Stopover #3

I caught up with my family in the Southbay area, it was great to see everyone. All of my little cousins have grown so much since I last saw them....it's crazy!!!

The strangest part of this stopover was going to my favorite Japanese market. This place is huge, it's like the size of a Sam's club, but only sells asian foods and products....it's like the best place to get a rice cooker in town. Anyhow, i had a few moments of confusion when I realized all the Asian customers were all speaking perfect English, and that the Latino stockboy knew exactly what i was talking about when I asked him where I could find the Okonomiyaki sauce. Of course the packaging is all in Japanese, and i still can't understand the directions of how to make things...but that's nothing new to me at this point. Strangely, being illiterate is kind of comforting right now...I mean, at least i've accepted it and it doesn't feel foreign to me.