i overnapped. but i needed sleep, so it works out :)
i got up at 3:30am and have been writing the ecology abstract since then.
unfortunately, i feel like i made little progress...
and i still have so much work left :(
not that i'm "unhappy", but i feel like i can't do what i want to do, need to do in japan. and it's driving me insane. the trip to wakayama couldn't have come at a better time, but now i'm stuck in kyoto again. i would NEVER live in kyoto. nice city to visit every once in a while, i guess. but seriously, when i said i hated japan in the past, what i really meant was kyoto. there's so much about this place that's just superficial ~ "keeping up appearances"
>_<
back to hw. more ranting later.
3.11.2009
3.10.2009
slow, short strides
it was a good day overall :)
nothing too out of the ordinary.
i skyped with matt (several times actually!) and hung out with friends.
then there was the religion field trip to senbon something or other temple.
(maybe i'll talk about that in another post...)
anyway, i got home in pretty high spirits.
then during dinner, the way my host mom was (repeatedly) telling me to travel over spring break really rubbed me the wrong way. i don't know why. i know she had good intentions, but i felt like there was some slight passive aggressiveness that came along with it.
long story short--- i'm recovering from a cold and intensive exercise would not be a smart idea, but i needed to cancel my gym membership starting the month of april. and i had to take care of that today. so i went to renaissance and had it figured out within ten minutes. there was no miscommunication due to the language barrier :) i understood her japanese, and she understood mine. i also filled out a questionnaire (about the cancellation) in japanese with ease. so that made me feel better.
but not to the point where i was ready to head back home. so i decided to take a walk. i went straight and accidentally found myself where i wanted to be---katsura bridge (knew it existed, but didn't know where it was). i took my time looking over the water and across the river at the city lights. the sad part is, i'm sure many people thought i was about to commit suicide. (i'll blog about that later.) anyway, an hour later and i still didn't want to go home. i could've easily walked for another three hours, but i knew i had to go home v_v
and i hated that feeling. the feeling of NEEDING to "report" to someone after two years of independence and freedom at midd. my strides became slower and shorter as i got closer and closer to my host family's house. i was within 100 meters, and then i decided to take a detour to delay returning to my (spacious) jail cell even later.
no motivation to do hw as of this moment.
taking a nap for a couple hours.
and i'll see where i am then.
nothing too out of the ordinary.
i skyped with matt (several times actually!) and hung out with friends.
then there was the religion field trip to senbon something or other temple.
(maybe i'll talk about that in another post...)
anyway, i got home in pretty high spirits.
then during dinner, the way my host mom was (repeatedly) telling me to travel over spring break really rubbed me the wrong way. i don't know why. i know she had good intentions, but i felt like there was some slight passive aggressiveness that came along with it.
long story short--- i'm recovering from a cold and intensive exercise would not be a smart idea, but i needed to cancel my gym membership starting the month of april. and i had to take care of that today. so i went to renaissance and had it figured out within ten minutes. there was no miscommunication due to the language barrier :) i understood her japanese, and she understood mine. i also filled out a questionnaire (about the cancellation) in japanese with ease. so that made me feel better.
but not to the point where i was ready to head back home. so i decided to take a walk. i went straight and accidentally found myself where i wanted to be---katsura bridge (knew it existed, but didn't know where it was). i took my time looking over the water and across the river at the city lights. the sad part is, i'm sure many people thought i was about to commit suicide. (i'll blog about that later.) anyway, an hour later and i still didn't want to go home. i could've easily walked for another three hours, but i knew i had to go home v_v
and i hated that feeling. the feeling of NEEDING to "report" to someone after two years of independence and freedom at midd. my strides became slower and shorter as i got closer and closer to my host family's house. i was within 100 meters, and then i decided to take a detour to delay returning to my (spacious) jail cell even later.
no motivation to do hw as of this moment.
taking a nap for a couple hours.
and i'll see where i am then.
my banana got squished
......in other words, it was 満員電車 (full train) today >_<
my banana, which normally would be safe in one's handbag, got so bruised by all the (unwanted!!) body contact *GROWL*
i was calming waiting in line to get on, and it was actually going rather smoothly at first too. then without warning, i was literally shoved [read: thrown] five feet forward---right into the mass of people already on the train. why must the japanese push and shove their way in? it's something i may never understand. it's like watching civilized people on the platform suddenly turn into primitive animals with the train's arrival.
would you like a side of salaryman grinding up against you this morning?
no, thank you.
