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saleem
who is currently moving around East Asia.
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And furthermore: Halfie the Half-blood Breaks a Chair · 30 July 04
My tour guides here in Kumamoto City are a group of four students from Yushinkan High School.
They are very sweet. They rarely speak. When asked a question, they all four huddle, converse, and then agree upon an answer.
I was introduced to them by Nathan, who gave me fair warning of their shyness.
Their silence is confusing and charming.
They hopped on their bikes, and I (cautiously) hopped on my own and they led me to my homestay.
Immediately after meeting my homestay family, I was told we were off to have a barbecue. I’m not sure if this is a traditional Japanese family thing to do, or if they were catering to my American-ness. But I enjoy meat and fire.
So we loaded the dog into the car and headed to Lake Ezu-ko.
The dad fired up the grill, the kids collected kindling, and the mom distributed tiny little folding cloth and metal chairs for each of us to sit on.
We each picked a beverage and tossed it into the water to chill.
They were the tiniest little things, and I marveled at their ability to hold our weight. I ate my food, still in my jetlagged daze.
Then my little chair exploded. I mean, just shot apart beneath me. I didn’t feel like I fell so much as I had just been teleported flat onto the ground.
I wore my salad home. No injuries sustained.
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Halfie the Half-blood falls off his bike | I Don't Know if I Like Pippi Longstalkings
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