tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58620858704723811572024-02-07T08:33:17.910-08:00SISEP JapanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-65318961026114692732018-01-16T02:29:00.000-08:002018-02-27T22:22:31.169-08:00HomeAlright, this is a bit late. A lot late. I can't even use the excuse of "I was too busy" on this one because it was quite the opposite.<br />
The last few days in Japan were great, but uneventful from a blogging point of view. We spent a lot of time together as a family when I wasn't packing or finishing my report. We went out to a sushi bar for my last dinner and went shopping for some sweets to take back, like kapuriko and poky.<br />
On the 13th, the morning before my plane, we went to Asakusa again and had a look at some of the shops that I didn't get to see last time I was there. We went for a really nice lunch, where the food was cooked on our table and we just ate it right off the hot plate. We ate way more than we should have, but it was worth it!<br />
After that, I got changed and we headed off to the scout HQ with some meronpan (A nice, kinda sweet bread, but not as sweet as break cakes in Australia. It's more like a soft and light biscuit, actually. I definitely recommend it.). At the HQ I caught up a bit with Alya and we presented out reports. I had no idea that I was supposed to present it, so it was all in English and Tsumu had to translate for me. Oops.<br />
We had some formalities, and Alya and I were given certificates. Pictures were taken, hands were shaken, and then off to the airport!<br />
My host family stayed with me until I went into customs, just like my parents did when I left Australia. Just another thing that makes me feel like it's another home.<br />
The flight was pretty uneventful, I mostly just listened to music. I couldn't sleep for most of it. I ended up getting so bored that I eventually watched Wonder Woman. Not a massive DC fan, but it wasn't too bad.<br />
I landed about 5:30 and met Scott. We chatted about the trip while I waited for my parents, then started the long drive home. It was fantastic to see my family again and to see my house. It felt strange, honestly. Combined with seeing a new place, and returning home. There were just little things that were different that made it feel new, like the table being turned around, the water filter being moved, the birds being split into 2 cages, and so on.<br />
I got to relax for a bit, continuing the picture in my stress-relief colouring book. Yeah, colouring in might seem childish to you, but keep in mind that I was using 0.3mm pens, and parts of the pictures were just big enough for them. It's pretty detailed.<br />
Anyway, since then we went out to dinner with a couple of my parents' friends, I got to play my Switch again, hung out with a couple of friends, gone riding, and I now have a massive fluffy white cat trying to squish between me and my laptop to sit on my lap.<br />
I'm starting to get back into the swing of things here, and I'm already job hunting. Good times. -_-<br />
I'm working out a daily routine to follow until I get a job, since I know for a fact that unless I have a sheet of paper on my desk or door telling me what to do first, I'm going to sit down with a book and then suddenly realise it's 4:00 and I haven't even gotten dressed. Last summer holidays. Interesting day...<br />
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Well, I suppose that this is my last post.<br />
My trip to Japan was amazing, and I made so many friends there. I'm coming back with a new confidence and new skills.<br />
This has been a fantastic 2 months, that I wouldn't trade for the world.<br />
If any scout reading this still isn't sure about whether they should go or not, just go. I doubt that you'll regret it. You'll learn so much, and you'll leave with new friends that you'll hopefully stay in contact with for years to come.<br />
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Finally, this is Tegan, signing off for the last time.<br />
I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.<br />
Goodbye.<br />
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Let's back up a bit to Tuesday. The last day of school.<br />
The school part was just, usual. Nothing big, or grand. But everyone was so nice, and many of them wished me a safe flight home.<br />
Karate was amazing though!<br />
I don't know if I ever mentioned it in a post, but I remember talking to my mum about seeing Matsu in my first or second time at karate doing a 360 jump, landing and going straight up with another kick and continuing his kata.<br />
I was in awe of that and desperately wanted him to teach me how to do it. Later on, I saw some of the others doing jumping kicks and had the same reaction.<br />
Well, I don't know if it had anything to do with it being my last time, but Matsu decided to teach exactly that!<br />
Now, I know that some people may read this and think "Really? That's super easy! You can't do a 360 round kick jump?" Well, no. No, I cannot. Not everyone is good at physical activities.<br />
I managed the 360 jump, and I can also land properly with enough balance to continue right off the bat. The jumping round kicks, however, are another story.<br />
Let's just say I was sore. In various places.<br />
Granted, we didn't start small. Matano, the tallest of our group, was holding the padded target at shoulder height, <i>while standing on a chair</i>.<br />
I was trying to kick well above my head, so naturally, I failed most of the time. I think I kicked it twice, out of... Maybe 10 or 11 attempts?<br />
But it was great fun. I also wrote a letter in both English and Japanese that Matsu signed, saying that I have participated in 45 hours of karate. (It's technically 45.5 hours, but I just simplified and rounded down instead of up in case I got something wrong.) It's well over my 30 hours that I need for my pursuits badge, which I proposed before I came here.<br />
That leads me to another tip.<br />
7: organise, consider and propose.<br />
You're going to try a lot of things overseas, so one of the things to ask your host family when you get their email address is some of their plans, clubs or routines. If they intend for you to join, consider proposing it for a venturer badge. It's a great way to get more out of your trip and feel like you've been productive.<br />
If you go to Japan (I don't know if Danish schools do clubs or not) pick a club that relates to something that you want to do when you get back. That way, if you end up not managing your required hours, you can finish it at home. I've wanted to start karate again for a while now, so when Tsumu mentioned in an email that it was one of the club options, I jumped at it! Its been a great way to get back into it, and I probably learned a lot faster in this small group setting than I would in a large class at home. I have a higher chance now of possibly reclaiming my orange belt. (Yeah, I know I was technically an orange tip when I had to drop, but I only missed the grading! I was qualified for an orange belt!)<br />
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OK, so that was Tuesday.<br />
Now for Wednesday.<br />
Fist off, YEAH, I CAN SKI!<br />
Secondly, OW I can't ski!<br />
Need I explain?<br />
Basically, I can't ski. It hurt, and I swear I can so close to breaking my leg a couple of times in the ski hadn't popped off my foot. I can so close to rage quitting, but the thing about the place we went to was, once you're at the top of the hill, you literally have no choice other than to ski down. You can't walk, or you'll just slip down and get ice and snow all up your shirt, and you're not allowed to ride the ski lift back down. So, I just had to push through it and get down. (This was, of course, after a few lessons on a flat area. Don't worry, they didn't just hand me some skis and dump me on top of a hill and tell me "give it a shot" and the instructor was there, helping me the whole time)<br />
After a short break, we went down again, with a little less help from the instructor. He said that I'm a natural, and was learning really fast, which makes me wish that I could take up skiing at home. But you know, it never snows in Toowoomba.<br />
I didn't agree at the time, because I kept falling over, couldn't go straight, and soon. But after we stopped for lunch, made a couple of snowmen (picture further down) and went to an all you can eat for 30 mins icecream cafe (I WANT ONE IN TOOWOOMBA) I asked Tsumu if she was up to trying again. We didn't have the instructor this time since he had other classes to go to, which is why we stopped for lunch after on 2 tries. This time, I was alone. Tsumu went ahead a bit and watched, but she isn't good enough of a skier to actually help. So, every time I fell over, I just had to push myself up again, and keep going. This is when my infamous stubbornness comes in handy. I like to think of it as determination, but honestly, in any other situation, it's just plain stubbornness. If someone had helped me down that time, I wouldn't have appreciated it, honestly. I stopped caring about the bruises and snow, and just wanted to get to the bottom of the course to be able to say "I did it." To be able to have the pride.<br />
I ended up needing to repeat a phrase in my head as I went down, which is almost exactly the same as what I would tell myself when I first started riding the horse that I had been petrified of as a child. Yeah, sweet little Sally used to look like a monster when I was young. I was amazed that Emma could ride her, but now I love her to bits! (Even if she clearly doesn't return the love a lot of the time, with glares, running away, refusing to do what she's told, or slapping me in the face with her tail. But I know she doesn't hate me, so I'm happy with that.)<br />
Anyway, when I started riding, I kept saying to myself "Stay calm, relax, have faith in the horse." The same can be said for skiing, if anyone reading this wants to go try it. Just stay calm, relax and have faith in the skis.<br />
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If you must know, the above is the translation of "Do you want to build a snowman" from Frozen. </div>
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Also, we didn't end up staying overnight, as I'm sure you can tell. We came home after that third trip down the hill and I went straight to bed. It was EXHAUSTING in a way that I'm not familiar with. I'm used to relating certain muscles hurting to being tired, from years of horse riding. These, however, were entirely different muscles. Just a bit weird.</div>
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And today.<br />
Thursday.<br />
Packing.<br />
I'm screwed.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-86841608674738169202018-01-08T05:52:00.001-08:002018-01-11T18:48:58.731-08:00Photo shoot?OK, so today I pretty much felt like a model.<br />
We went to a hairdresser and got all dressed up in a rented kimono.<br />
I brought my kimono to wear in Japan, but... Well, we didn't consider that it's a summer kimono.<br />
This one below is a winter kimono. A whole lot thicker and heavier, with multiple layers.<br />
We went to a shrine with a couple of the venturers and leaders and took some photos.<br />
It was kinda fun.<br />
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So, that was that. It was great fun, being dressed up in traditional Japanese clothes.</div>
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I'm kind of upset that I won't have a chance to wear mine, but I suppose there's not much I can do about it, with less than a week left. Maybe on Friday before I pack I can put it on and show it off to my family! </div>
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After that, we went back to the salon and I got changed again, and they took all the many, many... <i>many</i> pins out for my hair. I guess that's what happens when your hair goes past your hips. </div>
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Then we went out to have Udon for lunch!</div>
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I love udon if you can't tell!</div>
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We were going to go home then, at about 3:00, but Utayo suggested going to see a nearby Bukeyashiki (Samurai manor). The Hikobe family manor is a samurai manner that has been opened as a museum. </div>
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I wish I could have taken photos for this, but they aren't allowed...</div>
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I LOVED this!</div>
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My favourite class at school was Ancient History. It was hard and drove me insane at first, but once I train my brain to work the right way for the class, I fell in love with it! Seeing the way culture, architecture and methods to anything have changed over time is fascinating to me. It also helps that my mind automatically makes connections.That part's just natural. So I tend to compare and contrast everything I learn to things I already know, even if they don't seem to make sense to other people. I tried explaining what I was learning about Emperor Claudius to one of my best friends and ended up rambling about everything I'd learned before to give her context for my comparisons. I don't even remember what I said, but it involved Greece, Egypt and I think I threw in Mesoamerica in there somehow...</div>