>_<
life.
what a loaded word :)
i'll get around to my adventures in wakayama (akp spring trip) next week.
it's 2:30am, and i'm still awake. i "napped" after dinner until 10:30pm,
so i'm golden in terms of energy and alertness :)
i'm motivated. excited to get some homework done.
so why am i blogging? good question lol ^_^
anyway, i decided to write for a little bit in one of my many journals (this one dating back to 2005). tonight, it was a mini list of short and long-term goals, hopes, and "to do's". and for fun, i flipped back to the beginning and found a similar list. it's amazing how much and how little has changed in four years. (oxymoron much?)
here's a little peek:
#2 pass the JLPT at level one
#6 hike black mt. with my family
#10 have a fun & rewarding (final) cheerleading season senior year
my "things to live by" hasn't changed much~
live life to the fullest.
each morning has potential to become a great day :)
always believe in myself.
don't give in; don't give up.
just do it! make it happen.
keep the goal in sight.
leave my options open.
i might miss a great opportunity otherwise.
i'll get around to my adventures in wakayama (akp spring trip) next week.
it's 2:30am, and i'm still awake. i "napped" after dinner until 10:30pm,
so i'm golden in terms of energy and alertness :)
i'm motivated. excited to get some homework done.
so why am i blogging? good question lol ^_^
anyway, i decided to write for a little bit in one of my many journals (this one dating back to 2005). tonight, it was a mini list of short and long-term goals, hopes, and "to do's". and for fun, i flipped back to the beginning and found a similar list. it's amazing how much and how little has changed in four years. (oxymoron much?)
here's a little peek:
#2 pass the JLPT at level one
#6 hike black mt. with my family
#10 have a fun & rewarding (final) cheerleading season senior year
my "things to live by" hasn't changed much~
live life to the fullest.
each morning has potential to become a great day :)
always believe in myself.
don't give in; don't give up.
just do it! make it happen.
keep the goal in sight.
leave my options open.
i might miss a great opportunity otherwise.
3.04.2009
what can i say?
^_^
i'm really happy. japanese class is going as well as it's going to be.
electives are still pretty awesome. i LOVE ecology class :)
my friends are the best i could ever ask for.
they make life fun and interesting every day.
skyping with alice & matt is a great way to start my day.
....even if it means i'm only half awake at first :D
i'm not in a "relationship". and nor do i want to be in one right now,
but i've found something i won't let go of too easily <3
two months, one week. so close, and not so far.
i'll be going home soon ~ and that makes me appreciate japan much more.
=)
i'm really happy. japanese class is going as well as it's going to be.
electives are still pretty awesome. i LOVE ecology class :)
my friends are the best i could ever ask for.
they make life fun and interesting every day.
skyping with alice & matt is a great way to start my day.
....even if it means i'm only half awake at first :D
i'm not in a "relationship". and nor do i want to be in one right now,
but i've found something i won't let go of too easily <3
two months, one week. so close, and not so far.
i'll be going home soon ~ and that makes me appreciate japan much more.
