Bubble - Omar Hello! I have been super busy here at LEX! I am having a great time and I have been participating in various activities as well as working in the office! A couple times a month there is an activity called Bubble. Bubble is a workshop where most of the "younger" members of Hippo Family Club come together and do Hippo activities. I say put younger in quotation marks because I think that all of the members are still "YOUNG"...some are just younger than others. ^_^ I had the chance to be a "Fellow" or leader of one of these meetings this week. And fortunately  for me this meetings theme was HALLOWEEN!!! So we strongly suggested that people dress up! I had a great time leading this group. I got the chance to lead the meeting with the other interns and another member of Bubble. We did various SADAS with a Halloween based theme. We also played Lotteria (Mexican version of Bingo). One of the normal Leaders of Bubble named Gori made the Lotter...

Asakusa (Ali)            Last Sunday, after attending church, my host family and I went to a guidance meeting in Asakusa. The meeting was for Hippo students interested in going abroad for homestays next year.  Students from last year got to share their experiences and encourage the potential students to go abroad. Here at Hippo there are a ton countries to choose from! The students have a choice of going to France, Mexico, the US, Russia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Italy, and Thailand for either two weeks or a month. After the presentations, Omar and I collected the students' applications. We gave them hugs and hi-fives for making their final decision on what country to visit.  I have to admit I am a little jealous that they have these opportunities; I wish I could have done this when I was 12.       Once the meeting was over, Omar's host mom and my host mom decided to take advantage of being in Asakusa and go sightseein...

(Omar) Hello! Hey everyone! My name is　Ivan Omar Olivas-Diaz, but everyone knows me as Omar Diaz. I am from South Haven, Michigan. South Haven is a small yet beautiful town located on Lake Michigan. It is a great place to live in the summer because all the surrounding lakes, and beaches. So everyone can get to know me a little bit, I will share some information about myself. I am currently 23 years old and I attend Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I am a double bachelors degree student, studying Marketing and Japanese with a minor in Asian studies. I have a variety of hobbies such as music (guitar, piano, and listening to music), sports (soccer, tennis), and I love interacting with people. When I am not at school or working I am always with friends. Ice cream is my favorite food, and I my favorite animal is probably red pandas. That information is probably irrelevant. I come from a family of 5 (including myself). I have four older siblings; two sisters an...