Mew!
I need to find the pictures that I took, and were taken when we went to London and Paris this summer. I could put those pictures on my iPod, but I keep forgetting to ask dad where he keeps them - and when I do, he never has the cord that I need to transfer them to my computer! Sigh.
Speaking of laptop, is it bad that mine clicks whenever it starts up? By click I mean the CD/DVD drive makes a clicking noise when it starts up, and it's a little concerning. I'm trying to figure out when the one-year warranty ends, so that maybe I can go and have it checked out by the Apple Store. If not...well, I'll see how long it lasts and then maybe go get another one! I think I should have enough saved to buy another by the end of this year, even after I go traveling this summer.
Traveling options! One is the Venice trip, but I don't know if I really want to spend ten thousand on it, even if it NU-sponsored. I'm sure my parents would pay, but I'd rather spend it elsewhere, particularly if it's something more along the lines of self-enjoyment than study. And I'd rather pay for it myself, since they already pay for my tuition and housing. :D There are plenty of places though, I just need to find them. There's actually this organization that does a study-abroad in Japan, for the summer session that I'm interested in (or have time to go during) - but it's hard to find specific costs.
http://www.centerforstudyabroad.com/tokyo.html
$1595 USD for the program
$1500~ for airfare, roundtrip
$30-150~ for airport pickup (maybe twice the amount, if I need to be dropped off at the airport again)
$1000? Homestay option
Projected costs: About five thousand
Don't know if the first-night hotel fee is included in the costs though...it appears to be, since it's not covered in the additonal costs section. I emailed them on Friday, but I haven't received a response yet. I did send it on Friday, so I wouldn't be surprised if they would respond on a business day - it's all good! Gives me some time to look into it, and if they haven't responded by tomorrow night (since they claim they have a 24-hour turnaround time), I'll just resubmit my inquiry.
The pear I had today was yummy, on a different note. Oishii!
I watched Da Vinci Code today, which is what inspired my musings on traveling. There really is something special with traveling abroad - and seeing a different place...I have to admit I liked London a lot more that Paris, but Paris did have its charms. Going to the boulangerie every morning to pick up a few loaves of freshly-baked baguettes to eat with some fruit and cheese before roaming the streets of Paris is different from a day back at home. Paris seemed romantic while London seemed more...alive? The hotel we stayed at in London was fabulous too.
Dad and I got lost in Paris, which was funny. We almost got locked out of the train station because we took the wrong stop, and our tickets wouldn't work in the zone we had wound up in. Good thing we were used to having train stations (and had the sense to stay inside the station instead of exiting), and just took the train back to the last stop that was familiar. Keep in mind that we didn't know a word of French (I could count to...six!) and ordering our tickets was already hard with someone to help us - and there wasn't anyone at the ticketbooth! All things ended well, and we were fine of course!
I miss the Oranginas in Europe, and these square chocolates from London.
I made the decision recently, to not move after I completed my undergraduate schooling. Lily was happy, since I wouldn't be running off right after I graduated. No, I'm not staying because of a boy I've fallen in love with, haha. I want to be near my parents for a bit, to make sure things are okay and my little sister doesn't do anything to drive them to madness. Also, I need to do my graduate studies, and if I wind up following the path to med school, I'll have to stay in the US. Either way, I need a few more years here to study!
daisuki datta ano uta
furui teepu no naka
chiisana kizu iro aseta taitoru
nijinda yoake
soshite mata kyou ga kuru
natsu no kaze o tsurete
narete yuku hibi no katasumi de
futo kodoku ni deau
jitensha de doko made mo
kaze o keru hayasa wasurenai
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
watashi no chikara de susumu hate shinai kono michi o
ikutsumo no kousaten itsumo mayou kedo
nagasare tari oikosare tari shite
ima o ikiteru
butsu karu koto mitomeru koto
otona ni natte mo wasurenai
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
watashi dake no mono dakara jishin matte ii yo ne
umareta machi de yumemite kita
kujikeru tabi ni omoidasu
ano uta no you ni ima dekiru koto wa
sukoshi demo mae ni fumi dasu koto
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
watashi no chikara de susumu hate shinai kono michi o
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
watashi no chikara de susumu hate shinai kono michi o
I loved that song
on the old tape
Little scratches, a faded title...
A blurry dawn.
And so, the day repeats itself
accompanied by a summer breeze
In a corner of the familiar day-by-day routine
I suddenly meet with loneliness
I'll never forget
how fast I could kick the wind
on my bike,
going however far I wanted.
la la la la I'll sing my song,
with my face toward the sky.
la la la la It's my life
I'll walk on
Using my own strength
to go forward along this endless road.
With so many crossroads,
I'm always lost,
but though sometimes I wander and sometimes I fall off the path
I'm living the present
Clashing with others,
accepting others...
Even when I grow up
I'll never forget.
la la la la I'll sing my song,
with my face toward the sky.
la la la la It's my life
I'll walk on
It's something that's mine alone,
so I guess I can have some confidence in myself
In the town we were born in, we dreamed
Everytime I'm crushed, I remember
that just like that song, there's something I can do right now:
step forward, even if just a little.
la la la la I'll sing my song,
with my face toward the sky.
la la la la It's my life
I'll walk on
la la la la I'll sing my song,
with my face toward the sky.
la la la la It's my life
I'll walk on,
Using my own strength
to go forward along this endless road.
