Around Hamamatsu

On Monday, I went to Hamamatsu City Hall to apply for my gaijin (foreigner) card. My insurance came in the mail yesterday.
Afterwards, my host father took me out to lunch at an Italian restaurant called Happy Valley. IT was actually really good; I was kinda surprised. There is more variety in food in Japan than I thought there would be. There is Italian, Spanish, Indian, Chinese, etc. Theres even two Dennys!
My host father then took me for a drive around Lake Hamanoko. I didn:t have my camera, but it was absolutely gorgeous. The huge lake is surrounded by mountains. We then stopped off at an associates office because my host father had to pick up some blueprints. My host father is obsessed with telling waitresses, neighbors, co-workers, EVERYONE, about how I only arrived on Saturday and how my Japanese is so amazing. It is really embarassing because I know my Japanese is so horrible and I never know whats going on.
When I came home, I met my host sisters boyfriend, Takuma. He asked me what i had been dreading; he asked me about the atomic bomb. I told him honestly I thought it was bad. I am doing karaoke with Shiori (my host sister), Takuma, and Lisa (Shioris best friend) on Sunday. Can:t wait! Saturday, I am going to either a zen garden or a theme park.
I found out there will be a Belgian exchange student at my high school. Im really excited. It will be great to have another gaijin (foreigner) for support.
Yesterday, I sat around a lot. I went food shopping with Okaasan (mother) and Oneesan (older sister). WE bought ice cream. In Japanese food stores, if you buy frozen food, they have dry ice machines. You add dry ice to the bag with the frozen food so that it doesnt melt. It is amaazing!
So tomorrow is my first ROtary club meeting, and I have to make a speech. I think I will work on that now...
Also, I will work on getting photos. No photos I have are terribly interesting, but I'll work on that.