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Thursday was the “Megumi’s Garden Lunch” day. This time was a Ganmodoki, fried tofu fritters with vegetables. Ganmodoki is made by wrapping chopped up vegetables and seaweeds in tofu and deep frying it. The gentle flavor of handmade ganmodoki was popular with the children, and it’s full of good nutr...

This week, Megumi summer camp students welcomed sensei from the School of Taiko in Bellevue to their class and got a chance to learn about Taiko. First, children learned “What is Taiko?” They also learned about “Bon Odori” since they are getting ready a Bon Odori Festival in the class. After the lec...

This week, Megumi summer camp students welcomed a sushi chef to their class and got a chance to experience making Sushi. The students tried to make California roll, Egg roll, and Corn gunkan maki. Although it was not so easy to form sushi rice in their hands, they managed to shape nice looking sushi...

Activity lunch for this month is Hiyashi Chuka (cold noodle). Summer Camp and Zo students enjoyed preparing their own toppings (hams, eggs, and cucumbers) and sauce on the top of noodles. Some children put the toppings on the top of noodles, some are laid toppings beside noodles neatly. It was a lot...

The final July activity in summer camp was Japanese calligraphy. The children wrote their favorite kanji (Japanese characters) and paid close attention to when to flick their brush or when to stop the brush as they learned how to write.

July’s “Activity Lunch” was Tofu Hamburgers.The children put lettuce, tomatoes, and a tofu hamburger on the kitchen’s special handmade buns. They all had fun putting them together, and everyone got plenty of vegetables on their burger as well. Finally, everyone enjoyed their yummy tofu burgers!

In the fourth week of July, summer camp students had woodworking class. Under the guidance of the visiting sensei, they made their own key hooks. All the children tried their best at designing, sanding, screwing things on, etc, and they had a lot of fun! In the end everyone was able to make their ow...

On July 23rd Ichiro transferred to the Yankees. We're thankful that he played for the Mariners for these 12 years. Many people, children and adults alike, received a lot of joy, energy, and courage from watching him. Thank you Ichiro!

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