Toya, ToyaMajoandsowe'regonnalookaround a littlebitbeforewegotodogeezfamily's house.
I'm soexcitedyouguysdrivinginToyama?
Themountainsaresobeautiful.
Ohmygosh, sobeautifulthough.
Like I loveseeingmountains, it's justsorelaxingand I loveseeingthericefieldsand I loveit.
I loveitsomuch.
Tomiyamais a smallmountaintownsouthwestofthemainislandofJapan.
Itsnows a lotherebecauseoftheelevation, there's not a tontodoherebutwebothweresayinghowmuchmorerelaxedwefeltcomparedtobusylifeinTokyoNoogiesJuniorhighschoolwow, itisverybig, wow, that's huge.
Okay, sowe'reintheheartofToiAccomazzoMiyagishopsandthere's somuch, everythingiswrappedsomuchmorebeautifullyhere, I thinkandthey'resocutelookinglike a littlearoma.
Socute.
Itlookssogood.
We'rejustwalkingaroundandthenwe'regonnagobackuptothestreetandgototheshoppingstreet, so, yama, so, no, sofun.
Takayamaisboring.
No, Okay, that's a lotofyoungpeopleactuallystartedtogotomoreshoppingmallsoroutletmallsandstuff.
Everybodygotitoutsideofthecity.
Sothisusedtobe a reallycoolstreet.
Okay, I'm talkingaboutmaybe 15 yearsagonow.
Everythinghaschanged.
everythingwasclosedbecauseofNewYearbutthatdidn't stopusfromhavingsomefunandlookingaroundandexploring a littlebitmoreYugischooluniforms.
Thegirlslikethisoutfit.
Sotheychosetheschooljustbecauseit's outfitted.
Soitisreallycute.
Itkindoflookslikeharrypotteroutfitdesignedby a famousisit?
I thinkitgothardtoenjoytheartatthispointbecause I was a bitmorenervousastimejuniortomOhinjapaneseclasses, When I wasinschool I readaboutoldtraditionsandjapanesetraditionalhouses.
When I arrivedatfugeesgrandparentshouse, I feltlike I waslivinginoneofmyoldtextbooks.
I wassoexcited.
I know, mmhmmuhhuhwow, mhmmhmWeneedtostopthewholecomingup.
Dothesegrandmasaysthatittakesheraboutoneyeartomaketheseleathercraftstohavesomuchpatienceandcreativityisveryinspiring I thinkdothesewholefamilieslikethat.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Amazing.
I feelbadtakingthislikethisissoyeahafterthedinnerweheadedhomebeforetherestofthefamily.
I'm sogratefultohavemeteveryoneand I can't waittoseethemagain.
Nobody's grandmagaveme a NewYearcardwithsomethinginside.
Here's Whoa!
Whatisthis?
No, Shedidnotgivemetwomonths.
Yougotgrandpadoesn't knowme.
I couldbuydrugswiththis.
I'm justgetting, youdidn't havetodothat.
And I feelbad.
Thatmeansyou'repartofthemoritafamily.
Okay.
I knowyourgrandpakepttellingmetohavebabies.
Yeah, Thenextdaywas a lotofbadcarryingbecauseofthenewyear's sales.
Moststoreswere 50-70% off.
I definitelydidsomedamageandhad a lotoffunatkaraokewithEugene's bestfriend.