MeMongs Trip...continued

My son went on a weeklong student exchange trip to Japan. There were five students in his group. I was shocked when I went to the airport and picked him up, because he only had the same lugagge he left with, plus a handcarry bag!! My first question was, Me'Mong, where are your other bags, ( I was thinking he shopped till he dropped and the bag was behind the airport security doors because it was too heavy and he needed my help.........!!! ~~wishful thinking~
So, he left with more than enough money for a week, calculator, and also a cheat sheet which I converted yen to dollar so that he could understand how much he was paying for an item. He came back with nothing..... I was so dissapointed... he did not even buy anything at the 100yen store! OMG....

Here is the rest of the students with Me'Mong at Tokyo Disneyland

Yumm, this yakitori and edamame look so delicious!
Me'Mong and his host brother
Me'Mong met up with a family friend Lisa, who lives in Japan. She sent him back with a handcarry bag full of goodies.. Thanks LISA! I am so glad she did, or we would not have had a taste of Japan! I was really hoping that my son would bring back some mentaiko... yum!
DELICIOUS!

My son is back from Japan!

My son just got back from Japan today! I just picked him up from the airport during my lunch hour so we did not really get the chance to talk about his trip. However, I did manage to grab the camera, so here are the photos of his trip. Enjoy.

He loves taking photos of fish! Here are some geourgeous Japanese Koi

Here is my boy...
I told him to take photos of food...
His host family threw a party for him. That was so sweet! He said he was the only exchange student that had a party in his honour! I am so glad he was with an awesome family. My son said he was treated very well. Hopefully, his student exchange brother/host brother will come out to Saipan in a few months. Me'mong said they were really nice to him.
TAKOYAKI... OMG!! I miss this so much!! I was salivating when I saw it!!
I have a mini TAKOYAKI grill for over the stovetop, but I lost my takoyaki recipe!

THESE ARE SO DELICOUS...

Every year, the Japanese Community of Saipan have a fall festival, usually held in the month of October, at the Sugar King Park grounds. I hope they have it again this year, and I hope they have Takoyaki..... yumm... I also especially love the nori flakes on the top.. yum