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I finally took a buttload of pictures of my school. It`s REALLY beautiful.
Of course, I`m not the best photographer, but I tried to get a piece of the ginko forest and the man-made lake thing and the buildings.
Yesterday was Astrid`s birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASTRID!), but her mom`s a bitch, so she couldn`t stay out very long. I managed to wave at a group of cute guys that were checking us out, though. =D
People say that there aren`t many foreigners in Sendai, but everytime I go out to Ichibancho, I see a group of black guys and other foreign exchange students. I guess they mean there aren`t as many foreigners as in, say, Tokyo.
The Japanese like to use foreigners in their commercials to sell products. They try to make the product seem more interesting and unique that way, I guess... but then, at the same time, they`ll also use the foreigners and have a Japanese person overcome the foreigner in some way. For example, there`s a commercial where a foreign blonde is playing chess (she`s white) against a Japanese girl (she`s black.) Black wins, of course. I`ve never seen a foreigner "win." So, I guess it`s a love-hate relationship when it comes to gaijin. Even my host mother, who absolutely LOVES Taipei and is learning Chinese, has a thing against the Chinese and the Koreans... though, I guess it`s more because in the news there has been a lot of stuff about kidnappings. She also explained to me that China was very dangerous.
Hmm... What else is there? Oh, well, I bought the Asian Kung-Fu Generation CD yesterday and absolutely LOVE it. I noticed that Yuzuru was eyeing it, but he never said anything. Later that night, he was playing some Asian Kung music on his cell phone - to lure me into his bedroom, I guess - and I asked him if he liked them, then lent him the CD for the night. We spoke for a while... rather, I asked a bunch of random questions and he either grunted with a nod or shook his head. Earlier that night, I watched Abe-san have a one-sided conversation with him (though he was definitely listening, because he nodded and smiled a lot.) It makes me wonder if that`s Yuzuru`s personality or if Japanese guys aren`t really supposed to talk to women openly. That`s why I asked Abe-san if Mei-Lien and I can go to Yuzuru`s school for a day... I also explained to her that school was boring because it was an all girl`s school, and she laughed. XD
Everyone else is talking about problems they`re having with their host parents, but I absolutely love her. Except for coming home late a couple of times, not eating all of my food, and always forgetting to wash my hands when I come home, she`s never had any problems, really. In fact, this morning, there was an earthquake - scared the crap out of me - and when she woke up, she made me feel safe. I guess it was the way she just kind of smiled, like it was no big deal.
These guys were really nice. They came up to me and Mei-Lien and gave us a "present." (It was a small ball of silly puddy, but it was still really nice of them.)
But yeah, that`s all for today. じゃね！
Of course, I`m not the best photographer, but I tried to get a piece of the ginko forest and the man-made lake thing and the buildings.
Yesterday was Astrid`s birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASTRID!), but her mom`s a bitch, so she couldn`t stay out very long. I managed to wave at a group of cute guys that were checking us out, though. =D
People say that there aren`t many foreigners in Sendai, but everytime I go out to Ichibancho, I see a group of black guys and other foreign exchange students. I guess they mean there aren`t as many foreigners as in, say, Tokyo.
The Japanese like to use foreigners in their commercials to sell products. They try to make the product seem more interesting and unique that way, I guess... but then, at the same time, they`ll also use the foreigners and have a Japanese person overcome the foreigner in some way. For example, there`s a commercial where a foreign blonde is playing chess (she`s white) against a Japanese girl (she`s black.) Black wins, of course. I`ve never seen a foreigner "win." So, I guess it`s a love-hate relationship when it comes to gaijin. Even my host mother, who absolutely LOVES Taipei and is learning Chinese, has a thing against the Chinese and the Koreans... though, I guess it`s more because in the news there has been a lot of stuff about kidnappings. She also explained to me that China was very dangerous.
Hmm... What else is there? Oh, well, I bought the Asian Kung-Fu Generation CD yesterday and absolutely LOVE it. I noticed that Yuzuru was eyeing it, but he never said anything. Later that night, he was playing some Asian Kung music on his cell phone - to lure me into his bedroom, I guess - and I asked him if he liked them, then lent him the CD for the night. We spoke for a while... rather, I asked a bunch of random questions and he either grunted with a nod or shook his head. Earlier that night, I watched Abe-san have a one-sided conversation with him (though he was definitely listening, because he nodded and smiled a lot.) It makes me wonder if that`s Yuzuru`s personality or if Japanese guys aren`t really supposed to talk to women openly. That`s why I asked Abe-san if Mei-Lien and I can go to Yuzuru`s school for a day... I also explained to her that school was boring because it was an all girl`s school, and she laughed. XD
Everyone else is talking about problems they`re having with their host parents, but I absolutely love her. Except for coming home late a couple of times, not eating all of my food, and always forgetting to wash my hands when I come home, she`s never had any problems, really. In fact, this morning, there was an earthquake - scared the crap out of me - and when she woke up, she made me feel safe. I guess it was the way she just kind of smiled, like it was no big deal.
These guys were really nice. They came up to me and Mei-Lien and gave us a "present." (It was a small ball of silly puddy, but it was still really nice of them.)
But yeah, that`s all for today. じゃね！