Oh, man am I sore. Pounding mochi is not easy. They take a whole pot of rice and dump it into this log that is carved out like a bowl and then with wooden mallets they beat the tar out of the rice. The rice becomes a sticky taffy looking mess. Then they fry it up in these wood stoves and cook it and they smother it in soy sauce and wow it was good eating. The kids got in on the action too.
We were invited by a friend in our Danchi community to visit their sons Yochien. This is an honor and we were told the kids only could pound mochi. But when we got there the 150 kids didn't pound enough mochi and the teachers were very tired. So they dragged mochiman Dan to pulverize the mochi monster. Only mochiman Dan has had too much mochi and is very ill equipped with an improper fizzeeek.
We are looking into a school for Jane to go to in the spring. The Japanese school system is from April to May and the have various weeks off through out the year. So we are supposed to register now for then. It isn't looking good though because they are expensive. MCA I take back what I complained about in the tuition grumbling.
This School is one train station away in Bushi in an area known as Nakagami. It is far to walk and we felt it as this mountain was in the way between the train station and the school. All the parents drove....We don't drive yet (Praying). The closest school near us is still a 10 minute bike ride away. We have 3 High schools and 3 Jr Highs and 2 elementarys closer than any of the Iruma Yochiens. Hmmm, Pray for a Kouyoudai Christian Yochien to open up.
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