The 1st day in America ( part 1)

It took nearly 19 hours in all to get Minnesota. I left Japan at 3 pm on Monday July 23rd. When I got Minnesota, it was at 12 pm on Monday July 23rd again. The time difference between Japan and Minnesota is 14 hours. I was so excited that I was not sleepy. I met my host family Linda, Sarah, Marmar at the airport. They were waiting and welcomed me there.
We went to Mall of America for lunch after that. Mall of America is the biggest mall in America and the 3rd biggest mall in the world. I was looking forward to visit there before I came here. I was very excited that I could visit there as soon as I got Minnesota. However, we didn't have much time to go around that day, so I just watched some stores quickly.

This was chocolate muffin and the first dish I ordered in America! I ate flight meals and I was not so hungry then. This muffin was big and tasty. I couldn't eat it all, so I brought to host family's house.




This was my host mother Linda's dish. It was like shrimp sandwiches. I tried to eat it a little. I liked it and wanna eat one again!!




This was my host sister Sarah's dish. It was big salad. I was given some from her and I tried to eat. It was also good taste.




This was my host grandmother Marmar's dish. I didn't eat it, so I didn't remember what she ate. I remembered that she gave me chips and I ate it.



I was full at the airport, so I expected that I couldn't have lunch so much. However, I ate all what I was given and I felt I could eat more then. Probably, my stomach became American size from then!

Go to America

On July 23 I left Kumamoto at 7 am. First, I went to Fukuoka airport by bus. Next, I went from Fukuoka airport to Haneda airport. Then, I moved Haneda airport to Narita airport by bus. At last, I could get the airplane for Minnesota. When I got that airplane, it was almost 3 pm. It took 8 hours in all.
However, it takes 11 hours from Tokyo to Minnesota by airplane and to ride Northwest airline was very hard. American flight attendants were not so kind as Japanese. Their works were slipshod. The air conditioner in the airplane was too strong and it was very cool. I asked for blanket, but they didn't give me one because they were lacking of blankets. I just could bear the cold for a long time. I thought that I caught a cold then and couldn't sleep so much. It was really horrible flight.


This was a flight meal. I chose chicken, so this was Japanese food Oyakodon. This Oyakodon was too thick, but this taste was better than I expected.

The day before yesterday

I got back from America the day before yesterday. I left Minnesota at 4 pm on Monday, but I got home at nearly 24 am on Wednesday. It was so long trip. I was really tired and got jet lag. However, I enjoyed staying in Minnesota. Minnesota was very peaceful state. I experienced many precious things there. I met some tragedy and famous person. I was also crazy about squirrels and American foods. I enjoyed finding squirrels and eating ice cream almost every day. I miss America so much and wanna immigrate. I didn't make posts at all while I was in Minnesota, so I will make many posts from now.