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
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I live and breathe hanging out. I don't know how Japanese teens don't. I hope you find a good way to hang out with people, anyone.
We luvs you and misses you!
You have been away for a whole month already. I think you're doing wonderfully well. You'll find your way and manage to do many things you want to do even if volleyball isn't one of them. I almost forgot about your facebook page. I'll have to check that to see if there are more pictures.
I like your pictures. I do miss you. I'm trying not to say so all the stinking time though. You look happy. It's so far away. Carry on honey.
questions, eh?
hm...how packed are the classrooms? Do they have to pay to go to school (like Mexico) or is it like here? Is it a big campus? How about the city itself? What did you mean about the traditional classes? ~considers~ It'd be cool if you could get a few pics of the city itself, i'd like to see that.
Could you explain old farts like me what is meant by "A and B" days/weeks/communication?
What is this "movies" and "fun"?? Why are you on computer?!?! You should be doing the homeworks!!! You are shame-ed! Dishonor!!! *whap-whap-whap*
...Anyway, glad things have chilled out at least a little. Yeah, that whole cultural obsession with academia is...interesting. And psycho. And somewhat admirable. And psycho. In an interesting way, no less :) I don't know what advice I can offer, save maybe keep your chin up, your nose down, and your eyes on the prize.
...Which I suppose means that you should wind up looking like a buggy-eyed, mutant clam-faced freak, or an overly-attentive dwarf pushing a large wheelbarrow. Either way, you should get some laughs, right? -Nick
ps: We misses ya here.
Update! :) PLeeeeeease! I love you.
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