Speaking of laptop, is it bad that mine clicks whenever it starts up? By click I mean the CD/DVD drive makes a clicking noise when it starts up, and it's a little concerning. I'm trying to figure out when the one-year warranty ends, so that maybe I can go and have it checked out by the Apple Store. If not...well, I'll see how long it lasts and then maybe go get another one! I think I should have enough saved to buy another by the end of this year, even after I go traveling this summer.
Traveling options! One is the Venice trip, but I don't know if I really want to spend ten thousand on it, even if it NU-sponsored. I'm sure my parents would pay, but I'd rather spend it elsewhere, particularly if it's something more along the lines of self-enjoyment than study. And I'd rather pay for it myself, since they already pay for my tuition and housing. :D There are plenty of places though, I just need to find them. There's actually this organization that does a study-abroad in Japan, for the summer session that I'm interested in (or have time to go during) - but it's hard to find specific costs.
http://www.centerforstudyabroad.com/tokyo.html
$1595 USD for the program
$1500~ for airfare, roundtrip
$30-150~ for airport pickup (maybe twice the amount, if I need to be dropped off at the airport again)
$1000? Homestay option
Projected costs: About five thousand
Don't know if the first-night hotel fee is included in the costs though...it appears to be, since it's not covered in the additonal costs section. I emailed them on Friday, but I haven't received a response yet. I did send it on Friday, so I wouldn't be surprised if they would respond on a business day - it's all good! Gives me some time to look into it, and if they haven't responded by tomorrow night (since they claim they have a 24-hour turnaround time), I'll just resubmit my inquiry.
The pear I had today was yummy, on a different note. Oishii!
I watched Da Vinci Code today, which is what inspired my musings on traveling. There really is something special with traveling abroad - and seeing a different place...I have to admit I liked London a lot more that Paris, but Paris did have its charms. Going to the boulangerie every morning to pick up a few loaves of freshly-baked baguettes to eat with some fruit and cheese before roaming the streets of Paris is different from a day back at home. Paris seemed romantic while London seemed more...alive? The hotel we stayed at in London was fabulous too.
Dad and I got lost in Paris, which was funny. We almost got locked out of the train station because we took the wrong stop, and our tickets wouldn't work in the zone we had wound up in. Good thing we were used to having train stations (and had the sense to stay inside the station instead of exiting), and just took the train back to the last stop that was familiar. Keep in mind that we didn't know a word of French (I could count to...six!) and ordering our tickets was already hard with someone to help us - and there wasn't anyone at the ticketbooth! All things ended well, and we were fine of course!
I miss the Oranginas in Europe, and these square chocolates from London.
I made the decision recently, to not move after I completed my undergraduate schooling. Lily was happy, since I wouldn't be running off right after I graduated. No, I'm not staying because of a boy I've fallen in love with, haha. I want to be near my parents for a bit, to make sure things are okay and my little sister doesn't do anything to drive them to madness. Also, I need to do my graduate studies, and if I wind up following the path to med school, I'll have to stay in the US. Either way, I need a few more years here to study!
daisuki datta ano uta
furui teepu no naka
chiisana kizu iro aseta taitoru
nijinda yoake
soshite mata kyou ga kuru
natsu no kaze o tsurete
narete yuku hibi no katasumi de
futo kodoku ni deau
jitensha de doko made mo
kaze o keru hayasa wasurenai
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
watashi no chikara de susumu hate shinai kono michi o
ikutsumo no kousaten itsumo mayou kedo
nagasare tari oikosare tari shite
ima o ikiteru
butsu karu koto mitomeru koto
otona ni natte mo wasurenai
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
watashi dake no mono dakara jishin matte ii yo ne
umareta machi de yumemite kita
kujikeru tabi ni omoidasu
ano uta no you ni ima dekiru koto wa
sukoshi demo mae ni fumi dasu koto
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
watashi no chikara de susumu hate shinai kono michi o
lalalala utaou sora o miagete
lalalala It's my life aruite yukou
watashi no chikara de susumu hate shinai kono michi o
I loved that song
on the old tape
Little scratches, a faded title...
A blurry dawn.
And so, the day repeats itself
accompanied by a summer breeze
In a corner of the familiar day-by-day routine
I suddenly meet with loneliness
I'll never forget
how fast I could kick the wind
on my bike,
going however far I wanted.
la la la la I'll sing my song,
with my face toward the sky.
la la la la It's my life
I'll walk on
Using my own strength
to go forward along this endless road.
With so many crossroads,
I'm always lost,
but though sometimes I wander and sometimes I fall off the path
I'm living the present
Clashing with others,
accepting others...
Even when I grow up
I'll never forget.
la la la la I'll sing my song,
with my face toward the sky.
la la la la It's my life
I'll walk on
It's something that's mine alone,
so I guess I can have some confidence in myself
In the town we were born in, we dreamed
Everytime I'm crushed, I remember
that just like that song, there's something I can do right now:
step forward, even if just a little.
la la la la I'll sing my song,
with my face toward the sky.
la la la la It's my life
I'll walk on
la la la la I'll sing my song,
with my face toward the sky.
la la la la It's my life
I'll walk on,
Using my own strength
to go forward along this endless road.