So, what have I been busy with?
Classes, for starters. I'm currently signed up for Reading & Writing Japanese, Speaking Japanese, Issues in Modern Japanese Society and Culture, and Popular Culture as Social Practice. I had also signed up for Basic Ceramic Techniques, but I decided to drop that. It required 8 hours/week of studio work, which was just too big of a time commitment. I think my class schedule is pretty balanced now, though I can technically take one more course. I like having some free time in my schedule - I can do work on campus and spend time with friends in the evenings. Less schoolwork also means more time to go out and actually experience Japan.
Well...that makes sense to me.
My host family took me to city hall in Hirakata today for my Alien Registration. This means I'm one step closer to getting my Alien Registration card and cell phone! I am so, so excited for a keitai. Finally, I'll be able to contact my friends in the dorms and with other host families. After taking my to city hall, Okaasan and Ayachan gave me a tour of the area around Hirakata station. Then we took a train to the giant shopping mall near home. We spent a few hours walking around and window shopping (I actually bought a wallet for all my Japanese cards/money...the pouch was becoming a hassle).
I have a test tomorrow in Speaking Japanese, so I'm going to get back to studying. Enjoy the following photos.
I thought it was cake in an ice cream cone. False. It is solid chocolate in an ice cream cone.
A really cool-looking bug.
It's a friend of Fresh Seal's!
5 comments:
Glad to read your new post. Truly happy that all is going so well!
Cool snap shots! That insect is amazing. Love to hear what you are looking at and doing. On a somber note, it is 9/11. Take a moment to remember and reflect.
comment from marknyc
It's so cool to read about your adventures! though it does make oberlin seem a little dull, haha. The solid chocolate in the ice cream cone is hilarious :) I'm glad to hear that you are having so much fun (though the selfish part of me wants you to hurry up and come back to oberlin!) hopefully I'll catch you online sometime soon.
Hello from Hollywood! John and I have been reading your blog and we're happy to hear that everything is going well in Japan. I thought you might like to know that the bug photo you took is of a Green Sphinx Moth(Callambulyx tatarinovii) native to Japan. Their patterns are amazing. By the way, did you feel the earthquake? We never heard where it was located in Japan?
Hey, Californians!
Thanks for the info on the moth...it really does look amazing. I had no idea there was an earthquake! I guess that's a good thing...?
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