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Naturally, she had no idea what I was on about!</div>
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But Ancient history was the best class in grade 12, hands down. Maths was challenging, English was hilarious, Music was a frustrating kind of fun, Science was fascinating, and Japanese through distance ed was pretty much suicide before I dropped it (not to say that it's a bad class. I still encourage people to learn languages and my classmates flourished in the Distance Ed setting, but with my selection of classes being Authority, and not being very good with stress, I was getting flat Ds, so that class was chucked out the window to save my other classes), but nothing really stretched and exercised my brain quite like Ancient history. </div>
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So, being back in that setting, with a direct descendant of the samurai that once lived at this manor teaching me about the architecture and traditions of the Samurai age was like coming home early. </div>
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This has confirmed my suspicions.<br />
Be proud Mrs Ryan! I have the travel bug!</div>
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Not just any travel bug, mind you. I want to do what Mrs Ryan did, and travel the world looking for places of historical significance. She always told us that, no matter how much she told us about these places and times, we could never truly appreciate it until we saw it with our own eyes. Now, I want to see it all!</div>
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I'd lost the spark for history over the past month or so, but now I'm as determined as ever! I know my passion lies in this topic and is part of the reason that what I want to do is be a Tour Guide. I know that Australia doesn't have much Ancient history, or, at least, none that I've been allowed to learn, since I don't have aboriginal heritage, but I love to not only learn, but share that knowledge in a practical setting. I used to think that this meant I wanted to be a teacher, but after a while, I realised that a classroom setting isn't for me. And this trip to Japan has solidified that!</div>
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When I teach, I need to be out among the things I'm teaching about. When I finally saw real artefacts from the mid 14th century right in front of me, or when I was shown the old weaving machine and told how it actually works, I knew that that's what I want to do with my life! </div>
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I want to teach, and inspire in a way that is impossible in a classroom. I feel like I'm finally absolutely certain with what I want to do with my life</div>
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This trip to Japan has helped me find purpose.</div>
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So to anyone on the fence about joining SISEP, I am telling you now that this kind of experience can change your life! You never know what new passions you'll find, or old passions that will be rekindled. You may only realise here how much some ordinary parts of your life mean to you.</div>
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I'm not promising that you'll find your purpose while overseas like I have. This is certainly an extreme that I never expected. However, you may be pushed in a direction that interests you. You may find out that you love animals, or children and decide to be a teacher or zookeeper. You may try a new art style and find out that you're good at it, or learn a new instrument. You might suddenly find that you enjoy activities that you used to despise like I did. My school was never big on casual sport, so unless you were in to win, you just didn't do it. It left a sour impression of sport in my mind for 5 years, but now I'm inviting my friends out to play basketball when I get home! I'm already working on an exercise routine to keep me active. </div>
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You never know what you'll discover about yourself when you travel overseas, especially in an exchange program like this, where you can meet so many wonderful people who can help you learn about and discover the country you're in and yourself.</div>
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So, that was my thrilling day. And I think this was the first post that didn't have sentences starting with Anyway or Well. I'm proud of that!</div>
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But seriously, I'm knackered! Got school tomorrow too. Last day!</div>
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Then on Wednesday, we go out skiing and come back Thursday night. Friday will be packing and a bit of family time, then Saturday I'll pack the last of it and hop on a plane to Australia!</div>
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But first I need to work on that report...</div>
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But I want to go to bed...</div>
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Also, one last thing before I sign off for the night, if any of the people reading this tonight, an idea for what to use instead of Word would be great!</div>
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I may have lost access to Office...</div>
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OK, Goodnight again! I'll be home soon!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-59272319796223534922018-01-07T04:26:00.002-08:002018-01-11T18:44:05.832-08:00Disney land, sea, school and the 7th.Good news, I'm not dead!<br />
I've just been really busy and haven't had time to update for a while...<br />
So, What have I been up to?<br />
DISNEY LAND!<br />
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On Thursday Utayo dropped Tsumu and me at the train station at about 5:45 AM. Fun.</div>
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We caught a 6:00 train to Tokyo, and caught another to the Tokyo Disney Resort. We caught a Disney train to Disney Sea (Like part 2 or Disney land, with more water themed franchises, like the little mermaid, and 20,000 leagues under the sea.)</div>
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We met Kako, a friend of ours that's been in Australia for the past year on student exchange. She's not a scout but went to Harristown SHS. I took her to scouts a lot, and she loved it! She's thinking about finding a Japanese scout group near her and trying it out. </div>
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So, Since I'm really tired after all this, and have quite a bit to cover, I'll give you a brief bit of the Disney Resort.</div>
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First off, IT'S AMAZING!</div>
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If you ever get a chance to go, DO IT!</div>
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I understand why so many people go multiple times. We got to Disney Sea just as it opened on Thursday at 8:00, and didn't leave until after 9:00. We were there for over 12 hours and didn't get to go on all the rides. I don't think we made half! This place is massive, and we got lost so many times!</div>
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Disney land was a bit less time. We had breakfast at the hotel, and I may have gotten a bit carried away... (3 serves...) So we didn't leave until after 9:00. Probably about 10:00 by the time we got there. Then we left just after the night parade (Which was amazing! I skipped a rollercoaster for that, and I have no regrets!) which was about 8:00, and spent until almost 10:00 when it closed shopping. I managed to find 2 presents there for my family! Kako got all three of us a little ice cream keychain each and bought something for herself, or her family. Not sure. </div>
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We got picked up by Utayo and driven back home. I finally crawled into bed sometime after 11:00, so probably got to sleep at almost midnight. And then, because of fantastic planning, got up at 7:00 to go to school. Some of you may think that 7 hours of sleep is plenty. But those of you who know me will know that any less than 8, I am a zombie the next morning. So, naturally...</div>
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But if anyone reading this has a chance to go, go on the Indiana Jones ride, and the StarWars ride! If they stay the same, you'll love it! Unless you don't like Indiana Jones or Star Wars... Or ger scared easily, or get motion sickness, or anything like that...</div>
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But, if you don't get those, DO IT!</div>
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Anyway, school was fun to be back at. </div>
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Everyone was so nice, as usual, and I gave my email to Matano to keep in contact with him too. </div>
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It was good to be back in karate too. It's always the highlight of my school days. </div>
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I've only got one day left with these people, on Tuesday. Tsumu's betting that I'll cry. Considering I didn't even cry at graduation, which was the last day that I would see the people that I've been in the same classes as for the past 5 years, I don't think I will. </div>
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Granted, most of those people at graduation that I won't see again weren't really my friends... </div>
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Except for some people that I probably won't have an excuse to spend time with without it being awkward...</div>
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You know those people? The ones that you just enjoy being near, but have absolutely NOTHING in common with, so couldn't plan any sort of hang out? Yeah... So unless we got a gang gathering, there's a couple of people that I consider my friends that I probably won't see until the 10-year reunion, if at all.</div>
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Anyway, I will miss my classmates here, especially the guys in the karate club. It felt nice being one of the guys again. I don't get along with girls well, but Chihiro has proved to be a pretty good friend. I like to talk with her between classes, but I'm not sure if we have enough in common that we would hang out if I lived here. I think she's like my Ancient History classmates (The few that didn't give me dirty looks because I'm an unpopular kid, over a year younger than them, that isn't good enough to breathe the same air as them. Yeah, I got a lot of that...). Amy, Macca and Courtney mostly. We talked in class occasionally and got along well, but not enough to hang out. </div>
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I hope to keep in contact with her though, and maybe the next time I come to visit Tsumu I can catch up with her. </div>
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After school we went to see the new Star Wars movie in 4D!</div>
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Ok, so I'm going to rave about it, in both positive and negative, so...</div>
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OH, MY GOD, I LOVED IT!! That movie was great in 4D!</div>
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The writing was OK... It could have been better, but hey, it's not as bad as the prequel series!</div>
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I was scared for a bit when the Force was being explained that they would bring up <i>that which should not be named</i> from episode 1, but I'm so glad they didn't! Some of the jokes were OK and didn't feel too forced to me. A couple were actually kind of funny.</div>
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I feel like they sacrificed a character for Ben's development (If you've seen it, you know who), but Ben didn't feel too bad either. I think it's just in his character to be dramatic and go to the extreme. </div>
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And then... THAT scene!</div>
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I swear, with so much build up, they CANNOT do that with Ray's parents! He had to be lying! That is SUCH a copout! SERIOUSLY? 😠</div>
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Everything before and after points differently, and I swear, if someone told me that they rewrote and reshot that scene at the last minute, I would believe it! </div>
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Also, I get why my brother and mum don't like it. Some of the older characters were a bit weak and out of character to what we were used to from past movies, and some scenes of the force didn't seem... normal...</div>
