I am in a foreign Country!

Today I had another reminder that I am in a foreign Country. This morning I went to the gym. As I walked in I expected to see the same thing I usually see two times a week. But today I walked in and they had a table set up and they told me I didn't have to pay today as everything is free so people can come and try the gym and pool out. So I wrote my name out and he handed me a sheet of paper, explaining when all the demonstrations were. I couldn't read it cause the majority of it was kanji. So I asked him if he could explain it to me a bit. After about 15 minutes(with a little English and a little Japanese) we pretty much had the one piece of paper fully explained. Then I didn't know if I had to go to all these things if I was getting in free but he said it was okay to just do what I normally do. Then as I was leaving he showed me a table and I didn't know if he wanted me to pick something for free or if I had to pay for it so I said I was okay and started walking away. But he said wait and he took me to the table and gave me a draw box. I got to draw a letter and get that as a prize. I got a little hanging basket that you can put up in your shower. I was one of those times that you just wish you could speak fluently and just chat it up with them.