The combination of John's taste in wine and Midori's cooking made for an excellent night. I believe we started with champagne before dinner and a few bottles of cab sav during dinner. I can only guess that Midori had cooked all day as we had about six courses (it's now Monday so it will really be a challenge for me to remember). We started with olive scones, moved onto carrot soup, followed that with a white fish (I think sea bass), and then frozen kiwi sorbet (to cleanse the pallet). After that we had pork with a variety of vegetables. I think I've covered everything (except desert, which is implied).
During desert, John and Isobe-san gave me farewell gift: a traditional Japanese yukata, a summer kimono. So basically it's something I can sport tailgating or to the Iowa State Fair (absolutely not).
All in all, definitely a good night. I knew all along, but I've made some great friends over the last couple of months and I will really miss them and the time I have spent here in Kamogawa. Hopefully I am able to return soon; I know there are a few people that need some help getting to the top of Fuji-san!
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