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But, hey, it's not as bad as some people think. </div>
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I would say that it's like the prequel series in action (because seriously, with all the hate that those movies get, the original series didn't have much entertaining light sabre fighting. That was all in the prequels, remember? )</div>
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And honestly, the Prequels aren't that bad. I mean, yeah, it was a let down to see how Darth Vader fell, and Anakin was just a child for the whole thing and none of the characters were really interesting except for Obiwan, but, and I will quote Socca from Avatar the Last Airbender, "The effects were decent". </div>
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So, The last Jedi was like them, with WAY better writing, even if there were a few flops. </div>
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So, while it's not the best entry in the series, it was pretty good. It could have been SO much worse. I would watch it again.</div>
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That's just my take. Had to get that off my chest.</div>
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Anyway, today.</div>
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A normal thing for my scout group to do to get money is Car Parking. We volunteer to direct traffic at the Toowoomba Showgrounds during events like the Expo's, shows, competitions, and pretty much everything. </div>
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That's what we did. </div>
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Today was the coming of age ceremony, for everyone who turned 20 in the year past. The scouts had to direct the traffic in the freezing winter morning. Wonderful...</div>
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After that, the leaders gave us some lunch consisting of onigiri (rice balls). Then Utayo took Tsumu and me out shopping to try and find that last present that I need... I didn't...</div>
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Anyway, then we went back to the scout... Clearing? Place? Temple? It's not a den, so... I dunno... You get it. </div>
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We went back for my farewell party. Yikes! last scouting event!</div>
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We had a bit of a tea ceremony, mixed with a party. it was nice. </div>
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We had Japanese snacks, like umeboshi flavoured rice crackers, and Japanese biscuits, and I was taught how to properly make green tea in a ceremony setting! It was great! </div>
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I can't describe this much here. It was a special time that seriously NEEDS to be experienced. To be accepted into a group like this, and be sent off in such a way. They even have a tradition, like my unit (I think) has started the tradition of the spiral hug to send someone off when they link up, or leave. It hasn't worked well so far, because some people don't mention it before they leave, but I hope that it can become a tradition!</div>
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Their tradition was a meaningful gesture with their hats, as I stood before the parade. a wave to send good luck and fortune my way, and to wish me a safe trip home. </div>
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I even got to talk with the Beavers a bit. They are adorable! I can't believe that I'm actually starting to like children, considering how much I used to despise the noisy little things. I still very much dislike babies and certainly don't have the patience to take care of one, but kids about 7 and up aren't too bad. I think I'm starting to understand my sister's joy in working as a Nanny. It really is a wonderful feeling to make a child smile. </div>
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After that, we went off the Baskin Robbins for some delicious ice cream! </div>
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I had pear, rocky road, and caramel macadamia.</div>
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Tsumu had Popping candy, sherbet and choc hazelnut. </div>
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DELICIOUS!</div>
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Then we went off to a bonfire!</div>
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Yeah, that big tower of bamboo fell over, as I expected.</div>
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Ropes and pegs don't do much when the base burns away. </div>
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And then they cook mochi.</div>
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The Japanese New Years goes for a week. So, on the 7th they eat very plain, easy to digest food, to make up for the parties, ceremonies, and treats that they've had. </div>
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They also have a bonfire to burn all their New Year's decorations, which apparently will bring good luck in the year to come.</div>
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Anyway... It's getting late, and I am EXHAUSTED!</div>
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I still have so much stuff planned for my last week, and my bed is calling to me. </div>
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I'll see if I can post again before I get on the plane. I should be able to. I have Friday and Saturday morning off to pack, so I should be able to steal some time to update this about skiing and tomorrow's... whatever we're doing. All I know is that I'll be wearing my kimono. I think that they might just be taking me out to feel what it's like to get ready for a ceremony. It'll be great, I think!</div>
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I'll post pictures!</div>
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Well, goodnight from Japan!</div>
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I'll be home soon!</div>
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I went with Tsumu and Miyu to a karaoke bar today, and it was AMAZING!<br />
At first, I wasn't in the mood for it. I expected a big, busy building with people passing outside the door of our room almost constantly. I wasn't in the mood for lines, crowds, or strangers in general.<br />
But this day was a lot better than I expected!<br />
First off, there were no lines or crowds. No one passed our door the whole time we were there, because of the building's layout. You had no reason to pass most of the doors, and there were 2 doors with fogged glass to get into each room anyway, so it was pretty soundproof and hidden.<br />
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Plus, I already knew Miyu, so it was a lot better than if I'd met another of Tsumu's friends.</div>
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It was a heap of fun in our little room! Tsumu got me to sing Japanese songs, like Let it Go in Japanese, and couple of Vocaloid songs. </div>
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I wish I could upload some of the recordings of our absolutely beautiful and angelic *cough* singing, but the files are too big. Apparently, it needs to be less than 100 MB... 😫</div>
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And then school, and work with the scouts, and the ceremony in my kimono, then school, and skiing... then packing and a 9-hour flight home...</div>
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It's amazing how at home I feel here now. I've stopped thinking "I'm going home next week" and instead just think "I'm leaving next week." It may sound similar, but it's a big difference. </div>
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These people have become my family, and I'm going to miss them almost as much as I miss my real family. I've grown to appreciate their quirks, like Tsumu always trying to overthink plans and make schedules that just stress her out, or Masahiro making jokes that I think (judging my Tsumu's reactions) are like dad jokes, but sadly the punchline tends to get lost in translation. 😁 Or even Utayo's tendency to over-worry about everything, especially Tsumu's and my health. If I sneeze just once, she's darting around to turn on the heater and get me some tea, and I have to keep telling her that it's just dust and pollens in the air and that I'm fine.</div>
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Just one last note, I want to make it clear to all future SISEP participants that, just because I never used my powerpoint presentation, doesn't mean that you won't. There are good reasons for me not using mine. At school, they were close to exams and couldn't spare the time for me to do a full presentation, and my scout group doesn't have a den. Not to mention they aren't having weekly meetings, because of exams, New years, and other special days at this time of the year. </div>
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Other schools and scout groups will have different schedules, so be prepared to use it. Make sure it's done BEFORE you get on the plane. I remember that unneeded stress at the hotel that first night when I remembered that I hadn't finished it. </div>
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It wasn't fun.</div>
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Be Prepared.</div>
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Well, kinda... Not really... ish...<br />
It snowed for a bit, but it never settled...<br />
So, I'll still say that I haven't seen snow.<br />
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!<br />
Now to tell you all about my wonderful time at the New Year's countdown camp.<br />
After I get my brain working again...<br />
As I'm sure you can tell, I've had one hour of sleep since about 6:30 yesterday morning. Wonderful...<br />
And yet, I don't feel like going to bed!<br />
I'll go to bed early tonight, though. Maybe about 8:00. Tsumu's already in bed, but she didn't sleep at all last night as far as I know.<br />
So, yesterday morning we packed for the camp and then went to Tasumu's grandmother's house to cat the mochi, then had lunch. After that, we packed the car and it started snowing!<br />
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Yeah, you can't see much snow in her hair... It didn't snow much.</div>
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First off, unlike Australia's horseshoe parade, the Japanese stand in lines according to their section. A line for the bevers, another for the cubs, the scouts, and so on. The section leaders say some quick things to their line, normally just a welcome, before passing the parade to the group leader, who is the one to tell everyone what's happening. To close the parade, they just salute and it's done. No outward step, which has become such a habit over the past decade. </div>
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We left the camp half set up to prepare the candles, and oh wow... </div>
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This was quite possibly the worst part of the camp, and yet the best at the same time.</div>
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The actual act of laying out the candles and designing this year's pattern was lots of fun, and I also had to redo a heap of coloured candles by wrapping coloured plastic sheets around them.</div>
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It was freezing!</div>
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While we were lining the candles we found this dog. I've seen horses this size!</div>
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Dinner!</div>
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The second course.</div>
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After we set out the candles, we went back to the camp, finished setting up and had some free time. Some other leaders and... Well, I think they're like our branch members. You know, deal with finances and stuff, instead of actually scouting. We had another parade for them, and they gave me some gifts, including a handmade Japanese scouting hat! I'm really getting concerned that I'll have to post things home. I still need to get presents for some of my family members...</div>
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We also had 3 venturers from another group join us for the evening. I didn't get to talk to them much, but they were nice. We had some introduction activities, and I stressed out a bit too much and ended up just going quiet... But that's what I love about these people! They noticed and didn't push me to say more. They let me just listen and try to pick up on things.</div>
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After that, we venturers made dinner, which you saw above. It's just noodles with a kind of soup (I don't remember the name, but it was just a basic soup to add flavour.) and some kind of leaf, that tastes a bit like seaweed. </div>
