Hey people~!
In ten days, I move out of my dorm and go on a trip with some friends from home. As you can imagine, things are disappearing from my room and into boxes that will be shipped home. Souvenirs, gifts, books, cds, dishes, that which is keepable will be sent home.
Now, I won't actually be leaving Japan for exactly two weeks~!...Which gives me some time to say my goodbyes to friends and to the country itself. It is so strange to think that I'm leaving my lil home here and returning to my lil home in the US...
As I said in my last post, I registered for the Fall semester already. I will be taking two PE courses (Ultimate Frisbee and Tai Chi), two GE Courses, an art history course, and a kinesiology course. No art courses, so that I can have time to work on that competition manga of mine. The semester will start up on Aug 26th (YES~! I thought it was the week of the 19th!!!), so that gives me 3 weeks of break at home and only a grand total of 4 weeks of summer...-_-;...This is very different from last year, where I had 4 months of summer break, 3 of which were in the US. This also doesn't give me much time to work on my manga without distractions (you can see where my focus lies...).
Anyhoo, on Monday, my friends fly in (totally thought it was tomorrow-Saturday...whoops...). I have a Japanese presentation script due tomorrow, a long paper, a mini-paper and homework due Weds, and tests on Mon, Weds and Thurs. Tonight, I have my final CSU-sponsered dinner on a boat, which should be fun. Then, a bunch of us are planning on a dinner for July 27th, after our closing ceremonies. *Tears* In addition to all of that, I have several activities planned with my friends, such as visiting a cat cafe with one of my floormates tomorrow, geeking out at a game company store on Sun with some other friends (Square Enix, for those who care), and one last trip to the movies to see the newest Studio Ghibli film~! I also have to close my bank account and cancel my health and cell phone account...Did I mention packing and sending stuff home~? @_@ So much to do!!!!
Welp, that is my busy, busy life right now. I look forward to seeing everyone (partially because it'll mean that my packing is done...>.>;...).
Until then, Later Peeps~!
Friday, July 19, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
In the midst of the freefall homeward.
Hey people,
Over the weekend, I registered for classes for my first term back home (thanks Mom for your help~!) and I cleaned my room, only to promptly destroy it by starting to pack. This is it, my last full week of school. Next week is about 4 days of classes.
This week I have a Year-End CSU Boat Party, which should be fun, and I have one of my close college friends and her younger brother flying in from SoCal. She and her brother are going to tour around Tokyo while I am finishing school, then the three of us are heading to the Kyoto area for a couple of days, after which we will return to Tokyo for a couple of days before heading home..in theory "together", but we will be on different flights in reality.
There is just so much to think about while coming home. I can't actually say I feel like I am "heading home", more like an extended vacation from Japan...with school and possible work afterwards.
Of course, with that manga competition dangling over my head, I not only eradicated all my planned summer SoCal activities, I even tailored my school schedule to provide enough time to work on the manga without compromising school itself. Such tailoring was done so with Skype sessions home and tears/frustration/signs of mental and physical exhaustion from my side...at least my family were in okay spirits during my tears~! XD It definitely would have been more frustrating if my family were equally as exhausted and frustrated as me...just that thought makes me twitch!
Anyhoo, I look forward to seeing family, friends, my kiddies whom I teach at my home church, and...most importantly...my fuzzy kids at home (our family cats~!). One's poofy cheeks to scratch, the phantom cat who sought me out to cuddle before I left, and our spaz-tastic tux cat (yes, spaz-tastic, this cat is a goof-ball). Plus our friendly tortoise~!...You can see where my human companions rank in comparison to my pets. Actually, my ranking of whom I'm most excited to see at home:
1. My Pets
2. The Munchkins (kids) at church
3. Family and Friends
4. My immediate family (I skype them all the time~! XD)
Mom, Dad, Bro, Love ya, but I got priorities~! *GLEAMING HUGE INHERITED-CROOKED SMILE*
Joking and teasing aside, I really do miss everyone one at home...I just wished I could somehow have both my Japanese life and my American Life TT-TT. But, who knows what God has in stored for my future~!
Until then, Later peeps~!
Over the weekend, I registered for classes for my first term back home (thanks Mom for your help~!) and I cleaned my room, only to promptly destroy it by starting to pack. This is it, my last full week of school. Next week is about 4 days of classes.
This week I have a Year-End CSU Boat Party, which should be fun, and I have one of my close college friends and her younger brother flying in from SoCal. She and her brother are going to tour around Tokyo while I am finishing school, then the three of us are heading to the Kyoto area for a couple of days, after which we will return to Tokyo for a couple of days before heading home..in theory "together", but we will be on different flights in reality.
There is just so much to think about while coming home. I can't actually say I feel like I am "heading home", more like an extended vacation from Japan...with school and possible work afterwards.
Of course, with that manga competition dangling over my head, I not only eradicated all my planned summer SoCal activities, I even tailored my school schedule to provide enough time to work on the manga without compromising school itself. Such tailoring was done so with Skype sessions home and tears/frustration/signs of mental and physical exhaustion from my side...at least my family were in okay spirits during my tears~! XD It definitely would have been more frustrating if my family were equally as exhausted and frustrated as me...just that thought makes me twitch!
Anyhoo, I look forward to seeing family, friends, my kiddies whom I teach at my home church, and...most importantly...my fuzzy kids at home (our family cats~!). One's poofy cheeks to scratch, the phantom cat who sought me out to cuddle before I left, and our spaz-tastic tux cat (yes, spaz-tastic, this cat is a goof-ball). Plus our friendly tortoise~!...You can see where my human companions rank in comparison to my pets. Actually, my ranking of whom I'm most excited to see at home:
1. My Pets
2. The Munchkins (kids) at church
3. Family and Friends
4. My immediate family (I skype them all the time~! XD)
Mom, Dad, Bro, Love ya, but I got priorities~! *GLEAMING HUGE INHERITED-CROOKED SMILE*
Joking and teasing aside, I really do miss everyone one at home...I just wished I could somehow have both my Japanese life and my American Life TT-TT. But, who knows what God has in stored for my future~!
Until then, Later peeps~!
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