Kuh-Tun-Guh.

So I know it's been a while since my last post, but MAN! I been workin' hard! :P Seriously though, I get home at seven at the earliest and usually crash at around 9:30! So school, well it went pretty well this week, I got to make a speech on Thursday! Whoo!! Hahaha, so now everyone knows me and I love that like every teacher I meet says it's an honor to meet me and how they loved my speech (I thought it sucked :P) but I was the only person who gave a speech who didn't have a paper to read from, so I guess maybe they liked how I winged it? I don't know. :D I have met some pretty cool people at school, especially Yoda (Arisa) and Ayaka is pretty cool too :D I have been to purikura a couple of times now, only been to school three times so this is a frequent happening. I will hurry and try to get the pictures from the girls so that I can put them up in my album. Man, I wish I knew how to speak japanese because people are talking about me ALL THE TIME! And they aren't subtle about it either, they point and go on in japanese! I know some things that they say, one of my favorites being kakui :D Um, well I pretty much am amazing in english class, I have read the books that we are reading, I know the words that we are learning, and the grammar, easy :P but I did learn two new words yesterday, collocation and muzukashi (difficult). I can't really say what my schedule for the school day is like because it changes everyday, but yesterday I had a double period of art and english (periods are 50 minutes and passing periods are 10 minutes). We have 40 minutes for lunch, 10 minute cleaning time after that, then 10minutes till next class. To get a plate of rice and curry (or however you spell it) is 350 yen which is about 4 dollars, so yea a basic meal here, 5-7 dollars. Expensive. I went to McDonald's the other day to go get the Texas Burger that everyone here was crazing about and guess what?? They don't sell the burger anymore, they had like just stopped! So I got a Big Mac, so small... So unhealthy... But so good... They are way to expensive though. I know that I still need to get some pictures up of the uniform so I will get those and put them up later, I look pretty shpiffy in it :D

WEEEEELLLLLL, I gueesss that's about it for today.

Remember, RT is busy. :)

Thank you, come again! :D

So I had to go to a welcoming party for AFS students yesterday... there was a talent show and I don't have one D: so I did nothing, everyone else sang there national anthem but I really dreaded singing. Anyways, after that we went to a cherry blossom festival in Shizuoka (more pics on facebook), we just hung out. I also met Aika, or Ai, who is significantly quieter than here sister Yuna lol. It's funny because Yuna will mimic me, I'll be like, "Wow! That's cool!" and she'll say it right after me. So I mimic her when she speaks english poorly. I told her to say oh snap, she said, "Oh snappu." haha XD so then I will say it the same way and so she will sit there and talk bad about me in japanese, but whatever! Haha she's still pretty cool, and it's amazing how much I talked with Yuna and Ai yesterday considering we don't know what the other is even saying XD we talk for about 2 hours at Denny's last night. By the way, japanese Denny's is nothing like american Denny's. It's all um, japanese food. You know, ramen, miso soup, but! They might throw in an egg as a side every now and then :P

Well tomorrow is the first day of school so yea, it's only a half day though and I have Wednesday (すいようび) off so sweet :) I think I7ll walk over to Geo's here in a bit. It's like Japan's version of hollywood video and EB games combined, except Japan has a lot of games you guys back home don't :P

Well, Imma bounce!

P.S. maybe I'll talk about school tomorrow. :)

Okay okay, I know I said Tuesday, but I've got some free time right now and I don't want to forget somethings.

So a couple of days ago I went up to the school, intresting things about japanese school:

1. You need about 4 different pair of shoes for school! (and a uniform)

2. You have 15 minutes of clean up time after lunch.

3. I have 18 other students in my class...

4. 15 of these students are girls!

5. When changing for P.E., there isn't a locker room. The class changes in the class room.

So yea, just some things that I thought were kinda cool lol :D

On to yesterday. At about noon I got to go hang out with a new person! Yay!! His name is ケイキ (Keiki) and he is just a couple of months younger than me. We went to the mall and just kind of hung out. After the mall we went to his house so he could own me at freakin Wii Fit. But whatever! Nothing super exciting but he did have Heart Gold in japanese and I have Soul Silver in english! Anywayys, after that I hung out with ユナ (Yuna) for a bit. She is exactly one year younger than me :) we were both born September 8th! So, I was hanging out with her and offered her some cinnamon gum (japan does not have cinnamon ANYTHING), when I gave her the gum she sniffed it and was like, "OHHHH!!! Shinimon!!" Hahaha XD and I told her it was　からい (karai) which means spicy. So she ate it and this is about how it went, YUNA, "Mmmm!!" ME, "Daijoubu?(is it okay)" YUNA, "Daijoubu. Ahhh!! Karai karai. Karai!!" ME *Laughing* YUNA, "Itai!! Itai itai!! (It hurts!)" Hahaha it was hilarious XD I don't think I'll ever forget itai because she said it about 50 times lol XD

Well I just had some free time before going to the bank, but I'm about to leave now soo.... untill next time!