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We had our countdown, and some of our venturers mimicked fireworks, playing off what I mentioned earlier about how we normally watch fireworks on new years eve. I'm going to miss these people... XD</div>
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Pretty much straight away we left the camp and headed to the temple for meditation. </div>
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It was interesting, to say the least, being taught a new way of meditation. </div>
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I don't think I've meditated since early grade 11 when I stopped having time and energy for my old morning routine. I used to work out with push-ups, and such, then meditate to clear my mind before I go to get ready for school. I've never done it on a cushion or in that position before, though. It was nice to try something new.</div>
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Then we headed back to camp and said goodbye to our visitors. After that, more free time! We played Uno in one of the tents, nibbling on Japanese snacks like rice crackers, mochi, and chocolate biscuits. </div>
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I decided to turn in about 4:00, but I was the only one to do so. I woke up about 5:00 or 5:30 when my hair got stuck in the zipper of my jacket, which I was using as a pillow because, just like every camp I've ever been on, I forgot to bring a pillow. 😄</div>
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I sat by the fire with one of the scouts and a couple of the leaders until the sun started coming up, and we went to get the others to watch:</div>
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The first sunrise of the new year!</div>
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This was a beautiful sunrise. These pictures don't do it justice.</div>
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After we packed up the camp, we went to a temple for a ceremony.</div>
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You take one of these from the table and write what you wish for this year, like happiness, or health. </div>
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On mine, I wrote Safety. That's normally the thing that I worry about most. Car crashes, falling off the horses, getting mugged, and so on. </div>
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I personally don't believe in spirits and gods and whatnot, but I'm open-minded enough to try these kinds of things, just in case they work.</div>
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I feel like over just this past weekend, I've learned so much more about the Japanese culture. </div>
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The biggest thing that I've noticed is that New Years Eve and Day focus more on the year to come, than celebrating the year that's gone, like in western cultures. Meditation to clear the mind, prayers to wish for a brighter future, and so on. They don't have parties, or fireworks like we do because those are to celebrate the year that's gone. The Japanese people are much more concerned about the future than the past, which is possibly why they don't seem to have as much of a sense of shame or embarrassment. </div>
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This camp taught me so much, that simply can't be put into words. It truly is a feeling that needs to be experienced first hand.</div>
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That was written yesterday, and I fell asleep before I posted it. Uta woke me up for Tsumu's Aunt and Uncle (Masahiro's brother) and their 2 daughters who came for dinner. We played card games, like both Australian and Japanese speed, Uno, and Shinkeisuijaku. Fun name, right? </div>
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They also tried the promite, and the two girls both said it was too salty! One of the girls also drew a picture of me, and another of me a Tsumu. They are so cute, and I plan to hang them on my wall when I get home.</div>
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Then, I got up this morning and was immediately whisked away to Mt Fuji!</div>
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a Ninja house renovated into a market sort of thing.</div>
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When they ask if you want some Lemonade, FORGET what you know lemonade to be.</div>
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A better description would be lemon tea because it's hot and actually made of lemons.</div>
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It's NOT a soft drink.</div>
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A three-hour drive, so obviously she fell asleep!</div>
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No idea what these are. Graves? Memorials? Part of a shrine or temple? No clue, but it's cool.</div>
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MT FUJI!!!</div>
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A theme park of JUST roller coasters. Apparently famous for the most thrilling roller coasters in Japan. Thankfully, we didn't go there. (I'm a chicken for roller coasters if you can't tell.)</div>
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A sky cart that takes us up to the top of the mountain to look out at Mt Fuji. Sadly, we weren't allowed to climb it, because it's closed off when the snow settles. It gets too dangerous with all that ice.</div>
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Characters from a famous Japanese fairytale based in this area. I've got pictures of the story further down.</div>
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Not even Tsumu has a clue what it is!</div>
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That bell is a real thing on top of the mountain. I'll explain it when we get to that picture.</div>
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Don't ask me to translate this fairytale. </div>
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The gist is, once upon a time, there was an old couple that lived in this area.</div>
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One night, this creature (No idea what it's supposed to be) killed the old lady.</div>
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The old man was very upset about this (Obviously) and I'm not sure if he asked the rabbit to, or if he simply talked to the rabbit and it decided to take matters into its own hands, but...</div>
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The rabbit proceeds to torture the creature by lighting it on fire,</div>
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Cutting it's back with clam shells, I think, and attempting to drown it.</div>
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A wonderful story, isn't it?</div>
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It probably has a proper ending if I bothered to translate it, but that's about all I can get from the few words I recognise, the pictures, and the MANY statues around. </div>
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I love the view from the top of this mountain. Get ready for LOTS of photos of it surrounding area!</div>
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The top of the sky cart. So cute!</div>
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A wonderful, friendly statue to the rabbit using shells (again, I only think they're shells) to cut the poor creature's back.</div>
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And people think that our western stories fairytales are bad... At least we don't make statues of Ariel dying and turning into sea foam, or the stepsisters from Cinderella having birds peck out their eyes...</div>
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MOCHI!</div>
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One with Bean powder, and the other with Soy Sauce. Delicious!</div>
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Why does he look so happy as the rabbit lights his stuff on fire, while it's on his back?</div>
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Now that I look at it, I think it might be a Tanuki...</div>
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(Google it!)</div>
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The bell.</div>
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They say that if you ring it with your partner before you get married, it'll bring you happiness as a couple.</div>
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Pretty sweet, I think.</div>
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Heh, who needs that sky cart when you can hike all the way down the mountain!</div>
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While I'm normally hiking through terrain like bellow, these paths are better than the road last time. They at least have rocks and roots that you could trip over, and branches that could slap you in the face.</div>
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Not even half-way. A wonderful hike!</div>
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Yeah, they have a word for this. Shimobashira. </div>
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It's water int he soil that's frozen and come to the surface. </div>
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More birds for me to try memorising the names of! This is the kind of homework that I love!</div>
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The ice caves!</div>
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It's a little shrine statue at the bottom of the ice caves. And it's adorable!</div>
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This basically says (according to Masahiro) that if you try to climb over the fence to the rest of the caves, you won't be coming back.</div>
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Friendly.</div>
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Combining chocolate, wafer, strawberries and cheesecake. </div>
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So, we went to a restaurant for lunch, and this was the view. It's great!</div>
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Literally one thing on the menu here. How is it so popular then, you may ask.</div>
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'CAUSE IT'S DELICIOUS!</div>
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What kind of person needs a chair this big, other than Hagrid?</div>
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(Congrats to you if you get it. If you don't... You clearly haven't read the right kind of books)</div>
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Party tables!</div>
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That's the outside of the restaurant. Pretty funky design, huh?</div>
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Handmade again.</div>
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Still handmade.</div>
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In a world of owls, red pandas, cats, dogs and tigers, there is one brave crocodile to add some green to the mix.</div>
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A nice, big moon to finish off the day.</div>
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So, another action-packed day.</div>
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Wow... When I get home, I'm going to just sleep for a week straight! then spend the next week hiding in my room with books and video games, then the next week with Charlie (my horse) because he'll be back from school by then. And THEN I might consider socialising...</div>
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This is the kind of day that I've been hoping for. Going with the family to do something that even they don't do on a regular basis. School and scouts, and going shopping is fun, but this was amazing!</div>
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I don't think that you could leave an experience like this with a feeling worse than "I wish I'd done that."</div>
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Don't try deciding for yourself whether it's possible or not. Your host family know the country better than you do. </div>
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I mentioned to them that I wanted to see Mt Fuji because, well, there's no way in hell that I'd come this far and NOT visit the most popular tourist attraction, and tallest mountain, in Japan.</div>
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They mentioned to me that it was a two to three-hour drive away. However, unlike what I expected, they didn't say that we couldn't go. Instead, they said that we would simply have to leave early and get back late. Which is what we did. We were gone by 8:00, a bit later than we planned, and didn't get back until about 8:00.</div>
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Your host family will probably want to make this the best experience for you. Don't tell yourself that you can't do it until you ask. I considered not mentioning Fuji, and almost didn't go and have the best day of my trip so far! Just ask, and they'll decide. Don't go home wishing that you'd tried it.</div>
