Shabu-shabu (4K Vlog) (Day 2363 - 5/14/16)

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People

 * Stephen
 * Mallory
 * Steve C
 * Steph
 * Lindsay and host family

Locations

 * 7-Eleven
 * Shinjuku, Tokyo
 * Shin-Ōkubo Station
 * Hidaka, Saitama
 * House of Lindsay's host family
 * Nonomia Shrine

Summary
This morning in Japan starts out seemingly how all the group's days in Japan have started out - at 7-Eleven.

For a change of pace today, everyone heads to the home of the family that hosted Lindsay when she was a younger exchange student in Japan. The family treats the group to some really delicious shabu-shabu, then the gang walks around some shrines in the area. All the girls in the group are given a handmade "sacred bag for putting all your important things in" by some of the locals.

All in all, it's a very full, but relaxing, day away from the bustling environment of the big city.

Quotes

 * Jeff Benson: "I'm not being culturally insensitive, I just have no idea what I'm talking about. C'mon, let's go check it out!"