Foreign Friday

By -
Sumiko-san
Receptionist at Robert D. Edgren High School
Misawa AFB, Japan
1979
Sumiko-san was the first person to greet me when I entered the main school building every morning: "Ohayou gozaimasu, Nancy-san!"

It was from Sumiko-san that I learned the basic Japanese greetings:
"Ohayou gozaimasu" - good morning
"Sumi masen" - excuse me (to get attention)
"Gomen nasai" - pardon me
"Domo - Arigato" - thank you very much
"Arigato" - thank you
"Domo" - informal thank you
"Konnichiwa" - good afternoon
"Konbanwa" - good evening

Sumiko-san is a part of my first quilt
Memories of Sumiko-san are lovingly stitched into my first quilt.

Sumiko-san and many others made my two years at Edgren and Japan a pleasant and memorable adventure. "Domo - Arigato, Sumiko-san!"

Comments

  1. Tracy BatchelderApril 11, 2014 at 6:28 AM

    We've lived in a lot of places and I've found it's always the people that make living there a good or bad experience. Nice memories!

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownApril 11, 2014 at 2:00 PM

    Ahhh, so nice. I'm impressed you still have the key phrases memorized.

    ReplyDelete
  3. KatherineApril 11, 2014 at 2:59 PM

    Lovely lady with a pretty smile! Lovely memories too.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Far Side of FiftyApril 11, 2014 at 4:11 PM

    I remember that quilt it is lovely! :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. elnsApril 11, 2014 at 4:36 PM

    That picture of her is so cute. I love how you incorporated her into your first quilt!

    ReplyDelete
  6. SaraApril 12, 2014 at 8:27 AM

    special people really drive the best memories

    ReplyDelete
  7. SissySeesApril 12, 2014 at 4:44 PM

    Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. That quilt square is lovely!

    ReplyDelete
  8. kathy bApril 13, 2014 at 1:29 PM

    Is she still alive?

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I love comments!

If you are going to ask a question make sure you have your profile set to allow me to respond back by email or email me directly - my address is in upper right hand column.