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Just like the plan of going skiing next week. If I hadn't mentioned it, we wouldn't be doing it.</div>
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If you want to, just do it.</div>
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But it's 11:00 now, so Imma off to bed!</div>
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Tomorrow we're going to karaoke, so I'm hoping for a more relaxing day...</div>
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Let's see how that turns out! XD</div>
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3-Karaoke</div>
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7-Volunteer work with scouts (No idea what to expect!)</div>
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8-Coming of age ceremony for people who turned 20 last year</div>
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10-Skiing</div>
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11-Skiing</div>
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12-packing</div>
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13-packing, Tokyo, hop on a plane.</div>
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Goodnight World!</div>
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But that doesn't mean that it wasn't fun! Far from it!<br />
First off, we picked up two of Tsumu's friends from the train station, Yuu and Momoko<br />
Then we drove to, not a hiking mountain, like Tabletop, but more like Picnic Point, as a big park on top of a mountain, with playgrounds, hiking trails and lookout points.<br />
Here are some pictures.<br />
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At the top of this mountain is a look out to see Mt Fuji! We met a man at the top who said that this was one of the best days to go up.</div>
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So, it's not just a mountain. I've got some pictures of the playgrounds too later.</div>
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There's a surprising amount of evergreens here.</div>
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I like to appreciate the little things that are different, like the animals and trees. I'm used to gums the like, but these are nice. </div>
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Almost at the top!</div>
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No idea what it is, but it sparks my childish imagination! </div>
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The view is amazing! These pictures don't do it justice!</div>
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Not sure if you can see it, but there's Mt Fuji. </div>
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Now, I KNOW that you can't see it because the picture isn't too good, but we could see the Tokyo Sky Tree, which is the tallest building in Japan. and Tokyo's well over an hour train ride away!</div>
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Most of those aren't clouds. They're snow-capped mountains. Now, if only that snow would come down to where we live...</div>
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These are for 6 to 12-year-olds. If I was 12, and a bit more daring, I would have gone down!</div>
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For 6-year-olds? Really? I wouldn't send a child down that...</div>
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The first playground!</div>
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They're just big bouncy... Things!</div>
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Like a trampoline, but not as bouncy and a whole lot safer. Again, for 6 to 12-year-olds, but I flopped on it anyway.</div>
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Why don't we have parks like this in Australia? All we get is a swing set and a slide. Maybe a seesaw.</div>
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Even the bubblers look cool! </div>
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We could learn something from Japan about how to make playgrounds.</div>
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Just a big hole in the ground, designed for climbing. PERFECT</div>
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Yeah, it says 6 to 12, but Tsumu and I went through anyway! You can see her, right?</div>
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You know how people go on about how kids don't spend enough time outside, in the parks?</div>
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Well, if we had a bit more money for it, and a bit more care from the council, we could have parks like this! You have no idea how hard it was to get pictures without heaps of people in them! There are kids EVERYWHERE, running and playing, and jumping.</div>
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I'm telling you, if we had parks like this, you'd have a lot more kids playing outside than there are on our basic slide and swing thing that we get in Australia. </div>
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It's no surprise that kids don't want to play at our parks, if they're all exactly the same, spare a few like Picnic Point, and Queens Park, but even they don't have much replay value for kids, who can cram hours of stuff into a few minutes.</div>
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Tsumu even suggested that I make my own!</div>
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They're supposed to have water, but Momoko explained that they drain the water in winter, because it just freezes. </div>
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Not much water in it, but enough that it's frozen! I dropped a stick on it, and it literally just bounced off.</div>
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Even in winter, this looks like such a nice place. I can imagine busking here in spring. </div>
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Tsumu's meal. I forgot to take a photo of mine...</div>
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WHY IS IT MOVING?</div>
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I had carbonara, without the bacon. On top, I also had those moving flake thing...</div>
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Before I got it when I saw that the seaweed on Tsumu's was also moving (and everyone's so casual about this! Just, waving dry food? Why?) I said that "If my food is moving, I'm going to stab it."</div>
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Well, I already said that I got the same flakes, so... I stabbed it. Multiple times. Until it stopped moving...</div>
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Yeah, so a note to anyone reading this before they go to Japan, be prepared for moving food. </div>
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So that was yesterday. After all that, since I hadn't slept well the night before (just one of those nights) I just went to bed for a nap. I woke up about 3:00 this morning from it...</div>
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So... yeah. A refreshing nap. </div>
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Anyway, it's been pointed out to me that I should put in some advice to future SISEP participants.</div>
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At first, I didn't think that there was much to say, which is why I haven't said much before,</div>
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but, the more I thought about it, the more I realised that there were a few things that I wish I'd known beforehand.</div>
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1- Know Japanese</div>
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I can't stress this enough. While you can get through this with just English, you'll find it a lot harder, and likely less enjoyable when you end up playing charades every conversation. You probably won't end up wanting to make a lot of friends when communication is this hard. </div>
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I'm not saying that you need to be fluent. <i>I'm</i> far from it. You just need to to know basics. </div>
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I'd suggest if you're not taking classes, make flash cards and just learn <i style="font-weight: bold;">words.</i> Sentence structure, kanji and all the fancy parts aren't important. You'll pick up on those as you go. You just need to know words and how to tell if it's negative or not. Honestly, my 5 years of studying Japanese through BSDE didn't do much to help. Most of that stuff, I'm not using. Grade 8 and 9 taught me words and tenses, but after that, it's not helping in a casual setting. </div>
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I'm guilty of this, honestly. Constantly comparing Tsumu's school to Harristown SHS gave me a rather negative impression of it. Try to clear your mind each morning, and look at everything without comparison. </div>
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Possibly the biggest mistake I made when I first got here was trying to be excited and social all the time. I'm INTP, the I standing for Introverted. I pretended that this wasn't a thing, and the result was... Undesirable.</div>
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I got emotionally exhausted after the first couple of days and ended up withdrawing too much to recharge. It had the potential to put a rift between me and my host family. </div>
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I've managed to mellow out now, thankfully. Because I already know Tsumu, she seemed to know that I'm not good at interactions, and was the first to realise my stress at Animate, and suggested leaving early, instead of going all the way to the top, and going to a quiet cafe. </div>
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However, most of you won't have that privilege. You may have to explain to your host family if you're introverted and need time to yourself to recharge, or if you're extroverted and can't handle staying at home for long periods of time. Also, know your limits. Know your eating habits, such as me being a 'grazer', which essentially means that I nibble on fruit and such throughout the day, instead of just big meals. Try to make this clear within the first few days, instead of forcing yourself to adjust to their style. Utayo now leaves a little bowl of fruit on the table for me if she leaves for work before I get up so that I can nibble on that, and she's started letting me serve my own meals so that she doesn't give me too much. Last night, I didn't even eat dinner!</div>
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Your host family will, more often than not, make adjustments to make you more comfortable. Don't try to push yourself too hard, or you won't have a good time. Know yourself, your limits and your habits. </div>
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I've heard a lot of people talk about avoiding contact with your family because it'll make you homesick. Honestly, I don't believe that for a second. </div>
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It's true that you should spend more time with your host family that your real family, but don't cut off all contact with them. </div>
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I started feeling homesick despite not talking to people often, so I just had to contact my parents with, no joke, a <i>paragraph</i> of everything that I missed. For me, it was a bit more than it may be for some of you because I've also just graduated. I don't have a usual routine waiting for me at home. I have job hunting, then work, needing to put effort into social interactions now that I won't see my friends every day, etc. That's pretty daunting. But, just spouting it all off to my parents helped a lot. Especially when they replied with a video call to assure me that I don't have to worry. That I'll still have my friends and family, my pets, and, this may sound superficial, my things. the little things that make me happy, like all the stuffed animals that I still have on my bed, that I used to bury myself in when I got upset. All those big fluffy things, my familiar mattress, the posters on my wall, even that old floorboard that occasionally creeks outside the toilet, that I'm pretty sure no one else has noticed. </div>
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You don't have to come to Japan, or any country for that matter, and pretend that your life doesn't exist. If you're feeling homesick, call the people you care about most, and, if they're anything like my friends and family, they'll help you realise how silly all your fears are. </div>
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Nothing that you'll think of during this experience will be childish. You may miss your parents hugging you. You may miss just staring out of your window at the street. You may miss a pet or a book. Or anything. You may be scared of embarrassing yourself by mistranslating something. </div>
