Rotary Interact Conference

So I went to Mt. Aso again, this time I was a good bit closer, and later on I actually visited the volcano. The Interact clubs are a branch of Rotary throughout high schools. In Japan it seems to be very popular among the pretty ladies of all the high schools. On the first day, I listened to 6 hours of speeches, in a language that I hardly understand. The Japanese folk around me were falling asleep, including my host dad, who used my shoulder as a pillow. Naturally I listened intently, and sometimes nodded to let the speaker know they should stop before I slip into a coma. The next day also had many speeches, but in between, there was fun. On Saturday night, we had recreation time, also know as the time for Ben to sign autographs, and schmooze with the girls, who vastly outnumbered the guys in a ratio I`d put at 10:1, not too bad of odds. Later on at night, we had free time, which I used to partake in having a clean, wholesome time, and by that I mean, I ate a lot of ice cream and took a lot of pictures. I got some very odd requests for pictures, many were with me kissing a girl, others with girls on my back. sounds like a fun time to me. The next day had more pictures in store for me, and gave me a little time to explore the area. Mostly the exploring consisted of girls following me and taking pictures, so the extent of this weekend conference, was the loss of ten percent of my vision, by seeing too many flash bulbs... I also listend to some very moving speeches, meaning they moved me to my bed, where I slipped in and out of a comatose state.