Public interest? Private good?
In the afternoon today I went out to the National Youth Center (NYC!!!) near Yoyogi Park to participate in an English discussion with the Japan-side delegation for the 61st Japan-America Student Conference. I signed up on a whim and was feeling kind of reluctant about it, but I'm really glad I went. I got to talk to a lot of Japanese students about pretty substantial topics, and I met a few more Keio JLP-ites as well.
If I were younger (lol), I would have wanted to spend a summer doing something like this. I suspect it's pretty expensive, though, but what a way to make more friends! [Read: friends who go to obscenely good universities in Japan, much less.]
I am inherently introverted, so these things are always uncomfortable, but it was a good experience.
I force myself to go to all of these things and it bothers me that there aren't results, but ... there will be .... someday.... right? .......Right?
Again, I wish I were married already. I know that the road there is supposed to be half (or more than half) the fun, but honestly I don't have faith that the goalpost even exists. And goalpost isn't the right word. It's not the be all and end all, but ... it's important.
But for now I'm satisfied. The only thing is, as unzip would say, I really should have showered first.
If I were younger (lol), I would have wanted to spend a summer doing something like this. I suspect it's pretty expensive, though, but what a way to make more friends! [Read: friends who go to obscenely good universities in Japan, much less.]
I am inherently introverted, so these things are always uncomfortable, but it was a good experience.
I force myself to go to all of these things and it bothers me that there aren't results, but ... there will be .... someday.... right? .......Right?
Again, I wish I were married already. I know that the road there is supposed to be half (or more than half) the fun, but honestly I don't have faith that the goalpost even exists. And goalpost isn't the right word. It's not the be all and end all, but ... it's important.
But for now I'm satisfied. The only thing is, as unzip would say, I really should have showered first.