Little garden in front of my neighbor's house
I live in Jyoodooku Semiki, about one and half hours away from Kaisai Gaidai. My home is very close to Osaka city. The modern Osaka along with its traditional houses can be visible from the top of my home. The majority of my neighbors own a small garden in front of their house. I often see PET bottles connected to the plant, the purpose of PET bottles are to protect the plant from the wild animal. On my way to the school, I often see housewives gather in corner of the street and talk about their daily lives. Sometimes they say “Ohayoo gazaimasu” to me, and I would smile and nod my head to show my respect. Passing by allies, I often see the housewives busy hanging up their daily laundry. I remember my visit to my friend’s home and his okaasan had quickly replied “Of course, I’m Japanese, Japanese woman does laundry every day.” When I seemed shocked that she also did laundry every day, because in America most of people do their laundry once a week. Eventually, I realized that my neighbors are hang up their washing in the morning, and take it down after sunset.
There is a park near by my home. Although, kids rarely hang out there, my neighbors love to take their dogs in the park; my otoosan walks around with six dogs in this park twice a day.
In addition to houses and a park, there are a lot of self-owned businesses, which operate in the area; even my host father has an office on the fourth floor of our home. On my way to the school and back home, I always see trucks, and the workers are busy unloading products. I think I must live in a really wealthy neighborhood.
For more information about Pet bottles, please check:
