Where has the time gone?!

Ｐｌｅａｓｅ　ｅｘｃｕｓｅ　ｍｙ　ａｗｆｕｌ　Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ　；）

2 months already? ! Crazy stuff.

I don't know where all the time is going! Some days, it feels like I do everything wrong and the day lasts forever, but when I can get out of the house and hang out with my friends, I never want the day to end. It's hard to explain. I almost feel like I never had a life in a different country, yet I'm so confused here all the time, so it must be so.

Although I seriously hate my school uniform, school is getting to be more fun! It is still incredibly tiring to wake up at 6:00 AM every morning, get ready and eat breakfast, put on my uniform, walk and take 2 subways for 45 minutes to school, listen to and write in Japanese and try to figure out what ' s going on for 8 hours, then get home around 5:00 PM after a 45 minute trip back.

I'm in tea ceremony club, so every Wednesday I get home around 6:15 PM.

Tsukareta! ! つかれた ! I am worn out!

I can feel my Japanese improving, however slowly it may be. I still can't manage full gramatically correct sentences by myself, but I can read much better than I could 2 months ago, and I can understand a lot more.

Using my dictionary, I had a full conversation and gave some relationship advice to a friend during an hour of classtime! (Oh yeah, I don't actually do classwork, unless it's English or P.E.) And the other day I had a conversation without using my dictionary at all with a woman on the train.

Also, I made some exchange student friends, which is awesome! I went shopping once with a big group from all over. There's a girl from Sweden, who's basically my neighbor and the nicest girl I have ever met in my whole life, then there are 2 girls from Japan that are going on exchange this year (one for a year to America and one to Canada for a month) then there are 2 boys from a different exchange program (one from France and one from Italy) and a boy from the Czech Republic, but I haven't talked to him much.

Ａｎｙｗａｙ，　ａ　ｆｅｗ　ｗｅｅｋｓ　ａｇｏ　ｗｅ　ａｌｌ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｆｕｌｌ　ｄａｙ　（ｅｘｃｅｐｔ　Ｉｎｇｒｉｄ　ｆｒｏｍ　Ｓｗｅｄｅｎ，　ｓｈｅ　hasn't　ｍｅｔ　ｔｈｅｍ　ｙｅｔ）　ｉｎ　Ｓａｋａｅ　ａｎｄ　Ｏｓｕ！！　Ｓａｋａｅ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｂｉｇ　ｕｎｄｅｒｇｒｏｕｎｄ　ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ　ｃｅｎｔｅｒ，　ａｎｄ　ｍｙ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ　ｔｒａｉｎ　ｐａｓｓ　ｇｅｔｓ　ｍｅ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｆｏｒ　ｆｒｅｅ，　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｉｓ　ａｗｅｓｏｍｅ．　Ｉｔ　ａｌｓｏ　ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ　ａ　Ｓｔｕｄｉｏ　Ｇｈｉｂｌｉ　ｓｔｏｒｅ，ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｉｓ　ａｍａｚｉｎｇｌｙ　ａｗｅｓｏｍｅ　ｂｕｔ　ｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｂａｓｉｃａｌｌｙ　ｔｈｅ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ　ｏｆ　Ｄｉｓｎｅｙ　（ｗｉｔｈ　ｄｅｅｐｅｒ　ｓｔｏｒｙｌｉｎｅｓ，　ｔｈｏｕｇｈ）．　Ｏｓｕ　ｉｓ　ｗｉｔｈｉｎ　ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ　ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ，　ａｎｄ　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｈｕｇｅ　ｏｕｔｄｏｏｒ　ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ　ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ　ｅｎｔｅｒ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｔｏｎｅｓ　ｏｆ　ｒｅｓｔａｕｒａｎｔｓ，　ｓｈｏｐｓ，　ａｎｄ　ｖｅｎｄｏｒｓ　ｆｒｏｍ　ａｌｌ　ａｒｏｕｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｌｄ．　Ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｒｅ’ｓ　ａ　ｈｕｇｅ　Ｂｕｄｄｈｉｓｔ　ｔｅｍｐｌｅ　ａｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｎｄ！