=)
3.02.2009
a little help?
a friend of mine is facing an extremely difficult decision.
i haven't been in her shoes before, but i completely understand nonetheless.
human emotion is universal && i've been through what she's going through.
i trust she'll make the right choice for her---and for not anyone else.
i hope she finds her inner strength to make it without self-doubt or regret.
please send a prayer or some good thoughts her way.
thank you~
i haven't been in her shoes before, but i completely understand nonetheless.
human emotion is universal && i've been through what she's going through.
i trust she'll make the right choice for her---and for not anyone else.
i hope she finds her inner strength to make it without self-doubt or regret.
please send a prayer or some good thoughts her way.
thank you~
not going anywhere
both religion and ecology midterms have been taken.
i hope i did well enough so that i'm not in danger of possibly not making an A in either. even if nothing goes according to "plan", aiming to earn high honors upon graduation gives me a goal to work toward ~ incentive to keep motivation levels up && reason to make the most out of japan.
thesis prep work. very intimidating. good.
the more seemingly impossible, the better.
bring it on.
thanks to a certain someone, i've had my senses knocked back into me.
since when have i run from a challenge??
my refound motivation isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
=)
thesis prep work. very intimidating. good.
the more seemingly impossible, the better.
bring it on.
thanks to a certain someone, i've had my senses knocked back into me.
since when have i run from a challenge??
my refound motivation isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
=)
3.01.2009
things i don't want to forget
i love:
- the way the sun shines through the massive windows in my room
- how comfortable my bed is
...to be continued.
- the way the sun shines through the massive windows in my room
- how comfortable my bed is
...to be continued.
downhill
it's the first of march.
there's no question about it now.
my time in japan will quickly come to an end.
3 days of classes, trip to hot spring resorts, week of classes, spring break
....and that will take me close to the end of march :(
there's still so much i want to do, so much to see.
on top of that, i have things that i have to do.
there's a lot of research to be done, and i can only hope that i'll use my time wisely. i've been wavering back and forth about committing to a senior thesis. it won't be easy. but if it's not difficult, it's not worth doing. (in most cases, anyway)
plan for today:
clean my room (while listening to the beatles ^_^)
a couple hours at the gym
skype with alice
study for ecology midterm (tomorrow)
....organize my life? lol
there's no question about it now.
my time in japan will quickly come to an end.
3 days of classes, trip to hot spring resorts, week of classes, spring break
....and that will take me close to the end of march :(
there's still so much i want to do, so much to see.
on top of that, i have things that i have to do.
there's a lot of research to be done, and i can only hope that i'll use my time wisely. i've been wavering back and forth about committing to a senior thesis. it won't be easy. but if it's not difficult, it's not worth doing. (in most cases, anyway)
plan for today:
clean my room (while listening to the beatles ^_^)
a couple hours at the gym
skype with alice
study for ecology midterm (tomorrow)
....organize my life? lol
2.28.2009
decisions!
so maybe i'm getting a little ahead of myself,
but room draw & fall term registration are coming up!
:)
i'm hoping for a suite with friends in laforce.
that was easy.
but classes are a little trickier........
fall
JAPN 475 - advanced readings in japanese
CHNS 301 - advanced chinese
PHIL 206 - contemporary moral issues
GEOG 211 - the global economy ?
winter
JAPN 700 - thesis ?
spring
JAPN 700 - thesis ?
ECON 150 - intro to macroeconomics ?
PSYC 225 - child development ?
FREN 203 - intensive intermediate french ?
to graduate with high honors in japanese studies:
A on thesis & 3.75 GPA
current GPA within major: 3.83
i can afford a B+ this term in japanese and JAPN 475 next year if i get As in religion and ecology...
but room draw & fall term registration are coming up!
:)
i'm hoping for a suite with friends in laforce.
that was easy.
but classes are a little trickier........
fall
JAPN 475 - advanced readings in japanese
CHNS 301 - advanced chinese
PHIL 206 - contemporary moral issues
GEOG 211 - the global economy ?
winter
JAPN 700 - thesis ?
spring
JAPN 700 - thesis ?
ECON 150 - intro to macroeconomics ?
PSYC 225 - child development ?
