My Japanese Mommy and Daddy

We will spend 3 days with a host family, between orientation and the first day of lab work. You cannot become more immersed that that! My family is an older couple. Their daughter lives down the street, with two of her own children. My "mother" has been emailing me about every day! I cannot keep up. She is super-adorable. Check out our communication: 

Hello!! My mu-su-me(daughter) !!! We are your host family during your stay in Japan. We are looking forward to your coming to my house during 3 days. Every summer we take care of a young American girl. I do it for these ten years. So don't worry about your stay at my house. You call us; Too-chan(father) and Kaa-chan(mother). What should I call you? You are very busy in packing your bags and so on. You would like to learn to cook a typical Japanese meals!!!! Everything is okay for you. Please let me know your opinion.... What states of the US do you live? Nagoya University is good. Nagoya is also a historical and nice place for you. Too-chan and Kaa-chan love American so much!!!! I have American friends in Yokosuka and we have the US Navy military base in Yokosuka. So we are familiar with them.... You'll meet them. If you have some guestions, please say..... kaa-chan

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Hi,my musume! How are you? You are busy in preparing your bags... I sent e-mail the other day. Did you get it? We are waiting for your visit in Yokosuka. We take care of you for 3 days at my house. Perhaps you are very busy for your stay in Japan. Every summer we do it. Don't worry. Too-chan is 70, kaa-chan 67. My daughter is a dancer and teaches in Tokyo. They live near my house in Yokosuka. We have two girl grandchildren. They are 10 and 5 years old. Please come and have a nice stay at my house. Let speak about the place you visit and the food you try and soon... When you come see us, let's speak... Kaa-chan

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Dear Toochan and Kaachan,

Thank you for opening your home to me. I look forward to meeting you. 

Will it be you and your husband who are living in the house? Are you in/near Nagoya or Tokyo?

Is there anything from the United States that you would like me to bring? Perhaps something that you cannot find in Japan. I am coming from the state of Georgia. 

~Dawn 

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Hi, again! Thank you so much for your answer. I got your email today. We live near Tokyo and Nagoya is a little far from Yokosuka. Some girls studied at the university near Tokyo before, so every weekend she came to my house and spent with us all. But you live a little far, we can't meet..... We live in Kanagawa, Yokosuka city near Sokendai iniversity; your first university. It takes 15 or 20 minutes from my house. We first meet there on the 14th of this month. You bring us only your smiling face!!!!! Kaa-chan

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Hi, my musume! How are you? When do you come to Japan? We are waiting for you..You are busy.....   What do you want to eat? And where do you visit?......Kaa-chan 

**I have no idea what I want to eat and visit... Really whatever she thinks best would be great for me**