Konnichiwa!

This has been an amazing few weeks. Miss Bolton and I started the Japanese club to share some of our experiences in

Japan

with the pupils and it has been a really wonderful time, not just for the pupils who are members but for us two as well.

During the first week we practiced saying our names with Japanese accents and bowing to each other whilst also learning our Katakana scripts. We looked at Japanese festivals during the next club meeting and researched seasonal events and the now famous tree riding festival at Onabashira, marvelling at the beauty and huge sense of community in Japan.

The best session so far, though has been the sushi-cooking session

where I donated some ingredients and we mixed, rolled, prepared, sliced and ate some wonderful sushi rolls. Sharing food with the club members gave Miss Bolton and I a great sense of harmony [wa], which is the character shown here and also part of my name: Peace.

I have also attached a recipe for all those wannabe sushi chefs. Good luck!

I can’t wait for the next few weeks. This club is a one-off seven week event, but may well be repeated next year before Christmas. Arigatou-gozaimasu!