FREN 203 - intensive intermediate french ?
to graduate with high honors in japanese studies:
A on thesis & 3.75 GPA
current GPA within major: 3.83
i can afford a B+ this term in japanese and JAPN 475 next year if i get As in religion and ecology...
study abroadって
it's been a full six months since i've arrived in japan.
i've wanted to write this post for a while now.
but it has always seemed daunting, an impossible task.
"my thoughts on this study abroad experience"
"what i want this year to mean", "what has it for me meant so far", etc
where do i even begin?
the easiest: academics.
i'm disappointed with my relatively flat rate of progress. i wanted to get exponentially better at japanese, but that didn't happen. i suppose a lot of that was under my control. the worst part is, when motivation is at nearly zero, it's incredibly difficult to push yourself forward. i can't say that i've learned nothing from my japanese classes, but (here we go again...) compared to middlebury, the pace is just sooo slow. akp isn't middlebury. i've accepted that in late september, but it doesn't make it any easier.
writing: a lot better
speaking: down from the summer
listening: better
reading: about the same?
fall term electives: japanese language in popular media, japanese animation
there was potential for these classes to be great, but they wound up being just okay.
spring term electives: japanese religion, conservation & ecology of japan
i love both classes. minus a few people.
but they're not enough to ruin the classes :)
harder: personal growth, friendship, love&relationships
i'll tackle those later on
^_^
i've wanted to write this post for a while now.
but it has always seemed daunting, an impossible task.
"my thoughts on this study abroad experience"
"what i want this year to mean", "what has it for me meant so far", etc
where do i even begin?
the easiest: academics.
i'm disappointed with my relatively flat rate of progress. i wanted to get exponentially better at japanese, but that didn't happen. i suppose a lot of that was under my control. the worst part is, when motivation is at nearly zero, it's incredibly difficult to push yourself forward. i can't say that i've learned nothing from my japanese classes, but (here we go again...) compared to middlebury, the pace is just sooo slow. akp isn't middlebury. i've accepted that in late september, but it doesn't make it any easier.
writing: a lot better
speaking: down from the summer
listening: better
reading: about the same?
fall term electives: japanese language in popular media, japanese animation
there was potential for these classes to be great, but they wound up being just okay.
spring term electives: japanese religion, conservation & ecology of japan
i love both classes. minus a few people.
but they're not enough to ruin the classes :)
harder: personal growth, friendship, love&relationships
i'll tackle those later on
^_^
surprise!!!
in a nutshell:
we went out for (japanese) mexican food in osaka for hayato's birthday last night ~ it was 大成功 (huge success) ^_^
everyone met at the restaurant before nestor brought hayato (blindfolded!) there. he was thoroughly surprised---mission accomplished :)
the food disappeared way too quickly. i ordered the vegetarian burrito combo ~ sooo yummy :)
then we went to a "park" and surprised hayato yet again with a delicious chocolate cake. we took a ton of silly (and a couple serious) pictures, all the while getting stared at by passersby.
random things:
- apparently, putting your contact lens in your mouth until you can find some solution is a good idea? haven't heard of it before. [edit: i googled this. maybe not such a good idea afterall XD]
- there was no soap in the restroom at umeda station.
- el pancho (the mexican restaurant) is on the 8th floor, but the elevator only holds 4 or 5 people. taking the stairs is a bad idea. even though the staircase exists past the 5th floor, you can only go that far.
- there was a japanese guy singing english songs (such as the superman theme and enrique igleisias's hero) while playing his guitar in the restaurant.
- i'm bad at "being a man".
- it's a wonder how japanese girls can make the "poof" on their heads SO BIG. we failed epicly at "being japanese".
- no plates = spooning the cake.
