私の日本　Travels

So i went to a really cool bible study this last Saturday, it was really needed too. A friend from IHOP invited me and my new good friend Dajung! She is a cool girl from Seoul, Korea. The people at the bible study then invited us to a church on Sunday, which turned out to be really cool too! There are many Hawaiians there because the church was first founded in Hawaii. The pastor is Japanese though. Dajung and I will keep going to the Saturday night bible study but will be visiting another church this Sunday! Japan is really expensive so i have been trying to eat less and not travel as of right now. But don't worry family! I am trying to get some nutrition in by belly. So far that has consisted of noodles, rice, meat, and cookies for all three meals of the day. I might squeeze in a apple or two... The food here is really good though. I have not had one bad meal yet. I love all the fish, sushi, rice, noodles, and such. I hopefully will try to cook something from a Jap...

So far my classes have been amazing! I really like all of them and am looking froward to seeing how much I learn. There are many levels we get placed in based on how well we know Japanese. 1-6 levels. 6 being the best. I was placed in 2a. after level 1, the classes get split into 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, and so on. Most of the western students and in 1-3b. But of course, what I learned from at JCCC is going to be very different than what they want to teach here. In my 2a class I can do the writing systems and the vocab was enough but the grammar is a little bit advanced for me. So I visited level one grammar class today to see how it was. They are studying trains and directions. Which at JCCC does not even get covered until the second year of Japanese, I only did one year. So there it seems that there is a lot that 2a expects me to know that I have not done. The grammar quiz in level one today was harder than 2a`s??? So i might drop down so i can perfect my knowledge. Level one is also going th...

The first week here in Japan has been amazing. I love my apartment and I love my school. I am pretty sad that I can only stay here for one semester. Pretty much everyone else is here for the year. CIS or Center for International Studies is the schools exchange program. They gave us all Japanese Buddies and help us get settled. The school is big and has lots of stuff to do. I can't wait for school and my classes. I am sure some of them might be hard but it will fun studying with people who all like the same subject and have traveled from all over the world for it. I'll post some pictures of my apartment and friends in our international club soon...

So today i made my blog for my trip in Japan. Right now I am out of work and out of school relaxing and getting ready for my trip. I am praying for my trip and will spend many hours in the prayer room this month, depending on how much gas will cost. Financially i am pretty set. I received $6,500 in scholarships and have saved a good deal on my own. My wonderful parents are also supporting me too! So, not to much going on right now. I leave September 7th for Tokyo! This blog will be more active when I am actually in Japan or 日本。 So till then さいおなら！