they are hikosawa family
i opened up my email today, and was met with a barrage of emails from my adopted japanese family. i cannot express how much i love getting emails from my foreign friends, because they are just SO DARN CUTE. it started back in the day with the turkish boy, who used to write in all capital letters so it seemed he was screaming to me from turkey. better yet, he started each email with the cute, but misspelled epithet of "SWEATY!", such as "HELLO SWEATY!" or "HOW ARE YOU SWEATY?!". as for my j-land family, i crack up when they dillegently assign the subject lines from whoever is writing the letter, such as "i am marica" or, in this case, the group effort of "we are hikosawa family". the accompanying letter had a narration of the pictures; tatoeba (for example):

No.1-6 Jichin sai (Ceremony)
In Japan, a lot of earthquakes occurs.
Therefore, we did the following ceremonies.
The Shinto priest had prayed to the god before starting the construction of the house.
God,save us from the earthquakes.
We bow to the god.
Then we drink sake in front of the altar.

letters like these make me so happy, and remind me of why certain things about japan are totally awesome (dear lord, i'm knockin' one back for you so you don't flatten my new house. thanks).
current mood: pen-pal-ish