Because I’ve gotten super lazy in finishing this post, I figured I should just write it all in English and be done with it. =P After spending the first day with the delegation in Mississauga, the next day was our big trip to Niagara Falls. We had a traditional ‘Canadian’ breakfast that morning, then we regrouped at City Hall where we boarded the bus for Niagara Falls. Once we got there, the bus dropped us off near Clifton Hills and…
先週、刈谷からの市民団がミササガに来ました。私は、初めてホストファミリーの経験をさせていただきました。とても楽しかったです！めぐみといろいろなところに観光に行きました。そこでおいしい料理を食べたり、写真を撮ったりしました。日焼けをしたのが唯一の嫌だったことかな。(笑) カナダの夏は日本より涼しいはずなのに、なぜか先週はとくに暑かった！Niagara Falls に行った日は、一番暑い日でした。やっぱり暑いのは嫌いです。寒いのも嫌いな私です。=P 初日は、ミササガの市役所を見学しました。昼食後は、Benares Museum へ行き、そこでキャンプ中の子供たちに「日本文化」を体験してもらいました。子供たちに教えていたのは、刈谷市民団の方々だけで、私はなにもしていなかったのに、なぜかすごく疲れてしまいました。(笑) 家に帰る前にめぐみに私の勤務している図書館へ連れて行ってあげました。ただの普通の図書館ですが、めぐみに見せることができてよかったです。夕食はまたミササガの市役所へ行って、市役所の１２階の眺めの良いところでＢＢＱを食べました。 私たちのスケジュールは忙しく、特に初日の日は、朝から晩まで予定がギッシリ詰まっていました。しかし、とても楽しく充実した一日を過ごすことができました。とても楽しい歓迎会でした。 +++ I should put a little disclaimer here. I promised Megumi I would practice more in Japanese and she said she would help me correct any mistakes I had on this blog. However, she corrected a little too much. If you saw the original piece I had written it would have been completely crossed out in red marker. HAHA. But at least I tried. (~_~;)
A few weeks ago I was invited to attend the 30th Anniversary Gift Unveiling at Kariya Park along with the members of the MFA. Mayor Takenaka from Kariya and a few members of his council would be there in attendance. This would be his first visit to Mississauga after winning the re-election back in July. By the time I got to Kariya Park that day there were already a lot of people waiting. The Mayor had been attending a luncheon…
After all the festivities from Canada Day, everyone deserved a good rest on Saturday, which was a free day for all the delegates and the host families. I on the other hand, had to returned to work at the library. T__T Sunday was the official ‘Farewell’ Party. While it technically wasn’t the last day for the delegates, it was a good time for everyone to have one last group dinner together. Dinner was held at the Port Credit Yacht Club,…
I need to backtrack a few weeks because I’ve been slow getting new entries up. Canada Day weekend was one of the most memorable weekends I’ve had in a while. The delegation from Kariya was here visiting, so I was able to attend a lot of events this year since it was a stat holiday. The weather has been gorgeous since the end of June, so we were lucky we had many hours of sunshine everyday. The delegates were scheduled…