Tonight we had our bounenkai, which means year-end party. There are lots of types of these ~kai's such as shinnenkai (new year's party), sobetsukai (farewell party) , ect. Quite a few Japanese students joined us for the festivities including some students who will study abroad in CSU (California state) schools next year.
We went to an izakaya (Japanese style restaurant/drinking establishment) and drank and ate a lot. Everyone was getting loud and crazy towards the end of the mere two hours we spent there. Afterward we tried to go to some bars unsuccessfully, the waiters expecting loud, impolite gaijin (foreigners), a bad precedent set by the many rude foreigners that visit this country.
The weather was out of control and the wind seemed as though it would blow everyone away. My hands became numb from the cold and the rain poured down hard.
Everyone seemed to have a really good time like always and I got to practice my Japanese which is always beneficial-- it's the reason why I'm here more or less.
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