This summer vacation was very busy for me and my daughter. Anne Mikiko's quest was go to the US to study there for a short time. So, we left for the United States on August 10th to take Anne Mikiko to study at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte is a big city in the Southwest part of North Carolina state. My younger sister, Heather, lives in Winston-Salem, about an hour north of Charlotte, with her husband, Peter, and daughter, Lilly. We stayed with Heather's family for the first week of our trip, to help Anne get ready to move into her dorm at the the university. There, we ate great food, went shopping, went mountain biking and swimming, and had a great time with Heather, Peter, and Lilly. We even went to church.
Then Anne and I went to Charlotte where we stayed for one night and got her moved into the dorm room. The dorm is very nice and the university is very large - about 29,000 students go there. The first day, we went to the mall to go shopping and ate at the Cheesecake Factory, and then went to our hotel. The second day we went to the university, met with the staff, got her identification card, and got her moved in to the dorm room. After getting her moved in, we went and had lunch at her university cafeteria. Tons of food, and a great atmosphere! Finally we had dinner together, and I said goodbye. I was very sad to say goodbye because I was only there for a short time. After returning to Japan, I was very exhausted. I will stay longer the next time I go, that's for sure!
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