June 28: First day at Hokushin Elementary School
I woke up kind of early and just layed around for a bit, then Sonomi came running in, looked at me for a few seconds like she had something to say and then just left. It was kind of weird, and makes me wish I had a lock on my door.
I got ready, had breakfast, and then a teacher came and picked me up and drove me to Hokushin Elementary, my new school. There was a little mini welcoming ceremony in the gym where I had to give a brief introduction of myself, and then I went back to the teachers` lounge for the first two periods to talk to the teachers about lesson plans, and I was also able to use the internet for the first time in over a week (not counting the times Will let me use his computer whenever I went over to his house). Maybe I should`ve invested in one of those little personal WiFi things that plug into your computer. Oh well.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Guess who`s back (for now)
June 18: Last day at Hagino and the Higuchi House
Woke up and jogged, then showered and had breakfast and biked to school. I didn’t help with any classes again, but I worked on writing replies to the third years for a while and also read Hana Yori Dango.
I wrote Ume-san a pretty long note, of course, since she’s the one who impacted me the most at Hagino. I was really surprised when she came later and handed me a cute envelope with her own letter to me inside. She said she was happy to have gotten my letter and asked me to keep doing my best in studying Japanese in order to further my dream of becoming a translator; I told her good luck for her future too and then she left, and I read her letter. I was really surprised that I could read and even understand the whole thing. I don’t know if that’s because she kept her Japanese simple for my sake or what, but I was still pleased. I hope she’ll stay in touch.
Woke up and jogged, then showered and had breakfast and biked to school. I didn’t help with any classes again, but I worked on writing replies to the third years for a while and also read Hana Yori Dango.
I wrote Ume-san a pretty long note, of course, since she’s the one who impacted me the most at Hagino. I was really surprised when she came later and handed me a cute envelope with her own letter to me inside. She said she was happy to have gotten my letter and asked me to keep doing my best in studying Japanese in order to further my dream of becoming a translator; I told her good luck for her future too and then she left, and I read her letter. I was really surprised that I could read and even understand the whole thing. I don’t know if that’s because she kept her Japanese simple for my sake or what, but I was still pleased. I hope she’ll stay in touch.
Friday, June 18, 2010
The Adventure Continues
June 9: Shinjo, first day of school
I must have been exhausted yesterday ‘cause I didn’t wake up at all until I was actually supposed to this morning. Got ready, had some delicious omelet rice that ‘kaa-san made for me (with a smile drawn in ketchup on it and everything!), and then went off to school. Obaa-chan (grandma) had to show me the way though, because I couldn’t quite remember it from the bike ride ‘kaa-san took me on a few days ago. Obaa-chan rode ahead in the car while I took the bike they’re letting me borrow, and she stopped at the turns to wait for me to catch up. It was really sweet!
I must have been exhausted yesterday ‘cause I didn’t wake up at all until I was actually supposed to this morning. Got ready, had some delicious omelet rice that ‘kaa-san made for me (with a smile drawn in ketchup on it and everything!), and then went off to school. Obaa-chan (grandma) had to show me the way though, because I couldn’t quite remember it from the bike ride ‘kaa-san took me on a few days ago. Obaa-chan rode ahead in the car while I took the bike they’re letting me borrow, and she stopped at the turns to wait for me to catch up. It was really sweet!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Still Alive
So I don`t get WiFi here, and the Higuchi`s computer is kind of slow, so updates will probably be pretty sporadic. Also, go here for pictures: http://chopstickwanderlust.shutterfly.com
June 3: Yamagata City
We left Tokyo around 9:30ish to catch the local subway trains to Akihabara again, so we could go to the Gundam Café there for breakfast. It opened at 10, but they didn’t start selling the special anko-filled waffles until 11, and we got there around 10, so we just had the sandwiches they had out for breakfast. After that we had a lot of time to kill, so we went to the JR office in the akihabara station to change our reserved seats for the shinkansen to Yamagata from Tokyo, because we were in car 14 and Beecken-sensei and everyone else were in car 13.
June 3: Yamagata City
We left Tokyo around 9:30ish to catch the local subway trains to Akihabara again, so we could go to the Gundam Café there for breakfast. It opened at 10, but they didn’t start selling the special anko-filled waffles until 11, and we got there around 10, so we just had the sandwiches they had out for breakfast. After that we had a lot of time to kill, so we went to the JR office in the akihabara station to change our reserved seats for the shinkansen to Yamagata from Tokyo, because we were in car 14 and Beecken-sensei and everyone else were in car 13.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
ひさしぶり (Been a While)
Sorry for the short hiatus; we didn't have internet once we left Kyoto until we got back to Tokyo today. I'll break it down into the past four days (including today):
5/30: Hiroshima
We woke up around 8 in the morning to get ready to go catch the shinkansen to Hiroshima. Sayumi's mom made us a delicious breakfast, again, and then her mom and dad drove us to the local train station. On the way they stopped to make a delivery of something to some sort of place, and they had us get out of the car for a few minutes to look inside the building because apparently, it was really old, dating back to the Edo period. It was pretty awesome to get to see something with that much history so close up. After a little while of admiring the structure, which looked really well-kept despite its age, we got back in the van and went to the station. I was sad to say good-bye to Sayumi's mom and dad; they were really kind people, and I hope I get to visit them again someday.
5/30: Hiroshima
We woke up around 8 in the morning to get ready to go catch the shinkansen to Hiroshima. Sayumi's mom made us a delicious breakfast, again, and then her mom and dad drove us to the local train station. On the way they stopped to make a delivery of something to some sort of place, and they had us get out of the car for a few minutes to look inside the building because apparently, it was really old, dating back to the Edo period. It was pretty awesome to get to see something with that much history so close up. After a little while of admiring the structure, which looked really well-kept despite its age, we got back in the van and went to the station. I was sad to say good-bye to Sayumi's mom and dad; they were really kind people, and I hope I get to visit them again someday.
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