Sunday, April 22, 2012

Story #13 - A Helping Hand


When I took a trip out to Nikko – a Japanese city famous for its hot springs – I didn’t know what to expect since I had never been to one before. In the women’s quarter, the ladies sat naked on stools, vigorously scrubbing themselves with soap and towels before going in for a dip. I felt self-conscious about my naked body and apparently didn’t scrub myself well enough because the women hurriedly talked to me in Japanese and decided to help me out by hosing me down. I thanked them awkwardly and proceeded to sit in the hot spring in silence.

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