Is what my friend asked me late last night on AIM while I bitched and moaned about these horrible kids at wonderful Nachi Junior High School. The new school year began early this month and in most Japanese schools that means a new set of teachers and a new set of rules. I know I already mentioned how bad the first years were last year. How bad were ( Read more... )

 I am currently in Rose's apartment. By myself. Hahaha. I actually came to her place pretty early in the morning today and hung out with her for about 2 hours before she left to go to her weekly Japanese lesson in the other town. So I am here still hanging out in her apartment, just keeping her chair warm. and using her internet and eating her ( Read more... )

 Wow, I haven't updated this thing in a loooong time haven't I ( Read more... )

I just realized that you can spell the word "Life" with the letters in the word "flies." Hahaha, ok random ( Read more... )

I'm still a little sick. But I made it to school today ( Read more... )

Ugh. It's been raining like serio over here in Wakayama.
It's raining cats and dogs!!! Hahaha, I said that the other day at work and my co-workers were like "what?? where??" Ahhh...oh how I love my gullible Japanese co-workers. They believe everything I tell them! I can even say something like "you know, back in the States I used to own guns and ( Read more... )

I'm listening to Atobe's new single that just came out this month, coincidentally on his birthday (Oct. 4).
When I first heard the title, "Suki sa, Suki sa, Suki sa." (Literally Love You, Love You, Love You), I was a little "meeeeeeeeh???" about it, but they played a part of it on Prince of Tennis radio the other night, and it sounded awesome, so ( Read more... )

Last night, while I was in my apartment by myself, I get a text from my lovely Robyn that said: "are you alive ( Read more... )

So this past weekend was a long weekend because Monday was "Elder Appreciation Day."
You know what that means????
Visiting Robyn~!!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay~!!! I should make visiting Robyn a default for all of my three day weekends. LOL. Or the other way around, Robyn visiting me on three day weekends. Or you know what, Robyn, we should just go ( Read more... )

*** Warning, Image-heavy post****

So, yesterday was my first visit to my one and only elementary school.

I just have to say....it was the best day that I had this whole week~!!!!! :-)

The elementary school is called : Irogawa Elementary School. I had to take a bus to this school, and guess how long it takes to get there...50 minutes. Hahaha. Yea, ( Read more... )