Day 54: Shinjuku with Candy and Ryan Wednesday, May 6, 2009 12:00pm: I woke up. Candy wanted to hang out at 2pm and she let me invite Ryan. Ryan asked me what I was doing, so I decided to invite him to come along. I don’t want anyone getting lonely, IF I like them. 2:00pm: I left to go to Shinjuku. Ryan, Candy, and I go to the Metropolitican Building, just to find out that it is closed. Then, we ate at a steak/burger place. Then, we walked around. I didn’t buy anything. It was just fun being with friends in Japan. I really did feel lonely the other day. 9:30pm: We all decide to go home. 10:30pm: I reached home. Daiki asked me what I ate and I said, steak. Manami was sleeping already. She ... read more

Day 52: Aquarium Monday, May 4, 2009 6:00am: I left for home. 8:00am: I returned home. I fell asleep on the train, so it took me 2 hours to get home. I felt lonely, so I told my host parents that I will go to the aquarium with them. I took a nap. 10:40am: My host family wakes me up. Daiki was surprised that I am very energetic, even though I just came from the club. Daiki remembers his past days of clubbing and then working without sleeping. He’s not even old! 11:00am: We all go to the Shinagawa Aquarium. It was not as nearly as big as the one in Chicago, but Yuzuki was SO FUNNY! I love playing with her. My host parents laughed a lot, when I was recording and playing with Yuzuki. ... read more

Day 50: Club Atom & Vuenos Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:30am: I woke up and I texted people. I took a shower and then, ate breakfast (slice of bread, cream cheese, hashbrown, egg, and water). 12:00pm: Manami and Yuzuki take their afternoon nap. I went to my room to update my blogs. I cleaned my room. I talked to Jon. Distance didn’t do much to our relationship. *knocked on wood* 4:30pm: Daiki comes home. I continued my blog entries. 5:30pm: Manami calls me for dinner. I finished updating my blogs just in time. Dinner was really good hambagu with melted cheese on it, mashed potato, miso soup, rice, and dykon salad. The food was REALLY GOOD. Even Daiki liked the food. Then, I spent time with my host family. 8:00pm: I took a nap. 8:45pm: I ... read more

Day 48: Shopping Alone Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:00am: I woke up and studied my kanji for the test today. 7:00am: I got ready and ate breakfast. I put my lunch bento in my bookbag. I decided not to wear my mask because I thought I felt better. Since I didn't get to go shopping yesterday, I decided that I will go today. 7:45am: I left to go to school. 9:00am: I made it to my classroom. 9:15am: Kobayashi-sensei started class. He gave us the test and I thought I did okay. The kanji test wasn't THAT hard, but it wasn't THAT easy. 10:00am: When everyone was finished with the test, Kobayashi-sensei taught us how and when to say "place" (ex: He is at the entrance area.) Then, he taught us some more about particles and ... read more

Day 46: Just School Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:00am: I woke up, got ready, and ate breakfast (slice of bread with cream cheese, 2 sausages, and water). I was still sick, so I put on the mask. 7:45am: I left to go to school. I felt lonely, so I turned on the Zune that Jon gave me and listened to music. 8:55am: I made it to Yotsuya and ran to the computer lab to print out my human resource class slides and materials. 9:13am: I made it to class. 9:15am: Japanese class began with Kamio-sensei. We learned more uses of the particle, wo, how to say if/when, and how to give advice. 10:45am: Class finally ended. I was pretty bored. 11:00am: Part 2 Japanese class began with Sanbe-sensei. We learned new kanji, origin/source base, spirit/mind/air/atmospher, have/possess/exist, ... read more