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On Sunday I had a barbecue with several people from Toshiba.  It was held at the house of a lady that has a yard, a not so common possession here in Tokyo.  The garden (that is the term Japanese use to refer to yard) is about 12 ft by 35 ft, and that is considerably spacious in Japan!  It was very pretty though, with bushes and trees, and a gorgeous green grass (hey, something not so common in Texas!).  They actually have a vegetable garden as well right next door, and when everyone was leaving they shared fresh vegetables just picked from the garden. We grilled lots of delicious food (beef, chicken, pork, mushrooms, eggplant, etc. and had rice, salads, cake and donuts too), socialized, and played with the kids all afternoon.  It was so nice to spend a calm Sunday afternoon with the people I worked with, getting to know everyone better and seeing everyone away from the office.  As I mentioned some people brought their little kids, so it was a very relaxing, family-oriented affair.

                                                 Playing with my co-worker's little daughter.

                                                Almost everyone from my group at Toshiba!