Lates!

Okay, so this really won't be to long, I7m about to go to my high school to be fitted for the uniform. So I walked around A LOT yesterday and dragged Saori with me :P we walked about 7-8 km and made it home around 10 at night, then I had her stay up with me to watch Signs with Mel Gibson and japanese subtitles! Whoo! Oh and I guess everyone goes on diets when they hit like 30 because she doesn't eat very much, so I bought her lots of her favorite candy! Haha it's really fun here :D Oh I also found out that it is a bad idea to take a bath in the morning. The other night the temperature got down to 4 celsius in my room and during the day it gets up to about 10-12 celsius! So I skipped the shower one night to take one in the morning, first off, you can't sit in the nice hot bath water because there is none because you are the only person bathing! Everyone else bathes at night. Secondly, it was 6 celsius in the bathroom! I walked in and saw my breath and knew I had made a mistake... But I learned my lesson :)

Soooo pictures, I only took a few but I will post them up, better yet I will put them on my facebook... Unless I can find an album feature... Let me figure this out!

HERE'S THE LINK!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2033230&id=1354488080&comments#!/album.php?aid=2033230&id=1354488080

HERE'S THE LINK!!

So I am in Japan :D people probably want pictures.. well I'll put some up later :P ERR! This keyboard is kinda difficult so this won't be a long post. So Japan... People don't smell different here, people don't hate Americans, and hardly anybody speaks english. (I have met like 20 people where I live and only 1 speaks english and another can understand slow english) Sooo, that proves that a lot of what people told me is kinda incorrect. Of course maybe those people lived in Tokyo, AKA suedo-Japan. :P I'm in the real deal, everything is pacted together, lots of houses, cherry blossoms, and Mount Fuji right outside my window! The first couple of days the food was difficult to eat and now I'm eating foods I wouldn't even eat back home! Everyone is so nice and yes you have to change your slippers all the time. I did a couple of public baths which are amazing! The top five phrases I use in japanese are:

#1 ありがとう (Arigatou) - Thank you
#2 どういったしまして (Douittashimashite) - Your welcome
#3 だいじょうぶ (Daijoubu) - It's okay/ I'm okay/ Are you okay?
#4 おいしい! (Oishii!) - It's delicious!
#5 ごめんあさい (Gomennasai) - I'm sorry
BONUS さむい! (Samui!) - It's cold!

So when ever any of these are used by others, I feel so very proud of the fact that I have a slight idea of what's going on. I met this man and when I stood up to greet him he said おおきい! (Ookii!) which means, BIG! HAHA I felt proud then too :D

Well, I have been typing this for a while and I feel like I've been on to long so I must leave now! Next post will have pictures!

Ciao!

'Bout tuh leave!

Well Sunday is my last full day here in Corpus Christi and Monday is my last full day in the U.S. I am starting to feel quite a bit more nervous than I did before, but I am super excited about being in Japan! :D

I've been eating tons of Taco Bell these past couple days because I won't have it for a year! Oh, and apparently I am going to smell to people in Japan because of all the beef that we eat in America. I'm excited about that. I'm really curious as to how things will happen at orientation, with my family, with my school, ect.

Just thought I should post this, I hadn't put anything for a while. I plan on posting more while I'm actually in Japan though. OH! I got a camera so PICTURES! :D

For everyone who wants to see pictures, know about my trip, or talk, follow my blog!

Peace out!

Forgive me!!!

I know I said I would update this once I found out my placement information, but I have know for about 2 weeks now!! :D

I found out that I have 2 parents and 2 sisters who live in Fuji-Shi, and I will be attending school at Katoh High School (Junior High School?) in Numazu-Shi.

There is also some more specific information but I don't think you guys need to know that :P

Anyways!! I now know where I will be living, sleeping, attending school, now all I have to do is wait :D

If anyone wants to know more... I'm on Facebook!

Laterz!