Ｉｎ　Ｏｓｕ，　ｗｅ　ｇｏｔ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｍｅｌｏｎ　ｓｏｄａ，　ｔｈｅｎ　ａｕｔｈｅｎｔｉｃ　Ｔｕｒｋｉｓｈ　ｋｅｂａｂｓ　ｆｏｒ　ｌｕｎｃｈ．　Ｔｈｅｎ，　ｗｅ　ｇｏｔ　ｂｕｂｂｌｅ　ｔｅａ　ａｎｄ　ｍｉｎｅ　ｗａｓ　ｍａｔｃｈａ　（ｐｏｗｄｅｒｅｄ　ｇｒｅｅｎ　ｔｅａ）　ｆｌａｖｏｒｅｄ！　Ｉ　ｌｏｖｅ　ｍａｔｃｈａ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｔｈａｎ　ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ．　Ｗｅ　ｆｏｕｎｄ　ｏｕｔ　ｔｈａｔ　ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ　ｉｎ　ｏｕｒ　ｇｒｏｕｐ　ｌｉｋｅｓ　ｍａｔｃｈａ，　ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｃａｌｌ　ｕｓ　”Ｔｅａｍ　Ｍａｔｃｈａ”　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｎａｍｅ　ｓｔｕｃｋ．　Ｗｅ　ａｌｓｏ　ａｌｌ　ｈａｔｅ　Ｊｕｓｔｉｎ　Ｂｉｅｂｅｒ．　Ｈｕｈ，　ｗｈｏ　would've　ｋｎｏｗｎ　ｗｅ’ｄ　ｈａｖｅ　ｓｏ　ｍｕｃｈ　ｉｎ　ｃｏｍｍｏｎ！

Ｔｈｅｎ　ｗｅ　ｔｏｏｋ　ｐｕｒｉｋｕｒａ，　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｉｓ　ｏｎｅ　ｏｆ　ｍｙ　ｆａｖｏｒｉｔｅ　ｔｈｉｎｇｓ　ｔｏ　ｄｏ　ｈｅｒｅ　：Ｄ　Ｉ’ｌｌ　ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ　ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ　ｌａｔｅｒ，　ｍｙ　ｐｈｏｎｅ　ｉｓ　ｄｅａｄ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈａｒｇｅｒ　ｉｓ　ｂｒｏｋｅｎ　ａｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｍｅｎｔ，　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｈｕｇｅ　ｉｎｃｏｎｖｅｎｉｅｎｃｅ　ｆｏｒ　ｍｅ．

One creepy frame of our purikura:

Ａｎｄ　ｌａｓｔｌｙ，　ｂｅｆｏｒｅ　Ｉ　ｈａｄ　ｔｏ　ｍｅｅｔ　ｍｙ　ｉｎｓａｎｅｌｙ　ｅａｒｌｙ　５：３０ＰＭ　ｃｕｒｆｅｗ，　ｗｅ　ｈａｄ　ｍａｔｃｈａ　ｌａｔｔｅｓ．Ｄｅｌｉｃｉｏｕｓ！

Ｔｈｉｓ　ｌａｓｔ　ｗｅｅｋｅｎｄ，　Ｉｎｇｒｉｄ　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ　ｂｙ　ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ　ｉｎ　Ｓａｋａｅ　ａｎｄ　ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ａｍａｚｉｎｇｌｙ　ｆｕｎ！　Ｗｅ　ａｔｅ　ｓｏｏｏｏ　ｍｕｃｈ　ｆｏｏｄ．　Ｔｈｅｒｅ’ｓ　ａ　ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ　ｆｏｏｄ　ｓｔｏｒｅ　ａｎｄ　ａ　ｂａｋｅｒｙ　ｔｈｅｒｅ！　Ｉ　ｃｏｕｌｄｎ’ｔ　ｈｅｌｐ　ｉｔ．　Ｉ’ｍ　ｇｏｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　ｓｏ　ｆａｔ！　；）

Hanging out with Ingrid:

Worst picture of my face EVER but who cares :D

We also found this rad mask in Tokyu Hands:

Japan has a crazy obsession with Obama! I couldn't stop laughing at this mask. I'm still laughing about it a week later. Someone please buy it for my birthday! Only ¥2800 haha!!　

Well, time for me to sleep!! Drop me a question in the comments! Oyasumi!