Last Day Part 4

It has taken me over a month to finish reflecting on my last day in Japan. I wonder why its taking me so long to finish. *sigh
After discussion Hiro had class so I went around the school with Kosuke taking pictures. I took some pictures and we went to the conbi for the last time to buy lunch things. Kosuke however wanted to go o 7-11 to read the latest issue of Jump, and then needed to go to his bank at the station so i waited for him at school in the CIE. I met up with more people and got more signatures for my book. When I saw the only other Japanese girl that talks in discussion club i sat down to get her to sign Dee's book, while she asked me questions for a survey. Her survey was for her class about Foreign high schools. When she looked at Dee's book she saw Hiro's page she said oh "hiro, thats my ex boyfriend". Out of all random by the way >.<

Last Day Part 3

So my last day it Japan wasn't epic or even full of tears. I woke up alittle late and got to school kind of late cause I had to wait for the evil Okasan to do my room check. So i had to vacuum and re wash my dishes cause both of these items weren't clean enough >.<>.<, I hurried to school to meet Kosuke. One of the few people out of my group of friends either still in Japan or still around. >.<



This discussion was one of the best ones. Kelly wasnt there thank-goodness, but since it was the day after swine flu zombie outbreak, not so many people came. Taka and Sho had many verbal discussions (fights, as I call them). But it was great and i had a really good time that day. I almost forgot that I was leaving the next morning, and that this was my last discussion. I got afew more people to sign my book, and also Dees book. But it suxed that so many people didn't come so i couldn't get so many signatures. I gotta upload the aftermath pics.





The Disscussion was something like "Should business hire employees for a lifetime, or workbase preformance" I had a great time, I miss discussion so much, actually i never imagined me going to a club you u sit in a circle and talk. LOL

Part 2

One of Tomo's friends go lost on the way so while we wait for him Hiro texed me asking if he could come, and then I saw Karl and his crew. Bowling was fun. I made a deal with Hiro that if I beat him in bowling then he would have to do Purikura. Muhahahahah guess who won, and beat everyone else >.<>.<. But i will never forget her face when I was talking to Hiro about our Purikura deal, and we pinky swore on it and her face was priceless. (insert evil laugh here) That horrible woman also threw her pinky kitty at his head when I was talking to him. >.<>.>
Alex had left for (other) Hiro houses, and Justin had already left. >.< That day we ate lunch at school, hung out with some people then went to Karaoke with Kosuke.

End of my 9month long adventure

So I'm back in America, and I have been here for a week now. I flew in May 27th. It all feels like a dream now, but then when I look at the pictures and get messages from my friends I know it wasnt a dream. Now that I came back nothing at my house has really changed. Sadly enough my parents are still as werid as there are, and the house is the same too. Its cool to hear from other people how proud they are of my year abroad, and are excited to hear about my future plans, but since things havent changed here my parent opinions havent changed. My major,language skills, and career goals are still "this asain thing you do". *Sigh but as soon as I came back im making plans to leave again but this time for good, but I can do my best and reach my goal to live and work in Asia.

Anywho so my last week in Japan.... PIGGY FLU

Basicly my last week at Kansai Gaidai was runied by swine/HI blah blah flu. On monday i went to school and we where all told that school was going to be closed at 1:30pm for a week. Yes a week because of the rapid (200) people who had caught the swine flu. i remember i was in the CIE with D & Hiro and the confusion after they made that anoucement. In the conbini everything was 50% off so everyone rushed to buy things.
In addition to this our closing cerimony was canceled too. Most people where really sad because this ment that we wouldnt recieve our diploma's or get to dress in Kimono's and eat free food at the cerimony. Nooo also this ment that we where told not to go out, and our Japanese friends couldnt visit us cause us foreigners might give the swine flu to the Japanese. >.<

A couple days I stayed inside with nothign much to do except papers. Other days I went to visit Justin at his house and just chilled out, either going out to get food with people or watching Drama's with D.
Karaoke places where also off limits to everyone because of the swine flu. Ill never forget Karls message on everyone that RING our normal Karaoke Spot didn't want anyone from the seminar house (foreigners) to come to their establishment for fear of the swine flu.

At the end of the zommbie swine flu week, I planned a bowling outing at Makino. Sadly enough it was one of the last time I got to hang out with alot of people before I left. I thought it would just be me and Tomo's two friends but actually yuka, tiff, hiro, karl, and alot of other people came.

Last week... live it up !

Its May 17 I official have nine days left in Japan. *sigh I don't know what I'm feeling about leaving kind of happy and kind of sad. Maybe I was more sad in Korea when I left. Flashback to stuff that has happened i guess things are better than my last blog entry. It even werid to think that last week was my last days of classes, and this week is just final exams then thats it. I dont even have to go to school anymore after wednesday. yay This weekend I went to 2 birthday dinners, Tiki & Kousuke. Tiki's was cool me and tiff went and ate so so much icecream and meat till we like past out LOL. This place cost like $20 dollars but you can eat all the meat that you want for 90mins, but you have to get out once that 90mins is over. Me, Tiff, and tiffs friend went to book off and Tsutaya. Yesterday I got up early and met Tiffianys family at the station to go have a fairwell dinner. This resturant was really small and cute, but we had no ideal what anything on the menu was. Even Miyu and her mom had no ideal what was on the menu. LOL we made our server work for his money by asking him what was each dish, and he had to run in the back to ask the chef.
Anyway the food was good but not enough for $20.00 though. After I came home and took a nap, it was time for Kousuke's Party at Torikisoku. That was alright, but i was so tired of meat from yesterday so i ate alittle. LOL I bought kosuke two figures from One Piece, andanother anime that he likes. Some how i feel like me, and tiffs presents where alittle bit more personal cause she bought him a key chain of his favorite baseball player. However kelly just gave Kosuke a bag of snacks, and alex gave him a bracelet. LOL Yeah Kelly was there i forgot if i explained anything about her in my last entry but bascly she is a terrible person.

