Me and my friend enjoyed our stay with Ms. Asa. We enjoyed the freedom of coming and going as we please with a key and her room for 2 was more than enough for the both of us. We had a great view from our room as well and occasional was treated to sweet/dinner. We also enjoyed the company of other who were stay in her home.

My stay with with Mizushima family was nothing short homely and lively. With a key I was able to adventure to my hearts content. On other days I could rest at home and socialize with the entire family. I was also happy to meet their friends and family and greatly enjoyed camping and cooking out with them. Everyone English was really good and I had plenty of opportunities to use & practice my Japanese and ask questions regarding the language and culture. Also greatly enjoy ed watching movie and TV in both languages to gain insight on a perspective that is the opposite of mine. I am grateful that we could make so many great memories together. I hope to visit everyone again when I visit Japan in the future.

Enjoyed my stay in Ichihara, especially enjoyed the opportunity to go to local Japanese classes almost everyday and enjoyed eating dinner with the family almost every night. I had a lot of help when it came to how to spend my days so whenever I venture outside I always had somewhere to go. Just wish I would have interacted more with everyone, however everyone often seemed busy and I felt it would have been rude to bother them.

I enjoyed my stay with the Tomoyuki and his family; everyone was very warm and welcoming. I never expect to have a room with so many personal amenities which included a bath, sink, fridge, stove and small oven. I was also able to venture out at my own pace since I was loaned a smart-key to my private room. When they had travel plans, they gladly invited me to tag along if I had no plan and wanted to come along. We enjoyed embarking on many trips together; both near and far, thus creating many great memories together. I hope to visit everyone again when I visit Japan in the future.