If walls had ears....

They would look weird

So… It seems like I’m in need of an update… badly.

Lets see, I guess I will start with last weekend. I had my first big outing to Tokyo, W00T. I stayed with my host mother’s sister’s family, who happen to live a few blocks from Akihabara. (I’m tying this at school and the keyboard is obnoxiously loud). Sachiko’s family also happens to consist of the worlds two cutest little boys Shinya, and Yuuji. Shinya is 5 (about to turn 6) and Yuuji is almost 2. So… lets see… I toured Tokyo by bike, all local like. First we went to Asakusa, which is this big shrine/temple that is very famous in Tokyo. I saw some traditional drumming and made a wish. Surprisingly enough, it seems like no matter where you go, you make wishes my throwing coins into some thing or other. After Asakusa we parked our bikes underground in a big storage area that is just for parking bikes, and we took tour of the Tokyo river side on a “bus”. This “bus” was actually a boat, kind of like going on a river boat at the lake and just floating around. I saw a lot of bridges. There were all very short. That reminds me of the Tokyo highway! Get this, its three stories, first story is for trains, second is for going traffic, and the third for coming traffic. Freaky awesome to drive on.

After our boatly bus tour Sachiko’s husband (who was always refered to as Jiji, so I don’t know his real name) and I split ways with Tamaki, Shinya, and Yuuji, because Yuuji was in need of a nap. So then we biked around Akihabara which was crowded and therefore very annoying to bike around. There were a lot of figurine and electronics stores, and not nearly enough goth loli’s and cosplayers. They probably know to stay away from Akihabara though… On our way home we stopped by this shop that makes very realistic fake food. It was crazy, although it was rather realistic, the fake food was EXPENSIVE!!! And the smaller it got the more expensive it was. I happened to spot a fake sweet that looked very yummy, it was a type of dango, and so we decided to actually go and buy some dango… which was delicious. So after a brief rest and snack of yummy dango, I snuck back out with Tamaki and Shinya to go to Ueno, which is the district of Tokyo with a lot of Toys and nerdy stuff. This is where I did my shoping, tehe. Although I didn’t actually buy much, and I picked up a few souvenirs. We returned once more to the Tokyo abode and rested for a bit more, then went out for dinner… Which was sushi. And they proceeded to discover what an annoyingly picky eater I am.

The next day we toured Tokyo again, but this time by train, so I couldn’t actually see anything, and it was rather pointless, but in a way it was fun. I rode four different trains and the subway. I also had the best coffee in the world, it was a “tiramisu” late. Yeah… I went to Tokyo…

I got back Sunday afternoon and proceeded to do nothing!! Monday was the second day of the sports festival here at school, meaning it was my turn to embarrass myself in front of the whole school. I participated in girls volley ball. Sports festival at Japanese schools is a big competition between all the classes and all the grades. There are tournaments of various sports and one class wins. There were six events here. Our class won girls volleyball, which was really exciting because I made an awesome almost game point serve, and apparently I looked very cool (not).

I also helped out the english debate team with a few fack matches.... they are good! I mean... they debate... in ENGLISH!!!

Did you know Japan took the big mac a step to far and made the mega mac? Which is a burger with FOUR meat patties!!! MADNESS I TELL YOU!!!!!

I’m not sure what else to write about. Those are all my recent good news happenings. I guess I will leave it at that and try to update more often.

Love you,
Miss you
Diana

I like a girl in uniform~

So! The long awaited promised update about school! (and maybe some pictures if I have the time).

I started school aproximatly a week.5 ago. Aka on the 28th. I completed my first full week last week, and I have already pretty much clicked up with a few girls. I sat with alot of people randomly at lunch and decided where I felt most comfertable at, so there I remain, with that click.

So, I have these classes:
P.E
Math 2 A
English Expression
Health
Geography
Current Japanese
LL
Biology
English Grammar
and German

I am currently in the status of skiping all classical Japanese classes. Its just not going to happen. So classes do not nessacarily occur in such order. I have 5 hours everyday, and no two days are the same. As a matter of fact, in America there where A days and B days, here, there are A and B weeks.
I have so far been to 3 volleyball practaces, and attended English Speaking Society club. I'm still in the club veiwing stage at the moment, but I would really like to join volleyball. But that will most likely not be happening. The rotary club here wants me to join a more traditional club. The onlything that is traditional that I really want to do is Judo, but my host mom won't let me join it... so... things are about to get complicated and possibably sucky. Oh well, more time for me. Club activites end at 7! In Japan, sunset is at 6:30. So I bike passed several dark rice feilds on my way home from school. Volleyball also meets everday, so there really is no way I can join. Its very inconviniencing for the host families.
What else is there to talk about... I go to school with three first year girls (I'm second year), and I usually walk Natalie to the train station after school and we fart around at the stores then I go home. I have actually kinda been warned/scolded for hanging out with Natalie too much. But the truth in the matter is, I'm attending FUDOUKA HIGH SCHOOL!!! The best school in Saitama. I've been told to make and hang out with Japanese friends, but these kinds live and breath school, they don't have free time. I have expressed this to the teachers and they understand, so if I am scolded again, I will simply make my way from A around B and over to Nakamura sensei, who can speak for me to rotary and be listen too. (A to B comunication in Japan...)
And yes, it IS the best school, one of the girls in my class commutes 1 hour... on the TRAIN! I'm not even sure she is in the prefecture. But yeah, see the likeliness of me having hang out time? Tests are about to happen as well. After tests I will ask if anyone wants to go see a movie for an after exams reward or somthing like that, see how it works out (chances are I won't be allowed).
Well, I guess, ask me questions, and I will know what to acutally type up in here. I'm kinda drawing a blank. There isn't much at the moment besides school. I'm really sleepy alot... I geuss I havn't been sleeping well, different bed.
OH!!! "anticipate weight gain"... I have lost 3 killos in the period of two weeks. Thats 6 lbs... I've heard stress can do that to you though.
There is a posibility of me going to Akihabara pretty soon with Natalie and her family, other than that.. I'm having a brain fart (sorry dad).

Well, more later I suppose,
Love and miss everyone
Diana