MODORIMASU NIHON!
JENESYS PROGRAMME 2012 Batch 3- Group 4 (Fukuoka) ~Cassandra Giselle Ogabang Gaas~ The Red-Orange Sun warmingly welcomed us as we arrived at Taisenkaku Ryokan, Asakura-shi, Fukuoka (taken @ almost 7:00 pm) For the past two months and counting WE ,my fellow ambassadors, share same sentiments of suffering the JENESYS SYNDROME— the instances when I slurp for green tea, crave for mikan, ichigo, shabu-shabu, sushi, mochi, the bento meals and every food been served on buffets; when I think of chopsticks while with spoon-fork-and-or-bare-hand meal, when I carelessly bow to people, unconsciously respond “hai” instead of simple “yes”, when I dread for the you-must-wear-coat cold fresh air, the bath tub and onsen soaking moments, the majestic hotel rooms, the funny toto toilet experiences, the skyscrapers, the first ever shinkanshen ride, the subway rush, the single-lined escalato...