Today was our last day in Lake Yamanaka. We had a anonymous question and answer session with the Meiji students so that we could ask them and they could ask us questions that might be uncomfortable asking. It was hard for some of them to answer our questions because some of them were very complex. We asked questions about if they feel too much pressure and sacrifice themselves for their parents wishes and what things they do not like about America. They were very diplomatic and since we were also their guests they did not say anything in particular about their thoughts on America. We took the bus to Mount Fuji from the house at lake Yamanaka.
It took about an hour to get to the mountain and we went about half way up (pictured, random woman). We stopped at a restaurant and gift shops. It was very cloudy that day and at the place on the mountain we were at it was raining and cloudy and probably 50 to 60 mph winds. Most people stayed inside the store but a few other people and myself made a mad dash outside to try to find some volcanic rock to take with us. the wind was so strong it almost knocked me over.
Along the way home we stopped at a rest stop off the highway. They have so much good food at these rest stops. I got a steamed pork bun and what I thought was going to be bread with cheese on it but when I opened it, it was filled with curry sauce.
I learned a lot from the Japanese students but when their professor asked for any one's opinion no one offered to talk. It seems that they are shy in a classroom type setting but out of the classroom they are very talkative and curious about what America is like.
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