Sunday was my first real day in Japan!
And my family took me out! So much fun!
And my family took me out! So much fun!
takauma! It`s so hard!
And the terebi-to!
Odori Kouen!
Danpa!
And now...school!
GAH!
It`s so hard! Everyone stares at you!
And I don`t understand a word!
But...I will do my best!
Oh! And to get to and from school it takes roughly an hour. I walk. And then get on the subway. And then walk. And then take a bus. All by myself!
Oh! And to get to and from school it takes roughly an hour. I walk. And then get on the subway. And then walk. And then take a bus. All by myself!
And now!
AND! Last but not least!
...I taught Tove (the girl from Sweden) the soldier boy dance today!
It looks like it's been a verrrrry busy week for you, but I'm really enjoying your posts and pics! You host family looks so nice, I think you really lucked out there. And I love the pic of the yukata - so pretty! You are living your dream kiddo, hope you have great fun, and you'll grow with these amazing experiences. Only thing I don't envy- er..the squat toilets! Are they all that way at school too?
ReplyDeleteAnd Sapporo looks so pretty!
Walk, train, walk, bus....think of it this way, you can eat any goodies you want in Japan, and won't have to consider a single calorie.
PS nice soldier dance...*g*
PS the language will come. It's only been a couple of days; give your self a couple weeks, and suddenly it just clicks -you realize that are you aren't translating anymore, you are understanding. Immersion makes the language come so much more quickly, especially when your host family doesn't speak English. When I was with AIFS in Germany, in my host family only the father spoke English, and the rule was no English was spoken unless it was an emergency - otherwise it was grab the dictionary and figure out how to say it.
ReplyDeleteIt will come! :-))
ALLISON!!!
ReplyDeleteIT soundslike your having an amazing time!! i miss you terribly! but i realize your having the time of your life which makes me happy! I love you!!!
YAY for an update! You look like you are having a lot of fun. The language will come. We are so happy you are getting to make your dream happen! It looks like there are several exchange students at your school from your Soldier Boy picture. How many are there? --The Henrys
ReplyDelete12 exchange students!
ReplyDeleteThat makes everything SOOO much easier! But I don@t have class with them all the time.
And thank you for the encourgement, akarin!
AH! And I just realized who you are, akarin! haha
ReplyDelete"AH! And I just realized who you are, akarin! haha"
ReplyDelete*g*
I have two more really cool Japanese language learning programs to share with you when you get back - and a really nice German one too!
I'm glad to see you're having fun!
ReplyDeleteThis makes me SOOOOO happy!!!!!
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