Saturday May 16th was International Day at the kids' school. This is an annual event and the biggest event the school organizes for the community. Last year we were 3 moms representing Japan: Hideyo, Yuko and me. It was a great experience, so Hideyo, Yuko and I were excited to do it again this year. This year, 4 more Japanese moms signed up to help, Miho, Yoko, Makiko and Masumi so we were 7 moms in all! We decided to make curry and rice again this year, and Yuko (who is now vegan) provided 12 bags of edamame and made a huge chocolate tofu cake. I also made dorayaki, which I discovered is very easy to make. It was my idea for everyone to wear Hello Kitty Barcelona t-shirts, I thought that it would be kind of cute and I don't own any Japanese clothes.
With so many other moms participating Hideyo and I didn't have to make so much food ourselves and this year I got the chance to leave the Japan table and try food from all the other countries. International Day was a huge success, over 500 people attended. I think that everyone, especially the kids had a great time. Ciara was even on the stage dancing. There was some pretty interesting entertainment, including a scantily clad Brazilian dancer.
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| Masumi, me and Makiko |
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| Makiko, Hideyo, Miho, and Yuko in front. |
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| The Japan Table - three kinds of curry, edamame, desserts and origami |
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| Cole is sitting on Aryan with Manju and Anu from the India Table |
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| These are my dorayaki, I have to make them with kidney beans but tastes pretty much the same. |
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| Ciara not being shy about dancing on a stage in front of a large crowd |
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| Ciara and Maria Belen with the colourful Brazilian dancer |
