I can't believe I've been here for three months already. It has gone so quickly! I don't feel like I'm learning as much Japanese as I was the first time I was here. Perhaps it's because I started from a higher level, and I'm not forced to study it for class. Also, I no longer live with a host family. I have given myself a pretty rigorous study schedule however, and I think I'll try to start meeting my tutor more often. Every day we do an exchange, 1 hour Japanese and 1 hour English, I don't have to pay. I only have to pay for the train fare to get there, and the price of food/drink of where we study.
This weekend went by very quickly. Friday night was my lesson, and then I went out to karaoke with a last-minute invite. Saturday I spent most of the day in Kofu at the "I love Kofu" festival, and then went to dinner with some other ALTs and a Korean Restaurant. Today (Sunday) I spent the majority of my time at home. I cleaned up a bit, snacked a lot, wrote a few letters, and caught up on some Japanese study. I could have gotten more done but it was nice to take the day slowly. I caught up with a few friends from home that I hadn't spoken to in a while, and also caught up with my host aunt from last year. I think I'll stay in Saitama the first weekend of November to see everyone. I'll get to meet the new host students as well.
This week's plans.
On Monday evening I'm going to talk to my supervisor at the board of education about getting bus tickets to Tokyo instead of taking the train. It should be a lot cheaper.
Tuesday, another Japanese lesson in Kofu.
Wed and Thursday I have clubs after school, and I'll probably end up staying a little late to finish some planning for next week.
Friday, night in? Maybe another Japanese lesson?
Saturday I'll visit with a friend and show her around Isawa.
Sunday, maybe another day for work and study/shopping/cleaning around my house.
I think my main goal of this year is to get good at Japanese, so I won't regret staying in or in the area to study.
Miss you all!
Lana
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| Lunch |
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| Sorry fish pastry! |
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| Game I made for the English club. |
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| I'm making a scrapbook out of the letters the students are writing to me. |
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| Mini beer! |
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| Takeda-jinja - - Takeda Shrine in Kofu |
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| I spy with my little eye, Hello Kitty. |
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| And there she is! |
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| I spy with my little eye... Mt. Fuji! |
My favorite part of this post was the how intense the pictures of the fish pastry became; I felt so sad by the time I got to the last one...
ReplyDeleteYou look good Lana, happy to see your picture.
ReplyDeleteThe pastry fish is pretty funny. How does it
taste?
Hehe. I'm glad the fish were such a hit! I wasn't going to post all of the fish pictures at first, but then I thought why not.
ReplyDeleteGrandma- I think they're delicious! Some foreigners don't like sweet bean paste, which is called anko. It tastes kind of like a dry jelly I think.