October 8, 2008
The Windusts in Japan
The Windusts (From R to L): Michael, Dylan, Brooke, and Sharon.
Hey everyone! I just finished my Autumn Break and at the start of it, my parents arrived at Narita airport where I picked them up and headed to our apartment in Urawa. It is my parents' first time in Japan and they were quite shocked by some of the culture difference between Japan and New Zealand.
One of the shocks they overcame was how packed the trains were in the morning and night and we experienced having to push onto the train one night on the way back from Tokyo. My mum and dad were also shocked at how tough the training and games when they watched me. Even though I had told them all about it, they only really believed it when they saw with their own eyes the type of training we do.
My parents have traveled quite a bit but the food in Japan still gave them a bit of a shock. On the menu were things like rare horse meat and sometimes you even had to cook your own meal in the restaurant which they had never experienced before. (Even I had never seen rare horse meat on a menu).
But overall, my parents have enjoyed Japan though I think there are still few more interesting traditions or experiences for them to find out about before they can say they have see everything.
By Dylan Windust