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None of those are childish. None of those are unreasonable. They're all genuine concerns that you should talk to people about. just get them off your chest, and I'm sure you'll feel a lot better and be able to enjoy your time.</div>
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That's all the advice I can think of for now. I may post more in later updates, but I hope that this is useful to both my friends and family to understand my opinions of all this, and to anyone who may read this in the future. </div>
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This afternoon, my craving for video games should be satisfied! Tsumu is taking me to a friends house to play some Nintendo. YEAH! </div>
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I'm not expecting any Switches or games that I'm familiar with, like Super Smash Bros, but it should be good just to hold a controller again. </div>
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Taking a gamer away from games for 2 months is not normally a good idea. ;)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-92216196215310816792017-12-27T17:32:00.003-08:002018-01-11T03:54:20.230-08:00Christmas! (and school)Yeah, OK, I'm a few days late, but nothing really happened on Christmas, that made me feel like I just NEEDED to post. The exciting things were in the last posts.<br />
So, Monday morning I didn't have to go to school. So, naturally, I stayed in bed until about 8:30 ish, talking to my family on a Discord video chat. Then, I got up for breakfast, and found Uta's present for me!<br />
I gave them my Christmas presents on Christmas Eve, since I planned to call my family and knew that Masahiro leaves early in the mornings (He also dropped Tsumu off at school, so when I got up they were both gone), but People in Japan, just like Australia, give gifts in the morning. Utayo left a bag outside my door, with a letter "from Santa".<br />
She got me the first 10 books of the 7 Deadly Sins manga! I still haven't opened them though... I should probably do that... But I know that they're in Japanese since the blurb is.<br />
Anyway, after breakfast (and thanking Uta) I went back to talking to my family.<br />
And... That's about it.<br />
I went for a bit of a walk around the area, just listening to good old Sandcastle Kingdoms (Nathan Sharp) and may or may not have gotten a little bit... lost...<br />
But anyway, it was nice. I finally got a few pictures of things, so check it out!<br />
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I love these cranes! I think this is a kosagi, but the pictures I've seen of them are white, and this one's grey... Maybe they get darker in winter or something. </div>
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A nice little vegetable garden. There's a few of these around, separate from the actual crop fields, like below.</div>
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Look real close, and you can see a heap of little birds. No idea what they are, but they're pretty much everywhere here.</div>
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Yeah, to all you people that don't like crows, here's an entire FLOCK of them! There's so many! </div>
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Anyway, that was Christmas, and yesterday. I like these walks.</div>
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School finally finished yesterday, so WINTER HOLIDAYS! </div>
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Today we were going to see one of Tsumu's friends play in a band, but it turns out that it's a bit more expensive than we thought, so that's not happening anymore. </div>
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Tomorrow we're apparently going hiking up one of the nearby hills or mountains, and I'm really looking forward to that! </div>
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After that, I'm not sure. We're going to a karaoke bar at some point soon too, and we're considering going to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi at some point. I've been warned by my family that it's not very good, compared to the other movies, but I'm the kind of person who likes to see things for myself, instead of trusting other people's opinions as fact. </div>
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I'm sure they have other things planned for the remaining 10 days. </div>
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Wow... 10 days...</div>
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17 days in total... Yikes...</div>
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It's a weird feeling right now. I'm looking forward to home, and my family, and my pets, and my friends, and my video games, and my books, and my bed, and everything! But at the same time, I've grown to love this family. I know that once I get on that plane, I'll miss them so much. </div>
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I'll have to come back someday in the next few years to visit! And Tsumu's said that if she can get the money, she'll fly down to visit us. </div>
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Since its now 10:32, I should probably have some breakfast... And see who's home... </div>
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BYE!</div>
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So, today we had a Christmas party with the scouts at the cultural centre. I taught them to make an apple cake that mum sent me the recipe for a while ago, and the leaders make udon for lunch.<br />
They were both delicious!<br />
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I also taught them to play Speed, which I seem to be doing a lot... And they taught me Japanese Speed! I can't wait to teach it to my unit and friends! We had a tournament and... I lost in the first round...<br />
But anyway!<br />
We also played a game called babanuki. It's pretty similar to Go Fish, in that you try to run out of cards by removing pairs from your hand. But you split all the cards between everyone, and don't ask people for a card. You take a random card from the hand of the person to your left, moving clockwise. You toss your pairs into a pile on the table and win by running out of cards. But, if you get the joker, you have to try to subtly get the next person to take it because if you have it you lose. There's no pair to it, so you can't ever run out of cards. It's a pretty fun game!<br />
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So, for once I'm not writing this at midnight, so I have a bit more time to write about my thoughts.<br />
Let's start with school.<br />
Tsumu, Utayo and the teachers have agreed that there's no point in me coming to school for next week because they're studying for next term for 4 hours a day. The teachers don't have time to let me figure out what they're talking about, and I don't want to distract anyone by asking. So, you can guess how boring it is...<br />
I already know what school is like as a culture, and I really don't learn ANYTHING there. So, since karate is the only part of the day that I've been looking forward to for the past week, we've arranged that I'll go to school at 1:00, have lunch with the class, and go to karate, then come home with Tsumu.<br />
I can spend the mornings sleeping in for a bit longer, and then go shopping or hang out with Utayo, and so get a much better idea of what the culture outside of school. We all think that that's a much better plan.<br />
But while I'm at school, I'm finally feeling comfortable. I feel like I belong there now.<br />
I think all the students finally got over the whole "OMG IT'S A FOREIGNER!" thing. That was seriously annoying.<br />
I still get people say hello to me, but nowhere near as many. Most of the people that say hi and wave to me are classmates, like Chihiro, or Tsumu's friends that I've met. Not so many strangers. These are people waving to me because they know me. Not because I look like a zoo attraction. -_-<br />
But I like being able to just walk out of the gym, wave goodbye to everyone from karate as they get ready to leave and just walk to the front of the school, without having girls giggle and call me cute, or compliment my hair or something. It feels a whole lot easier to talk to people now that I don't feel like they think I'm some celebrity who they're about to ask for an autograph from.<br />
I'm happy that I've started talking to Matano more, and Chihiro is still really nice. Matsu is his usual self, where I'm not sure what he thinks of me at all, so I'll just try to be an optimist and talk to him.<br />
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I'm getting worried that, while my flexibility has skyrocketed, so that I can put my face to my knees with my legs straight out in front of me, my strength has dropped. I'm kinda concerned about how I'm going to go when I start riding again. I hope that I'll still be able to. And you may say, just do some squats and stuff to work on the muscles, but it's a bit harder than that. First off, I don't have much time or spare energy for that, with all the running around everywhere, and riding also uses weird muscles that I don't think I've really used doing anything else. To work on those muscles when I started riding, I had to do a whole workout regime every morning, including sit ups, push ups, and squats (and whatever other exercises I threw in for that week) as well as walking 2.5ish kilometres to school, and back again, AND actually riding every weekend. That was all fine in junior high, and probably will be when I get back home, but it'll take a while. I hope that, after his time at the school, Charlie will still be patient enough for me to get used to it again. (Charlie is my horse, for anyone who doesn't know)<br />
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I'm looking forward to coming home by now. By no means do I want to leave early, though. I'm having a great time, and I really feel like a part of the family here! I feel like I could be Tsumu's older sister!<br />
But I miss my friends and family, and honestly, I am DYING to play Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild again. I still need to finish it... That, and Twilight Princess...<br />
And I miss my birds, Kitty, Bunny, Pie, Ash and Will... and my chooks. I never even named them all... Just Meg, Honey, Maddie, Sylvia, Julia, and Sophie. There's still 2 more that I didn't name before coming here...<br />
And Bubble and Squeak, my little quails...<br />
And you have no idea how much I miss feeling Obsidion brush up against my leg while I eat, or climb onto my lap, just as I decide to finish whatever I'm doing and get up.<br />
I miss going to Emma's house and coming home covered in long, white Bofie hair all over my black shirt!<br />
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So yeah, looking forward to home in 3 weeks. Only 2 more Sundays left before I head to Tokyo and get on a plane! But at the same time, I know that I'll end up missing this place when I get there. So, I'll enjoy it while it lasts!<br />
We've still got Disney Land to go to, and I have no idea what else they have planned for me, but I bet it'll be great!<br />
Well, dinner's ready, so this is tonight farewell.<br />
Goodnight world.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-62726940246422946242017-12-23T07:01:00.002-08:002018-01-11T03:46:15.731-08:00Tokyo (again)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So, another thrilling day in Japan!</div>
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So, Tsumu and I headed off to Tokyo with her friend Miyu, and went to the Pokemon centre, Jworld and Animate.</div>
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We found this just after we got off the train, on the way to the shopping centre. It was just too cute to leave out!</div>
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Yup.Japan has a Pokemon centre. I swear, I really wish that someone would open a vet clinic and call it a Pokemon centre. But you know, that won't be allowed... Be cool though, wouldn't it?</div>
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Now for the inside of the Pokemon centre. Oh boy...</div>
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It's actually kinda cute though. I wanted to buy a few of these bags and wallets here, but I didn't have the money.</div>
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This is Miyu. She's great!</div>
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This is so cute! I love them so much! They had an eevee dressed up as almost every eeveelution. Not all, but most.</div>
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Finally, some Ditto love.(There's actually a lot of stuff for ditto, including the old design of the blank face from the anime on all kinds of Pokemon. It's pretty cool.)</div>
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I want this game on my switch. </div>
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This seems like an unfair fight...</div>
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Why do people think that Pikachu is super strong and impressive? I blame the anime.</div>
