Jessica returned his bow.  That felt odd, but even as short a time as she'd been in Japan, she'd have felt even odder thrusting her hand at him to shake.  "Kane Jessica," she replied.  Boy, that sounded weird.  "I'm the exchange student from America."  Duh.  She was making a fool of herself.  She didn't even know how to properly meet people in this country!<br/><br/>"I, uh, I will be taking some kendo classes this semester, but I doubt I'll be good enough to join the team."