A pleasant evening

I spent the evening with the Ishida family at home. We ate dinner (lamb meat and vegetables in a Hokkaido special marinade) together while watching video camera footage from the morning’s Undou-kai, reliving the events. We then sang karaoke for a while before turning into bed early (because the children were still tired from the long day in the sun). I sang The Star-Spangled Banner for the parents after the kids went to bed as my final song (upon request) and then Ikumi sang the Japanese national anthem (which is the shortest national anthem in the world). It was a fun way to end the day with a small exchange of culture.