koi no bori (carp streamer)

room, pre-shower - Bright and sunny today. I did cleaning and laundry and talked to my sister online for a while. My host mom took me to a park to show me some koi nobori. It was cool. The fish are carp and they are hung for the children's festival. There is also a traditional food you eat during the children's festival. It is mochi wrapped in bamboo leaves. You have to unwrap it first and unwrap it and unwrap it. I tell you it is a good thing there is mochi inside b/c by the time you are finished unwrapping it you're starving!

I have been trying to get work done all day as well. I should probably try harder... :/