- mashi's HUGE 失敗 (failure) ~ we wanted a big group picture, so mashi was supposed to ask these two japanese girls to take one for us. instead, he thought we wanted a picture with them. so now we have a group pic with two random girls and no mashi because HE took the picture >_<
we have no idea who the two japanese girls are >_<
(center front)
"be japanese girls"
"be a man"
"girly men"
copying elliot because we couldn't come up with a pose
....and this is what it looked like XD
we went out for (japanese) mexican food in osaka for hayato's birthday last night ~ it was 大成功 (huge success) ^_^
everyone met at the restaurant before nestor brought hayato (blindfolded!) there. he was thoroughly surprised---mission accomplished :)
the food disappeared way too quickly. i ordered the vegetarian burrito combo ~ sooo yummy :)
then we went to a "park" and surprised hayato yet again with a delicious chocolate cake. we took a ton of silly (and a couple serious) pictures, all the while getting stared at by passersby.
random things:
- apparently, putting your contact lens in your mouth until you can find some solution is a good idea? haven't heard of it before. [edit: i googled this. maybe not such a good idea afterall XD]
- there was no soap in the restroom at umeda station.
- el pancho (the mexican restaurant) is on the 8th floor, but the elevator only holds 4 or 5 people. taking the stairs is a bad idea. even though the staircase exists past the 5th floor, you can only go that far.
- there was a japanese guy singing english songs (such as the superman theme and enrique igleisias's hero) while playing his guitar in the restaurant.
- i'm bad at "being a man".
- it's a wonder how japanese girls can make the "poof" on their heads SO BIG. we failed epicly at "being japanese".
- no plates = spooning the cake.
- mashi's HUGE 失敗 (failure) ~ we wanted a big group picture, so mashi was supposed to ask these two japanese girls to take one for us. instead, he thought we wanted a picture with them. so now we have a group pic with two random girls and no mashi because HE took the picture >_<
we have no idea who the two japanese girls are >_<(center front)
"be japanese girls"
"be a man"
"girly men"
copying elliot because we couldn't come up with a pose
....and this is what it looked like XD
2.27.2009
who am i??
things for friday:
- kanji quiz
- listening comprehension hw
- speech (about 5 minutes) in japanese
- akp research grant proposal
thursday night:
- didn't study for quiz
- listening comp. hw done
- 30 seconds of speech written
- no progress on proposal
- didn't go to gym. sports bras were all in wash or still damp :(
- decided to nap at 11:30pm
- woke up at 5:30am the next morning when matt called me on skype
friday morning:
- talked to matt for a couple hours before deciding to finish speech
- didn't prepare slideshow of pictures i wanted to show during presentation
- studied for quiz on hankyu
- practiced speech (from my macbook! >_<) on subway
- late to class by two minutes = no time to print speech
- finished quiz before the last person, so i didn't delay class. *whew*
- but not coming in early = vocab used in speech not written on blackboard = minor delay *fail*
the speech went fine. it could've been a lot better, but i did my best. (and plus, it can ALWAYS be better. there's no use being hard on myself ^_^)
friday afternoon:
- religion class. (to make up the class that got canceled last week)
- back to the akp lounge to work on grant proposal
- skyped with matt XD
- proposal due at 5pm ~ it got turned in at 4:55pm
since last year, i've never been this bad at meeting deadlines >_<
akp's making me soft. can't wait to get back to midd's rigorous pace.
like mia said, i probably wouldn't be happy unless i were buried up to my neck in work XD
- kanji quiz
- listening comprehension hw
- speech (about 5 minutes) in japanese
- akp research grant proposal
thursday night:
- didn't study for quiz
- listening comp. hw done
- 30 seconds of speech written
- no progress on proposal
- didn't go to gym. sports bras were all in wash or still damp :(
- decided to nap at 11:30pm
- woke up at 5:30am the next morning when matt called me on skype
friday morning:
- talked to matt for a couple hours before deciding to finish speech
- didn't prepare slideshow of pictures i wanted to show during presentation
- studied for quiz on hankyu
- practiced speech (from my macbook! >_<) on subway
- late to class by two minutes = no time to print speech
- finished quiz before the last person, so i didn't delay class. *whew*
- but not coming in early = vocab used in speech not written on blackboard = minor delay *fail*
the speech went fine. it could've been a lot better, but i did my best. (and plus, it can ALWAYS be better. there's no use being hard on myself ^_^)
friday afternoon:
- religion class. (to make up the class that got canceled last week)
- back to the akp lounge to work on grant proposal
- skyped with matt XD
- proposal due at 5pm ~ it got turned in at 4:55pm
since last year, i've never been this bad at meeting deadlines >_<
akp's making me soft. can't wait to get back to midd's rigorous pace.
