop being amazed but... Yeah. That didn't happen. Also ended up going out to eat the best tonkatsu I've ever had, and the mom paid for both of us. She's way too nice. Also said "let's go for sushi next time!" so stay tuned.
Last Friday, we had Urayasu's monthly game night. To make it sort of Christmas-themed, the elders made hot chocolate out of Hershey's chocolate syrup (no idea where they got it) and milk, and we dressed up in Santa costumes. See pics for how Augusts姉妹 looked, though you'll just have to imagine me in a Mrs. Claus outfit because we didn't take any together I was laughing too hard at Augustus姉妹.
On Saturday as we were coming back from Kichijōji, we got to the point where we could get off and switch lines OR keep going on the same train... Sometimes the train keeps going towards Urayasu, and sometimes it goes towards somewhere else... Specifically somewhere else in the Tokyo North Mission... Don't worry, we didn't end up out of mission, but we may have ended up right next to the border... In the area north of us... And then gotten home at 10:20...
New Foods:
-apricot youkan
-mushroom salad thing
-kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) salad
-coconut mango tapioca (tapioca= what they call bubble tea)
-strawberry pie crepe
About the Pictures:
- Finally used a recipe I got from Ogata姉妹! We love fried tofu.
- A view from a random bridge. I need to get more pictures lol.
- Spicy Korean noodles. So tasty.
- Santa Claus!
- When it's late at night and you're craving something sweet...
- Christmas!
- I love me my crepes and tapioca...
愛しています!
-スナ一姉妹
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