Raining Blue Star

For those who are wondering... "What happened?" "Did Hiromi die?" "Where is she now?" Actually....I have been living in Chicago ever since I came back from my adventures. It was hard adjusting back to my "normal" living style. I even tried "living on my own" and that didn't work out, so I went back to living with my parents. I apologize for never finishing my blogs from my Japan and Philippines trip. Hopefully, when I graduate again from the Masters program and obtain my CPA, I will be able to upload pictures and videos of my travels from that time. Luckily, I still have the records, photos, and videos. They may not be in explicit details, but hopefully, they will provide some insight. I truly wished I finished publishing my experiences... if I could turn back ... read more

Day 82: I GOT THE JOB! Wednesday, June 3, 2009 6:30am: I woke up, exercised, got ready, and ate breakfast. I forgot to say...but I do morning exercises for 15 minutes. It makes me feel better about myself, even though people always mention that my muscles are already toned enough. I just do it because it feels good. 100 crunches, now 15 push-ups, which I'm trying to increase the amount, splits, back exercise, and another stretch exercise. The exercises help me endure long stairs and dashing to my classes. 8:05am: I left my house. 9:15am: I was in the Japanese class, where we learned ーそう、ほうし、－てほうし. These are things that are easily learned by listening to people. Half the class wasn't in class. 11:00am: We reviewed yesterday's kanji, watched a video of how to invite people, and ... read more

Day 80: Intense Test & Skit Monday, June 1, 2009 6:30am: I woke up, took a shower, got ready, and studied for my Japanese grammer test for today. 8:00am: I left to go to school early, so I can print out my skit. 9:00am: I made it to Yotsuya and printed out my skits and an accounting firm map. 9:15am: Japanese class began with the test. I didn't know much of the words, so my studying went to waste. I knew the grammer but I didn't know the meaning of the words. So, I just went by gut feeling and from pure memory of what happened in my previous classes. 10:30am: I finished and practiced my skit with William, my partner this time. We didn't really practice last night, so my memorization of the lines were ... read more

Day 78: Rest Day Saturday, May 30, 2009 2:00am: Jon wakes me up and he sounded mad again or annoyed? I didn’t know because I was so sleepy. Then, I realized that he wasn’t on the phone anymore. I was confused, so I went back to sleep. 12:00pm: Jon wakes me up with a phone call. He tells me to call him back. I went back to sleep. 12:30pm: I woke up. I ate the food that Manami made for me on the table. Manami and Yuzuki were taking their noon nap. 1:00pm: I called Jon. He said to call him back when he is at the computer. I told him that I will call Aimee first. 1:30pm: I hang up and call Aimee. Maybe she is busy… because she didn’t pick up. 2:00pm: Jon and ... read more

Day 76: Toshiyuki, Absolutely Impressive Thursday, May 28, 2009 5:00am: I woke up to finish my homework and to write out note cards. Then, I ate breakfast and got ready for school. 8:00am: I left for school. 9:15am: Class began with a kanji quiz. Then, we learned about の/こと(nominalizer) and more noun modifications. 11:00am: We learned new kanji, 結ぶ、婚、離れる、席、欠ける、予、定、洋、式、和、活. Then, we learned more about describing our location and giving directions. 12:30pm: Class ended. I eat lunch with my classmates at the cafeteria. Candy and I finally get to hang out together! We and other classmates went to the computer lab to do homework. I finished my homework. 5:00pm: Candy and I went to Shibuya to meet my new friend, Toshiyuki, from the club last Friday. He’s been studying English for 5 days and impressively improved! He ... read more