like mia said, i probably wouldn't be happy unless i were buried up to my neck in work XD
2.25.2009
egrets!
today was a brilliant day :)
it was POURING all morning [read: miserable weather], but my heart was bursting inside with joy. i'm not sure why, but i was all smiles on the train this morning. it was packed with people too---but i remember thinking about buddhism, and how everything is in a "constant" state of impermanence. the gross humidity, unwanted body contact, etc. ~ all of it will eventually pass. [as will the intense happiness i was feeling---but as long as i live in the moment, that doesn't even matter =)]
despite going into reading class not having done the readings, and then sitting through an hour-long linguistics experiment listening to the same sixteen words over and over ~ i was in such high spirits ^_^
one, i got to talk to a really good friend [who better come to japan asap]
and two, bird watching during ecology class!
^_^
we walked down to demachiyanagi and bird-watched by the kamogawa [river]. i got crazy excited about the great and little egret for whatever reason. they are beautiful birds, and i fell in love with them. both are white with long necks and long black legs, but i love the distinctions between them. besides the obvious difference in size, the great egret has a yellow bill in winter (black bill in summer), and the little egret has a black bill that doesn't change color with the seasons. The other distinction that I went nuts over is that the little egret has yellow feet ~ SO adorable =D
[i can be such a nerd, lol]
i didn't rest much last night, and i'm feeling the effects of sleep-deprivation.
so.....nap time!
=)
it was POURING all morning [read: miserable weather], but my heart was bursting inside with joy. i'm not sure why, but i was all smiles on the train this morning. it was packed with people too---but i remember thinking about buddhism, and how everything is in a "constant" state of impermanence. the gross humidity, unwanted body contact, etc. ~ all of it will eventually pass. [as will the intense happiness i was feeling---but as long as i live in the moment, that doesn't even matter =)]
despite going into reading class not having done the readings, and then sitting through an hour-long linguistics experiment listening to the same sixteen words over and over ~ i was in such high spirits ^_^
one, i got to talk to a really good friend [who better come to japan asap]
and two, bird watching during ecology class!
^_^
we walked down to demachiyanagi and bird-watched by the kamogawa [river]. i got crazy excited about the great and little egret for whatever reason. they are beautiful birds, and i fell in love with them. both are white with long necks and long black legs, but i love the distinctions between them. besides the obvious difference in size, the great egret has a yellow bill in winter (black bill in summer), and the little egret has a black bill that doesn't change color with the seasons. The other distinction that I went nuts over is that the little egret has yellow feet ~ SO adorable =D
[i can be such a nerd, lol]
i didn't rest much last night, and i'm feeling the effects of sleep-deprivation.
so.....nap time!
=)
2.24.2009
NICKEL!
i am holding an actual nickel in my hand.
and it feels AMAZING.
i never thought i'd be this excited to see an american coin ^_^
2.23.2009
just sharing :)
alice left this on my facebook wall earlier today && it just made me smile like crazy =D
Hey ho! miss you tooooo. thanks again for the president's day present; it's a great book so far =D & for the birthday gift too, he's keeping me warm at night [a stuffed elephant, for people who are reading this] =] me and mom were talking and we realized you're gonna be home in no time, can'tttttt waitttt!!! we love you! [me, mom, dad, + lei: we gave her a bath today and she's wearing her middlebury sweatshirt =D] ttyl.
