This week was a little less eventful. After the Noto trip, everyone was pretty tired. The day we returned to class, Tuesday instead of Monday, we had a lecture on traditional Japanese music. It was pretty dry, and everyone was sleepy from traveling that weekend. The lectures tend to be hit-or-miss, though. I'd say that this was my least favorite so far, but some I've enjoyed include the first lecture we attended, about a foreign person who gained fame in Japan for the clever poetry he wrote. Fortunately, though, this lecture ended on a high note. They'd brought a traditional costume, and asked for a volunteer from the class to try it on. I was able to snap this picture of Jared:

On another high note, Melia and I, in our ever-continuing quests for better and better food, found some great cheap restaurants in Kanazawa. One of the goals we made at the Light Fellowship meeting before arriving in Japan was to become a regular at a restaurant in Japan. I'm not sure if we've managed to become regulars at any one place, but we've been very good about exploring different places to eat around the city. Speaking of food, however, this week I and some friends were asked to have our pictures taken for a brochure about transfer students. We were told we'd be paid in sandwiches, but instead we were paid in these absolutely beautiful bento boxes:

In other exciting news, we have a three-day weekend coming up, and I'm planning on going to Tokyo with two other friends I made in the program! We all love anime and manga, so it'll probably be a nerd's dream. Stay tuned...