ONE MONTH

This is crazy, It's already been a month since I left my home in America! And, I haven't updated out of busyness and fatigue. Living in a foreign country really drains you! Especially when you're listening to and seeing nothing but a really difficult language such as Japanese all day.

I'm changing into a new person. I'm excited when I get to "sleep in" until 8:00 AM on the weekends, and I'm even happier if I can manage to get home from school by 5:00 PM. It takes 45 minutes each way; I have to walk, take a subway, walk, take another subway, and walk for another 15 minutes. At least I brought my iPod!

City life is new, too. I come from a very small town, so I'm feeling a little claustrophobic here, but I'm sure I'll get used to it!

Also, I just started school last Tuesday! It's very different than in America. obviously, but all of the students and staff are super nice. I'm basically a celebrity. People are yelling "KAWAIIII METCHA KAWAII" (cuteee!! hella cute!!!) when I pass in the hallways, and my many nicknames include: Elsa, Emma Watson, Angel, and Hermione (that one is particularly popular).

Also, I have a ton of English conversation and ESL classes, which is fun. My ESL class is actually taught by a man from Minnesota and he's pretty cool! He calls me Sardine (Sardean), which is my nickname at home in America. :) No one else gets it (Japanese people have a notoriously hard time understanding English)　ｂｕｔ　ｈｅ　ｔｈｉｎｋｓ　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｈｉｌａｒｉｏｕｓ．　

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