Break can't come soon enough, studying for finals is killing me! My Japanese has definitely gotten better. I can finally hold semi-long conversations with friends even if I have to switch to English from time to time. I think the workload of my Japanese classes here is much smaller than that of CSUMB, but we cover topics so quickly that my brain has to switch from one grammar form to another like that. The writing and listening classes are also fairly tough, but I'm slowly beginning to learn academic writing styles that I know will be incredibly useful for my capstone so I can't really complain. I have finals in all of my Japanese classes so I need to get into the studying mindset but it's definitely difficult. It doesn't feel like I'm studying abroad anymore. I truly feel like this has just been one big dream or vacation. I'm loving my time here in Japan and I can't wait to explore the country once the break rolls around. A 2 month long spring break? Sign me up immediately. I hope I pass everything but at this point I'm writing this blog now to procrastinate a bit. Here's to getting Ss on everything (equivalent to an American A) and traveling in style in February!
I know I missed a post for December, but I'll do two for January instead. I really wanted to right about the situation with the holidays here and how I've felt about them all. Christmas was wonderful! The KFC Christmas set is by far one of the best over 100 dollar food items that I've ever purchased in my life, and I will definitely attempt to get it again the next time I'm in Japan. I haven't eaten KFC in years but my god the quality of fast food in this country far surpasses that of the US. I spent Christmas day eating junk food, but I did have a wonderful dinner with all of the friends that I made so far on Christmas Eve. My friend made 12 key Lithuania dishes in celebration for Christmas and it was just a wonderful way to end the month. Hatsumode was also wonderful, and I got to experience it at Nezu shrine. There were so many families crowded around the shrine but surprisingly it was actually relatively quiet even after midnight. It feels like I'm finally beginning to assimilate into my surroundings. People around us were asking us questions about how we got here and what it was like to study Japanese, and it was just a warming experience. I also got excellent luck on my fortune! Here's to the next year being awesome.
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