Yipes things are starting to pick up. Between trying to hang out with friends, host family, and get ready for school, I have no time to sit and do nothing! The other day I went to the zoo with my friend and his host father + 5 yr old crazy super 元気 host brother. We walked around from 11am till 4pm!~ Fun, but really hot and crowded. The day (or two) before that our whole group of CIEE students went to the Ikebukuro Tokyo Fire Dept. Station to experience and earth quake. While there I bought a Tokyo FD cell phone strap, tshirt, and stickers. I also tried on this sweet outfit:
We have also started looking at what classes we are going to take. I think I have finally decided on doing the intensive Japanese (which meets five days a week, 9:30am to 12:30pm), and two history classes. One sounds awfully boring (but necessary for a good foundation in Japanese history) but the other sounds real cool. The class goes around Tokyo looking at different memorial sights and talking about Japanese history.
Lastly, I have also been trying to figure out what club I want to join while I am here. There are over 250+ clubs (called circles here) all from serious sports teams to groups that just meet to drink. The circle I want to join is a baseball circle that meets twice a week with twice a month drinking times. These circles are how you make friends in Japan. In this culture it is all about being part of a group, and doing things in a group. So needless to say I am excited to not only learn how to play baseball again but to meet some cool Japanese friends to hang out with.
OK well that is all for tonight, I am freakin tired and have a placement test tomorrow morning!!!!!!(T_T)!!!
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