Raining Blue Star

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... read more

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 irritated me! No ONE is allowed to tell me that I am having "too" much fun. I AM A BUSY PERSON! And I STUDY A LOT! 8:05am: I left for school. 9:15am: I made it ... read more

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 know about fashion for 20 year olds. I found it funny that my fashion seemed “old-fashioned” to them. I see it in their faces and they can tell I don’t really know how to dress ... 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 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: I buy Candy a Milk Tea drink, as she went to get Stefan’s birthday cake. I ate at GL-Net and talked to a few Japanese girls. Their major so happen to all be German, which ... 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 impressive... read more

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(indicating an addition)、－たり－たり(indicating a range of activities). 11:00am: We review yesterday’s kanji. Then, we learned how to phone a taxi. 12:30pm: I ate lunch at GL-Net again. Candy and I were suppose to talk…but she was busy again. ... read more