I delayed posting because school, work, friends and family's messages, and host family makes managing my time very difficult. In fact, I am STILL struggling. I will post my days soon. I'm really sorry for the long delay... Sincerely, Hiromi [View Full Entry]

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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, [View Full Entry]

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Day 81: Chicago Friend in Japan! Tuesday, June 2, 2009 6:30am: I woke up, took shower, got ready, studied for my human resource midterm, and ate breakfast. I wore a long black skirt and white blouse for my interview today. Jon called me but I was in such a hurry because I was studying for my midterm. Jon foolishly jokes at me about how much "fun" or "playing" I've been doing. I HATE it when someone says I am playing when I am studying SO HARD. I don't have time to joke around! I probably hurted his feelings, but he really [View Full Entry]

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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 [View Full Entry]

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Day 79: Writing my Blogs Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:00am: I went to sleep. 12:00pm: I woke up. I went straight to my computer to write out my blogs. I haven’t updated for 10 days. 5:00pm: I am still writing this blog. The internet is quite slow, so that’s irritating that I can’t publish my blogs yet. I decide to go upstairs. 5:30pm: I go with my host family to eat dinner with Manami’s mom and dad. They are such nice people! We go to a mall, where I buy clothes. Manami’s and Daiki’s age is close to mine, so they [View Full Entry]

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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 [View Full Entry]

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Day 77: LARGE GROUP Karaoke Friday, May 29, 2009 6:00am: I woke up to write out my note cards and write half of the skit that I need to perform for Monday. Then, I got ready and ate breakfast. 8:00am: I left. 9:15am: Class started with a kanji quiz. Then, we listened to some Japanese conversations. I had nearly no idea what was being said. I’m not very good at listening to directions of the road. 11:00am: We reviewed all the kanji that we learned so far. Then, we listened to more Japanese conversations and practiced how to describe directions. 12:30pm: [View Full Entry]

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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. [View Full Entry]

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Day 75: Another Hair Cut & Color Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:00am: I woke up to write out my notecards. Then, I ate breakfast and got ready for school. 8:00am: I left for school. Jon calls me and I didn’t recognize the number, so I answered it. Jon was mad that I haven’t called him lately and asked me where I was. I was irritated that it was so early in the morning and I’m getting mad calls from my boyfriend. I’m BUSY! He ruined my day. 9:15am: Class began with a vocab quiz. Then, we learned V-よう(volitional)、－し( [View Full Entry]

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Day 74: Mayo & I Exchange Language Tuesday, May 26, 2009 5:00am: I woke up to finish my homework and write out notecards. 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 did some reading. 11:00am: We learned new kanji, 起きる、寝る、遊ぶ、立つ、座る、使う、始まる、終わる、貸す、借りる、返 [View Full Entry]

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