Welcome-to-Japan (and to my school) Party for the new (and LAST) teacher I would hire

Yaari, and Hiromi, Shuji, Syvester cat, Hiroaki, and the new teacher and her husband.

The Kato's and~

Kazuko brought along her good friends!!

And George came by too. George taught for me- how many years did we figure out? About 11 years ago?!


And our dear long time friends and students the Sugisakis, Tomomi, Suzuyo and Nachi
HARU MAKI!!!! Our landlord made it for our potluck was DELICIOUS!!!

And this RICE!! It's called "SEKIHAN" I thinkおいしかった！！！There also was chocolate cake and strawberries and japanese marshmellows decorated with some pretty green leaves! THANK YOU Kazuko's friends



Here's what I made- banana bread, some with chocolate chips... yes, that's Trader Joe's coffee in the background, yes, that's my glass of Kirin beer... yes, this little tray of cake is the quickest way to bake it...
in this tiny oven! Two trays can fit in. Everyone will tell you it turns out WONDERFULLY tasty! I've got it DOWN!