Went to Sakura (cherry blossoms) in Shinjuku Gyoen! It’s a huge park right in the middle of Tokyo. The Sakura were incredibly beautiful. It’s a Japanese tradition to go see the flowers during the spring with friends and family so many people were there!
Finally! I’m back at school! Be looking forward to pictures (now that I have stable internet :3)
So, unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures for this update but I finally finished my internship! It was supppppeerrr tiring but incredibly fun! Everyday, I woke up at 6:45 am and got home at about 4 pm. The kids had so much energy! Honestly, I’m surprised I made it!
I don’t have any pictures because I wasn’t allowed to take them but I spent the majority of my time with 6th graders. I guess you could call it my homeroom class. I was able to meet all the grades though at least once or twice and the entire experience was very rewarding. I’m very happy I was able to do it.
Now, it’s my spring break and well, since it’s sort of long (and I need to) I plan to spend the majority of it studying. Be looking forward to my library pictures!
I’m so sorry it’s so long since I updated! This past month has been so hectic. Finally, Winter Interim (kind of like May Term) is over! Now, it’s Spring Break! Unlike in the States, Spring break in Japan goes from Feb. to April. I guess you could call it my summer vacation :)
In two days, I will be starting an internship as an English conversation assistant at an elementary school nearby. The kids will be 10-12 years old (5th/6th graders). I’m super excited for this!
Oh right, to explain the pictures. My friends, Yuki and Ayane took a group of international students to a rice cracker factory. As you can see, there are so many flavors! I tried wasabi, chile, garlic and mayo and even chocolate! It was really good! After that, we went to a nearby shrine and walked around. It was a nice day with friends :)
this is my room at nagoya. it’s very simple and warm. the floor, like some traditional japanese homes is wood so it’s often warm to step on or super cold in the morning! as you can can see, the “wall” is just a divider between the two rooms. it usually stays open so my room-mate and i can talk constantly! already, i’ve met kind friends here!
my day in short words: meet maichan, ate, laughed and then meet riko before she left for signapore. it was busy but fun!
took we went to akihabara, a city known for its cosplay and electronics, oddly enough. i met with many friends including fumi and hiroyuki, students from two years ago at coe. i actually went to a maid’s cafe (where the girls dress up as maids… it was all kinds of awful. it was too expensive and weird and i’ll never go again. after that, we played games and did karoke! it was an incredible moment :3
today i went to an Arabian themed restaurant with a former exchange student from coe. it was lots of fun!!
today i went to tokyo dome! it was so exciting! i saw the giants play yokohama (i forgot the name of the team). even though i hate baseball, it was pretty fun to watch! the mascot is jabbit the rabbit. x] kind of catchy. after that, we went to my friend kohei’s restaurant and ate! kohei begged his way into getting us free food. xD