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This is an amazing room! You can tap on the face of a character on the table below, and they come up on the screen and talk. I have no idea what they said, but it's still cool.</div>
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This is a character from an anime about samurai...</div>
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And, of course, dessert...</div>
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Tsumu had the creme brulee</div>
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Miyu had the cheesecake</div>
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I had the unbaked cheesecake</div>
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OISHII!!</div>
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As much as I think Pikachu is overrated, I have to admit that this is adorable.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">So, after over an hour on the train to come home, after an exhausting day, I wanted nothing more than to curl up in bed...</span><br />
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Time for an early Christmas party!</div>
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Some of Utayo's friends came over with their kids, and we had a good time, as tired as I am. </div>
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Some delicious food, and I met some nice people. </div>
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The is just a platter of Zucchini with herbs and salt, and it's delicious!</div>
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After that, I made some onigiri with Utayo, and played speed with the other kids. We messed around with Snow (the app, not actual snow) and ate some cake. </div>
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Tokyo is so crowded sometimes...</div>
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I swear, I almost had a panic attack in Animate with all those people. But don't worry, I didn't. I calmed down. </div>
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The thing is, Japanese people don't seem to understand the personal space that other people need. They don't round around a person, and just brush past. No one seems to mind, but just that little thing, so frequently... It's kind of unnerving. </div>
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So calming myself down, mixed with a full day of being in introvert hanging out with Tsumu and Miyu left me exhausted... Thankfully the others noticed that my mind wasn't up to Japanese, so they spoke English for me for most of the day, and I found even that hard...</div>
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The party kind of revived me, because I didn't need to talk much, and we just messed around and played Speed. But I really need a good sleep...</div>
So, to wrap it up, this was an amazing day, and I had a lot of fun! It was a bit long, and there are WAY too many people in Tokyo for my comfort...<br />
In other words, a great day that had left me ready for bed.<br />
It's officially Sunday by 1 minute.<br />
GOOD NIGHTAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-102862102378870612017-12-17T05:16:00.002-08:002018-01-11T02:34:25.420-08:00MochitsukuruWow... This week has been... pointless...<br />
Seriously, why do they not just finish school now? We've got another week and a half before the holidays! It starts the Thursday AFTER Xmas. I kind of understand it, since Xmas isn't a big thing here, but all the shops are decorated, and houses are still covered in lights and all that, but it's not even a day off for the people who do celebrate it. We have to got school! ARG!!!<br />
Anyway, as to why THIS week was pointless. Take yesterday, for example. We got to school at 8:30, and the bell went at 8:40. The teacher for form came in, said a few things that Tsumu says wasn't very important and took note of who was there and who wasn't, then left by 8:50. He came back at 12:00 to make sure we were still here, then told us we could go home. That was IT. The rest of the time, for 3 whole hours, we just sat in the classroom.<br />
That's what most of the week's been like.<br />
Thrilling, right?<br />
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But then the weekend started. Holy cow...<br />
So, since I'm bad at describing what goes on in my life, from a mixture of laziness, bad memory, and the fact that I want to just curl up in bed, here's a heap of pictures and a couple videos!<br />
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Remember this? Check out what we did to it!</div>
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WITH BROOMS!</div>
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The start of the trails around the temple grounds that we parade on.</div>
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Not even Tsumu knows what this is, but it looks cool, so here it is!</div>
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Finally! <span style="background-color: #f6d5d9;">I</span> got some birds! I'm pretty sure that this is a gaitsupuri, a kind of Japanese duck. </div>
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Another gaitsupuri, I think. Could be a ban, but I don't think they go near water... Could be wrong...</div>
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I've seen these all over the place, but never got a picture of one till now! Sorry that it's blurry, it was a bit too far away... This is a kosegi, a kind of stalk I think.</div>
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The walkway to the temple from the road. Wonderful little statues aren't they?</div>
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They're called Tanuki and are the mascot for the Gunma prefecture. No idea why they dressed them up...</div>
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First time I've seen a real dragon fruit. I've tasted it in tea but never seen one. Too bad we didn't buy it. I'd love to try it fresh sometime.</div>
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Another delicious dinner last night!</div>
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And now, for today. I am so tired from all this...<br />
OK, so today was Mochitsukiri. A ceremony for making Mochi (not to be confused with matcha, though both are delicious!) which is a traditional treat for New Year's Eve. We make a heap today and ate some. The rest is apparently going to be dried and we'll eat it at the New Year's camp.<br />
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The used these to boil water and then steamed the rice on top. After the rice was done, they used to pots to make soup. You can see a picture of that in a bit.</div>
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Once the rice is cooked, it's tipped into this big wooden bowl, and they use the big mallet to crush it into a paste. </div>
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You have to keep it wet though, otherwise, it sticks to the mallet and bowl. It turns into almost glue! </div>
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Then, when it's squished, you pick up the mallet and BASH THE HECK OUT OF IT!</div>
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Here's an idea of how tiring this can be! In the red cap is Masa, a rover/venturer leader, and he'd been doing this with us since about 8:15 or 8:30, so he was pretty tired.</div>
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Ah, the soup! I didn't much like it, 'cause it had fish in it, but I trust the opinion of others that it was good!</div>
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So there you have it, we had closing parade around 12:30, where I gave them my gifts. I gave the beavers, the venturers and the venturer leaders the little clip-on koalas to put on their scarves. The 2 venturers thought it was so cute! Yeah, there's not many of us. I see why we don't have our own meetings often. I gave the magnets to the cubs, and the scouts got the Christmas badges. It's was great that a brought 10, and there were 10 scouts!<br />
The group chairman gave me an official woggle and a belt buckle! They're so cool, and I can't wait to get a belt to put the buckle on!<br />
After that, we packed up and finished by 2:00. Then we drove home, got changed, and race out again!<br />
Tsumugi's friend was performing in a show and invited us.<br />
We picked up another 2 of their friends and drove down to the theatre.<br />
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A nice little snack on the way. It tastes like icecream, but with a totally different texture.</div>
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It was a dancing show. Only 3 of the songs were sung. The rest were pre-recorded songs, with amazing dancing! Even the two 6-year-olds were great in their one item! </div>
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They were all women, and 3 were dressed in male outfits for the whole show. It was really cool! two of the 'guys' realy got into it, and when they walked down to the audience, one of them sort of did that flirting wink think to a girl, who I assume (from her reaction) to be a friend. </div>
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Not great, I wouldn't eat it alone, but with rice, seaweed and soy sauce, it's pretty good. </div>
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Corn and some kind of mayonaise, on rice and wrapped in seaweed. This is the best one I tried!</div>
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This is Annin tofu, with frozen strawberry bits. It's not actually tofu. It'smake from dairy, so don't be fooled vegans!</div>
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It's great! I wish I could have more...</div>
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And for a second dessert (Relax, I split it with Tsumu.) a thing that I don't remember the name of!</div>
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Anyway, that about sums up my weekend. Off to school again tomorrow!</div>
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(Seriously, though, they're just dragging this out. They could have done this sports day last week, instead of leaving us in the classroom. Same with the presentations of Tuesday, that I bet will only go for an hour or so, and the rest will be in the classroom again. Whatis with these people? I need a chance to sleep in... I' so tired...)</div>
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So, I'm still enjoying myself when I'm not in school, and it's finally getting cold! But it's at that annoying range, where I either don't wear enough and freeze, or wear too much, shed layers, and carry around clothes all day.<br />
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Anyway, Goodnight! I hope I made you hungry! XDAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-28386349729509778362017-12-12T05:36:00.001-08:002018-01-11T01:31:07.028-08:00Toyko!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
OK, so this is a bit late, but yesterday, after Tsumu finished her last exam, we went down to Tokyo to meet with Kako! </div>
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She took us to what's apparently the most popular place for tourists in Japan. Asakusa!</div>
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This is the front entrance. It's massive!</div>
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That's the Tokyo Sky Tree, the tallest building in Japan. </div>
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We all tried omikuju, fortune telling. You shake a metal can and tip out one of the sticks. The stick has a number on it, and you have to match it to a drawer, then pull out the top slip of paper. </div>
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There are pigeons everywhere here, so why not make a song about them? And make statues of them... And put them in front of a shrine...</div>
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Don't ask me what it means. Pretty sure it's Chinese.</div>
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I like seeing the differences between common birds, like pigeons. They're all over the place, in Australia, America, Japan, and god knows wherever else. But I like to see what changes. You can look forward to lots more pictures of birds, bugs, and whatever other animals I manage to catch a pic of. I've seen lots of birds, but mostly when we're driving to or from school, so I don't manage to get a picture. </div>
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A matcha store. Everything here is Matcha.</div>
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Even matcha ice cream! It's kinda weird, and a bit bitter, but also sweet...</div>
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It's nice! I'd definitely have it again!</div>
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Sweet bean paste, in dumplings, and fried. Delicious!</div>
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I got to hold the red one in the middle. Its design is based on the sword of Oda Nunobunaga's katana. He's a famous Samurai if you didn't know. I didn't! The things you learn...</div>
