I'm learning that early June in Tokyo is party season. There are, for example, heaps of "sayonara parties" for people who are moving away this summer after several years here.
It's also prime-time for birthday parties for kids (including Lucinda) with summer birthdays, because lots of families want to gather school friends one last time before expat families leave town for (typically) one or two months of vacation in Europe, the US, Hawaii, Bali, Thailand or some combination of the above. Last Sunday, the kids went to a party for one of Lucinda's friends from 10:30am to 1pm, followed by a party for one of Arno's friends until 2:30pm.
And last week, we went to the Australian embassy at the invitation of Arno's friend, Ceinwyn, for a children's "disco party" (see photograph above). Imagine yourself in a room with a few dozen energetic preschoolers - most of them dressed as princesses - screaming their heads off as they do the limbo, while Lucinda grouses for a half hour that she wants a Coca-Cola. A much-appreciated invitation, but a seriously headache-inducing experience.
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