I was surprised when I went to the Spokane Country Fair this week, because there were a lot of differences to fairs or festivals in Japan. It was the wonderful time. I enjoyed crazy rides, delicious foods, and window shopping.First of all, the rides were really crazy. I described they are crazy, because I was really scared riding them. There were a lot of rides. For example, roller coasters, Viking, and so on. We don’t have Carnival Rides in Japan, so I couldn’t believe that they moved so quickly from place to place. Almost all the rides were scary rides, but I was fine. However only one ride made me scared and I felt bad. I forgot that ride’s name, because I didn’t have inner reserves to notice that name. I entered the small box with my friend. Suddenly the box turned round and round and shook and shook and shook...I can’t describe it correctly, but my friend just said “It was violent.” I injured my back. In Japan I have never seen such a crazy ride and I never want to ride that again.
Second, I ate a lot of delicious and unexpected foods. I was surprised, because we don’t have such international food shops at Japanese festivals. I saw a lot of shops that sold pizza, hamburger, roasted corn, kebabs, elephant ears, pasta, tortilla etc. I ate a roasted corn and a pumpkin donut. The roasted corn was really sweet and delicious. My friends ate big hamburgers. Although I regret a little that I didn’t eat elephant ears, because we don’t have that in Japan. If I have a chance to eat elephant ears in the USA, I want to try them the next time. We enjoyed the food very much.
Third, I saw a lot of different shops that sold various things. Some shops sold traditional clothes, some shops sold appliances and some shops sold toys. There was no unity, but that the chaotic atmosphere made me excited. I didn’t buy anything, but I enjoyed window shopping. Some clerks spoken to us and we also enjoyed talking with them. It was a good experience for me to talk with people who are not related to MFWI. All of these shops were really interesting.
There were a lot of surprising things at the fair and I was exhausted after coming back to the dorm. I enjoyed this Country Fair very much. All people laughed and I also laughed a lot. I want to go to Country Fair again, but hopefully the weekend is better.