Hey ho! miss you tooooo. thanks again for the president's day present; it's a great book so far =D & for the birthday gift too, he's keeping me warm at night [a stuffed elephant, for people who are reading this] =] me and mom were talking and we realized you're gonna be home in no time, can'tttttt waitttt!!! we love you! [me, mom, dad, + lei: we gave her a bath today and she's wearing her middlebury sweatshirt =D] ttyl.
2.22.2009
i think i can, i think i can
i can sooo get my motivation back if i tried hard enough.
i can't really explain this sudden surge of inspiration, but i'm going to run with it and see where it takes me :)
i can't really explain this sudden surge of inspiration, but i'm going to run with it and see where it takes me :)
through rose-tinted glasses
i'm not sure exactly who keeps up with my blog, but i have a feeling that at some point, something i have written may have been offensive or surprising (coming from me).
to me, this blog is like a personal journal that i'm sharing with everyone else. a lot of the time, i write to an "audience". but sometimes, i just need to write what i'm feeling (however negative) and express my frustrations the way i see it. i don't want to sugarcoat my blog or personality. i'm not as innocent as i may seem or might have been known to be. i have faults. afterall, i'm only human.
so please keep that in mind when there are occasional "frustration" words or stories about drunken absurdity, etc.
^_^
to me, this blog is like a personal journal that i'm sharing with everyone else. a lot of the time, i write to an "audience". but sometimes, i just need to write what i'm feeling (however negative) and express my frustrations the way i see it. i don't want to sugarcoat my blog or personality. i'm not as innocent as i may seem or might have been known to be. i have faults. afterall, i'm only human.
so please keep that in mind when there are occasional "frustration" words or stories about drunken absurdity, etc.
^_^
ash fork && the beatles bar
ash fork is an amazing american diner about twenty minutes away from campus.
after the mt. hiei trip, my friends and i ate DELICIOUS cheeseburgers. nothing about them was japanese, and it was WONDERFUL. i usually never eat cheeseburgers. i ate a cheeseburger. i hate mustard. i ate it with mustard anyway. i've never had coleslaw. i tried coleslaw. there was just something about the atmosphere of this restaurant that made me want to be as "american" as i could and forget about this crazy country.
there were eleven of us, so we were split up into two tables side by side. at one point, i looked over at the others and started crying. it felt like we were just a big group of friends hanging out in the states. but we weren't. and i wished that we were. yet despite all that, i was so thankful to have had a night like last night.
after ash fork, we went to a beatles bar. the service was sooo slow, and the waitress was rude. furthermore, the music was hardly loud enough. but i had such a great time with my friends that none of it mattered. i had two fruity drinks (peach liqueur + pineapple juice & a peachy fizz), so i was a happy camper ^_^
seriously though, f*ck japan sometimes.
after the mt. hiei trip, my friends and i ate DELICIOUS cheeseburgers. nothing about them was japanese, and it was WONDERFUL. i usually never eat cheeseburgers. i ate a cheeseburger. i hate mustard. i ate it with mustard anyway. i've never had coleslaw. i tried coleslaw. there was just something about the atmosphere of this restaurant that made me want to be as "american" as i could and forget about this crazy country.
there were eleven of us, so we were split up into two tables side by side. at one point, i looked over at the others and started crying. it felt like we were just a big group of friends hanging out in the states. but we weren't. and i wished that we were. yet despite all that, i was so thankful to have had a night like last night.
after ash fork, we went to a beatles bar. the service was sooo slow, and the waitress was rude. furthermore, the music was hardly loud enough. but i had such a great time with my friends that none of it mattered. i had two fruity drinks (peach liqueur + pineapple juice & a peachy fizz), so i was a happy camper ^_^
seriously though, f*ck japan sometimes.
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