So let's see how and what I can do with this. Cause there is so much for me to cover. Ok I decided i'm not gonna write about the trip to the Daiso. If I do a post would boil down to-
We got lost a bit, found it, bought a lot of things, TA DA. Also Daiso is a dollar store basically everything costs 100 yen. I got dishes and a panda piggy bank. I will take pictures later. I know I am too lazy I am a horrible person!
The Nagashima thing... OH Nagashima. Basically we went to go see the cherry blossoms and the winter illumination. I got street food like Corokke, Pita and grilled chicken, and crepes. It was so good. And I really had a fun time with everyone. The Nagashima resort is like a park but a giant garden. It was pretty. And there was even a place to dip your feet in warm hot water which was nice cause it was freeezing. No joke I think I caught a cold from that place. Cause my health went down majorly after that.
Classes have gone okish. I dropped the Japanese Academic Class in favor of Badmittion with Maisoue that way I will be able to still get Japanese exposure but not at the extreme of Academic Japanese which I don't feel ready for. I also joined the Choir Club. And even though I am a Mezzo-Soprano. I was placed with the sopranos. It is very difficult at times to hit the notes correctly. But I am learning and it helps me practice my hiragana reading and pronunciation. Also very little of the club can speak English and if they do they are often very shy about it. So it is another challenge to interact with people there.
I know you all expected a post with pictures and maybe even explaining who the other people are. But I think that... there are other things I want to discuss mainly over my feelings in Japan.
So far I feel like I have been adapting. I am getting my routine in order. Sometimes I wonder why I don't take pictures but I guess it is just cause I feel like I am just living here. Like It feels weird taking pictures of places and things and my food. And I have to keep reminding myself. Not everyone at home knows what it is like. However there is one thing I have been majorly struggling with, that is me comparing myself to the other students here.
Sometimes I have to remind myself that we are all here for different reasons, I am studying something different than most of the students here. Others have their entire lives planned out, while I am just figuring out what I enjoy speaking on the most and what I enjoy learning and exploring the most. How I will use the impacts of globalization on the job I have no idea, but seeing how Japan is impacted by globalization and how they balance it with their traditions is something that intrigues me.
My Japanese skills definitely could use some work. If anyone says- Japanese is Easy (which I tend to hear a lot) Don't believe them. The Japanese language while simple in approach is difficult by the mannerisms and writing system it utilizes and when you think you understand something you will quickly find that there is likely an exception.
I actually thought my Japanese was at a working, conversational level.
Boy was I wrong.
Ordering food at a restaurant is a challenge. Buying lunch or a bento at the convenience store and wondering if there is seafood in whatever I am eating? It is hard. Cause I can sometimes not understand what is written on the tags.
However I feel as if slowly and surely I am coming to an even-ing out. This will definitely be a challenge.
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