Day 7

Today we had the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. :) I want to scratch my eyes out they're so cute. Especially the first graders, and such quick learners. I have the greatest urge to speak Japanese with them, because I understand all of the Japanese they speak in class, and they know so little English. I really wanna play with them. :)

In the whole school there are two half white/half Japanese girls (who are sisters) and one half black/half Japanese girl. THE BLACK/JAPANESE GIRL IS SO CUTE. She behaves exactly like her classmates, which is really interesting to watch. Her mom is black and her dad is Japanese, hollah! Her Japanese/English level is on par with her classmates, even though according to Guy she speaks some English at home so she should be a lot higher than them, but it didn't sound like it to me. The half-white girls, their accent is a little better but other than that they sound the same. Guy said their dad lives in America, not with them, so they don't get practice.

Some of the cutest and strangest names in class are ウララ(Urara), ネネ(Nene), ノン(Non), ノノ (Nono), and フウ(Fuu.) Other than that they all have pretty normal Japanese names.


Grocery shopping the 2nd time around was a little bit better. I still forgot to put the cash on the little tray and stuck it out for the cashier to grab. (-_____-) And I couldn't waste time fishing through all my coins (which go up to the $5 amount) so I just handed her the equivalent of a 50 and got lots of change back. Haha whoops.

MELON PAN IS SO GOOOOOD
I'm not eating Japanese food 24/7 as you might think. There are a lot of opportunities to eat/cook Western food, and I don't really know how to make Japanese food, so yeah. I wish I did.

I enjoy the chillness and slow pace of life here. Still, I want to dare myself to explore out of the neighborhood more to prevent boredom and lethargy. There's lots I can do inside (read my books, study Japanese, make crafts with the supplies downstairs, and oh yeah, the internet) but I go stir-crazy when I don't get out of the house much, especially in a new environment like this. The next level of my challenge is to learn how to use the trolley-cars/public transportation :). Then I can go further and do more things--by myself. It's a little sad to me that I have to do so much by myself, but I can't complain, since this opportunity is so amazing in and of itself. :)

So, I've only been here a week, and it's gone by leisurely and slowly--I hope all of the weeks are like this! I want to stretch this summer out as long as possible.