Terrible is the only word i can really use other than a curseword to describe her. Kelly and alex are discusting with they way that they throw themselfs on their "Japanese Boy Toys". Cause Japanese boys arent people of course. >.< To sum it up she basicly throws herslef all over Hiro even when other people are talkign to him and expecialy me. *sigh I dont even make eye contact because looking at her is a waste of time. Alex is basicly not any better they way she throws herself on Kosuke but she isnt even my friend anymore i think. She hang out with Kelly all the time and those 2 just avolde me or what even at school. Basicly if I wasnt friends with Kosuke or Hiro I would have any reason to talk to her anymore. I used to be angry and hurt but now I just dont care. These people arent my friends Kelly and definately not alex.

Back to the party not much to say about it just that it was awkward for me tiff and justin siting there while kelly tried to get hiro drunk and flirting, and alex doing the exact same thing. But that aside i still had fun talking and not really eating cause there wasnt much food >.<

High School drama.. wait I thought I was in College

And we are all adults? Maybe its just me. Is it sad I am slowly counting down till i leave here because just so wont be here anymore. Among the million of things that bother me last week I found out something that really bothers me. I was siting around my usually girls and I hear "Hey lets go drinking, Ill bring my boy toy, and you bring yours". Since when are boys toys. I feel like people here are really caught up on the ideal of having a Japanese boyfriend and aren't dont care about peoples personalities at all. After hearing this I didn't want to hear the rest of the conversation and I got up and left. I know if these Japanese boys didn't like being treated like "toys" then they would tell them to stop right? But doesn't it say something bad if your the girl who does it? So I officially have a girl who is jealous of me because I am friends with her boy toy. I guesses this but I got a confirmation from my friend today. Now this boy we will call him Hiro talks to me I dont always talk to him, sits near me, eats lunch whatever cause he is my friend. So its Friday afternoon and the boys finish playing basketball so I go and test out my non existant skills with Hiro then Kosuke. Hiro shows off his surprising good dribble and I get my face handed to me >.<>.< (goodness these boys ) I was told today by tiff that Ms. Kellly told someone to come and break us up, so (my ) alex repeats "yeah go break them up", and Kosuke comes over to break us up. Then that night we where all drinking (meaning everyone else but me LOL, Japanese beer is NASTY) in the park and ms. kelly is all touchy on Hiro all night. Whatever right? Not caring I just chill out and enjoy my Fanta and my Pokky, feeling better about myself cause I dont have throw myslef on someone because I am dieing for attention. Hiro comes up to me and he said "hey wanna play a game?", Im like uh sure >.< *slightly creeped out* But this game was inocent and fun. The game was a fun version of rock paper sizzors where if you will you get to walk for 5 steps each time you beat the other person. Sadly enought that was the most fun I had all night, cause for somereason I forgot about my surroundings and just smilled for the first time in like 3 days. Eventhough I could feel the angry vibes I didnt let it get to me. Last thing that blew my mind this chick lends Hiro her bike but doesnt say anything to the affect of " Get home safe, or be carefull", she saids " Hey be carefull with my bike, cause if you get in trouble then they will trace it back to me". >.<

So the morral of this story? Im going to hang out with other people and enjoy the rest of my time here.

The drama with my so called friends is tooo much. I need to just talk to them about it but for somereason I dont. I wish I could tell them how they hurt my feelings when they leave me behind. When my friend puts a boy first when I come running when she calls. I try so hard to justiy it in my mind and it doesnt work. Friends dont do that, and I'm done. Im done being nice, and not saying anything, and making excuses for terrible friends.

Eww what a emo post lol I gotta do something fun so I can write about it here.
To make matters worse I droped my 200 dollar phone today & Bank of America Over Charged my credit card >.<

Japan ! ^.^ & Hanami

Ok so wow it has been a while .... Goodness its like April. Oh well

Japan um yeah

Im already in my fourth month of my Kansai Gaidai Study abroad. Im enjoying it mostly, but it too has its pluss and flaws. The biggest one is that our program is compeltely different from the program that the Japanese students are doing, so the Japanese students JUST came back to school.But wait didnt I go to Japan to pratice Japanese and meet Japanese people ? >.<>.<. The teacher Saigo Sensei is really funny so i dont mind his class at ^.^. He teaches us so of the most random things and he teaches us really funny things too. Instead of Japanese Writing I take Zen Buddhism, along with Issue in Japan, and Death in Asian Thought. Not really sure why I took the last one but the title sounded really interesting so I took it. Now is Cherry Blossom season in Japan so me and my friends went to do Hanami (Flower Viewing) Hanami is basicly where you sit under the cherry blossoms trees and eat and drink (alchol). Alex and Kosuke reserved a table at this massive park (hambaku koen). The park was nice except it charged a 250 yen entrance fee, and had a hudge sun thing in the front. I thought parks where suposed to be free >.<>.<>. At night the Cherry blossoms where reallly pretty.