Today I saw Spiderman 3 with my friends Fumiya and Tatsuya! This week has been made up of school days lasting only 2 hours because of tests, so today was the last day and only two hours. I went home and changed into regular clothes and dropped off my backpack, and then met up with Fumiya on the train. Tatsuya missed it… so we waited for him at Abeno.
We were going to have dinner after, but then they switched it to lunch, so we were like really early. At about 1:30 we ate Ramen (it was good). The movie started at 4:15 though, so we just hung out until then. Tatsuya bought some new drum sticks, we looked at some music, and sports stuff. And Fumiya wanted some new clothes so we looked at clothes too.
And we also went to Baskin Robbins, which was good. I like the Burgundy Cherry flavor a lot… it’s really delicious. There’s a new place that just opened up by my station in Fujidera, so I have quick access now! I can regain weight.
Finally we watched the movie (2 and a half hours!) and it was REALLY good. I know some critics have said less than favorable things, but I really enjoyed it. Venom is definitely the coolest looking villian, even if Eddie Brock is a jerk and stuff. And Gwen Stacy was a very eye catching woman, but the Wikipedia’s entry on Bryce Howard has a less than flattering picture of her, which is disappointing.
So yeah, I had a really fun day today!
And I will be switching host families for my last month in Japan. I think it’s less than good, because I’ll already be stressed about leaving Japan and having a complete change of enviroment, but I’m also looking forward to a bit of change. The Toyooka-sans live very much like Americans and have much less ‘Japanese-ness’ around the house then the Makis did. So in that regard, I’m kind of excited. But I really love staying with the Toyooka-sans too…so it’s hard to know how to feel about it.
This Sunday I have my last big Rotary meeting in Wakayama. This isn’t like the monthly one I go to, but the one I go to every two to three months with the other Rotary students in my area. I’m good friends with all of them, and I saw them last Sunday when we went to Sakai and made candy with Rotex. That was fun. So yes, this Sunday I have a speech to do and a long drive.
Then the Sunday after I will go with Ishikura-sensei and Toyooka-sans to a concert in KawachiNagano. It will probably be a very adult and Japanese-filled concert, some traditional singing or instrument. And next week Friday I have a Rotary meeting. So that is a total of 5 Rotary meetings in about two weeks. Sometimes I feel that it takes a large chunk of my time, and breaks up my schedule. I haven’t been able to do anything with friends for the past two weeks because EVERYONE has been studying for the tests that finished today. They take it very seriously. So today was a nice change.
But yeah, my Sundays are out and most of my friends have clubs on Saturdays, so guess what the only day is that I have to hang out with people? Yeah… So I’m excited for calmer waters soon. Hopefully my friends will also be relieved now that the tests are done.
I’ll try to keep this better updated, sorry~
