Guacamole

My host dad loves salsa, and makes his own every once in a while. It's probably not quite what an American would think of as "Salsa," it's more tomato sauce with veggies in it, but we'd been talking for a while about me making guacamole to go with it. I had never made it before, but obviously understood the main ingredients and the idea.

So today I made guacamole. My first solo foray into the cooking world past a PB&J. It's sitting in the fridge right now, we're waiting for my host bro to come home with the Tostitos, but the whole family is really excited. I'm glad I could introduce them to a little American (or at least foreign) culture besides my poor Japanese accent.

I also recently started training in Aikido, which I've been doing in America for about 2 years but hadn't gotten around to in Japan until now. I've only been to two practices but they've been really awesome, and everyone's been much nicer and more welcoming than I anticipated.

I have Monday through Wednesday off from school this week, so my host family is taking me skiing on Tuesday. I don't remember the name of the mountain, but apparently it's close. So, while I hit the slopes my host mom and host dad are going to sit in the hot springs. Apparently my host mom used to ski a lot (she grew up right around where I went skiing in December) but doesn't any more for fear of injury. She is 60, so I can forgive her for that. Host dad skied a few times, but has long since retired to the hot baths.

Other than that it's been business as usual lately. I'm healthy, and enjoying classes, though they have returned a bit to the boring side, but at least my teachers display some air of professionalism.

Hope you're all doing well! Every day I inch a little closer to getting to see you all again, and I'm looking forward to it.