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This was an amazing shop! The worker let me hold the red katana, and Kako took photos for me. I just need to figure out how to get them onto my laptop...</div>
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I wish that I could have bought everything from here, but it was so expensive... But I got a Christmas present for someone in my family from here!</div>
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I always wanted to learn to use these, but I'm pretty sure I'd end up breaking everything I own before I got the hang of it. XD</div>
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Guns, in a sword shop. Logic?</div>
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I visited a lot of weaponry shops yesterday, if you couldn't tell.</div>
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Yeah, these things are real! You can pay someone to run you around town in a carriage. </div>
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Like, 3,000 Yen for a 10 minute ride for 1 person. </div>
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Chestnut, raspberry, and Cream cheese.</div>
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I like it when train stations take the time to make the walls look nice</div>
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No idea what it is, but I like it!</div>
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A nice train ride home, until it got stupidly crowed and I was squished between a person and a metal pole...</div>
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And a delicious dinner to finish it off!</div>
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Another great day in Japan. I'm still having a ball over here.<br />
I never believed graduates when they said "You'll miss school after graduation." But you know what? I miss it! I miss the way Harristown worked, and I miss my teachers, and I miss pulling all nighters, or going a week with nothing but toast for breakfast because I've been too stressed about assignments and exams. Those were good days...<br />
Or spending a whole half hour break, running from A block to D block, then up to N block because Mrs Matheson wasn't in her room, then back to A block to be with friends, only to be dragged back down to the tuck shop by Josh, then back up to A block with Josh, then going back to the tuck shop AGAIN because Michael and Zac decided to get food, and they dragged Josh, and Josh dragged me... Then back up to A block, then off to H block or wherever I had my next class.<br />
You may think I'm exageratingg, but I'm seriously not.<br />
You may think I'm complaining, but I'm really not! XD<br />
I love my friends, and teachers, and all our weird adventures...<br />
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Now for today! Been pretty chill, just got up in the morning, went to school and, well yeah. That's it. School was pretty chill too. Mostly free classes, now that Exams are done. I've started reading the 7 Deadly Sins manga in Japanese. It's taking ages, but I think It's worth it.<br />
After school, I finally went back to karate! It's been too long...<br />
I managed to beat Matsu again, but I know that he's going easy on me. Maybe if I keep beating him, he'll start fighting harder.<br />
I also spared against Kyoka, and got punched in the jaw! Finally, getting into fights that I don't get into trouble for! I've been dreaming of this since grade 9!<br />
I don't know why, but I've started to love the pain of pulling muscles during basketball, or when I was practising round kicks and somehow fell and landed flat on my face today.<br />
That was fun...<br />
Anyway, I think that's about it. I'm getting more sporty by the day, not to mention flexible! I think my Japanese may be starting to improve, slowly. And I'm still having fun!<br />
Good night world!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-75506951619723787332017-12-10T03:26:00.002-08:002018-01-11T01:09:40.549-08:00ScoutsAnother day, another story to tell.<br />
so, Venturers wasn't on today, but I went to help out with the cub scouts. Or, rather, they helped me...<br />
I had no idea what to do since I've never been a leader, so I ended up being taught by the cubs how to make the cake.<br />
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We also played some games and quizzes.We had one where three of the cub scouts got out the front and signed out a word with flags, and the first person to guess it got a little bag of gummies! I didn't manage to guess any... I don't remember anything about flag signals.<br />
It was great with the cubs, and I hope that I can teach the cake recipe to my venturers back home.<br />
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It's starting to get pretty cold over here. My toes went numb while at scouts... I've decided to wear multiple socks from now on.<br />
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Anyway, That's about it for me for now! Now to get back to reading The 7 Deadly Sins manga! It takes so long, and it makes my head hurt... but it's fun!<br />
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Good night world!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-68707939862221199802017-12-09T06:13:00.001-08:002018-01-11T00:59:41.235-08:00Concert Well, another wonderful few days. No sarcasm this time 😀<br />
The last day of classes was pretty chill for me, since I have no exams. Yesterday, today and Monday are days off for me, due to said exams. Yesterday was a relaxing day at home, reading and listening to music while Utayo was at work. When she came home I made some scones!<br />
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They aren't quite the way I intended, because I think I ended up kneading the dough when I tried coating it in flour to stop it from being to sticky. Utayo thinks that Australian and Japanese flours might be different, which would explain the different texture, but I don't know for certain.<br />
Everyone said that they love the scones, and I can't wait to cook more snacks for them!<br />
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Today was great! I went shopping with Utayo in the morning, returning some rented DVD's and borrowing out some of the manga and anime of The Seven Deadly Sins, which Tsumu and Masahiro are now hooked on! I found a cd I wanted, but it was only for rent, so Utayo bought it online for me and I paid her back the 3,000¥.<br />
We grabbed some lunch from the convenience store and I had a really nice seaweed and bean rice ball, and Sparkling Nectar. It's like a soft drink, made out of peach nectar, but not as bubbly. It's really nice!<br />
We then went to a concert of Beethoven's 9th, and it was amazing! I know it's possible and it's been done before, but I found it so weird to hear Beethoven sung!<br />
Speaking of singing, while we were out shopping in Aeon shopping centre, we found a spot where people were rehearsing for an accapella show this afternoon! It was on at the same time as The concert, so we missed the show, but the rehearsals were great! I loved listening to them. One group even sang a part of the song from Your Name! (and yes, I know the Japanese titles, but my phone doesn't have Japanese text, so have the English ☺)<br />
Tomorrow Tsumu will be studying, but they suggested that I go down to the den to help out with the scouts. It sounds like fun, even though I'm not sure how useful I'll be. I've got my ASM, but it's not much use if I can't explain what I know...<br />
But I'll give it a shot anyway!<br />
Monday I'm planning on heading down to Tokyo to meet up with my friend Kako. Utayo can't drive me though, and Im not comfortable riding the train alone, since all names are in kanji, and I would probably miss my stop. So if I do go, I'll have to wait for Tsumu to finish school and come.<br />
Well, it's 11:13 here, and I'm pretty sure my minds still on Australian time, so I should get to sleep.<br />
Good night world!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-9225121065396708472017-12-03T02:58:00.001-08:002017-12-05T03:05:56.363-08:00first weekendWell, it's officially been a week since I landed in Japan, and I still have yet to start feeling homesick. I'm expecting that as my mind's Christmas present to me. That week is, normally, the closest one with my family. But, anyway, you're not here to read about me expecting to be homesick in 3 or 4 weeks or however long it takes. You want to hear about what I've done!<br />
Well, first off, I'm not sick anymore! (well, my nose is running, which makes Utayo worried, but that's normal in the cold)<br />
Next, I've been doing some cooking. I never thought that Japan and Australia could be THIS different. Just like Matsu with the idea of leaving school in the sports uniform, Utayo seems to never have heard of the idea of boiling apples the way I did for dessert tonight when I made the apple cake.<br />
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I also make a quiche last night for dinner. I wasn't too sure how it would turn out since I used a combination of a weird cheddar cheese and cream cheese instead of feta or ricotta. But, I think it turned out rather well, It was pleasantly sweet, but not too much. Utayo, Tsumu and Masahiro certainly liked it!<br />
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I went shopping with Utayo yesterday, while Tsumu had an all-day exam. I bought a Christmas present for one of my family members, but I won't say who ;)<br />
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2018 is the year of the dog</div>
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Never thought that Santa was a big thing here. </div>
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This was delicious! Utayo had one filled with bean paste, and I had once with apple!</div>
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It's a cartoon character. Look up about it, it's not as creepy as it looks. ;)</div>
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Today I went to venturers finally! But before it, Tsumu had her marathon at school. Yeah, at Harristown, they had the decency to put these events on school days. But NOPE! Here, the students need to take time out of their ONE day off school and go down to run a 3 to 10km marathon, depending on your age, at 7:00. Why???????</div>
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And, it's mandatory! If you try to skip it, you have to run your distance around the school oval apparently. Thankfully, I didn't have to. I stayed back and helped sort papers as the runners came back in.</div>
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But when I finally got to scouts, it was NOT what I expected! First of all, I didn't even see a den, so... So much for the PowerPoint! I just did an introduction in Japanese. It was kind of awkward. Thankfully one cub scouts broke the ice by asking a wonderful question. "Why do you live in Australia?"</div>
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Oh, that child is precious...</div>
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This picture does not do this scene justice! Those leaves were glowing like gold in the sunlight! It looked like I just stepped into a painting!</div>
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That grass is over my head! So glad that I didn't go anywhere in it. But there are public hiking trails through it. Can't wait for that!</div>
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I was met with a warm welcome! ;)</div>
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Roast sweet potato. Wrapped in wet newspaper and foil, and thrown into the fire and buried in burning leaves. It's delicious!</div>
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But seriously, WHY IS IT YELLOW?</div>
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YES, I took pictures of bugs!</div>
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I don't know why, but this tree looks so weird. Maybe because it has no bark or anything, and it's just so big! You don't see many trees like it in Toowoomba.</div>
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Yep. That's it. That's the meeting place for the scouts. no den in sight. </div>
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So, I think it's pretty clear that I'm having a wonderful time here!</div>
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Helps that I'm now home alone while Tsumu and Utayo are at (get this) government supplied English lessons! And free, as far as I know!</div>
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I've been listening to music in my room occasionally while Tsumu studies and Utayo is busy, or seems to need some relaxation time, but it's nice to have it in speakers. At home, whenever I'm alone, I plug it into the TV and listen to it all around the house! It's not that loud, because Masahiro's mother isn't far away, in the next house on this lot, but it's just as nice. </div>
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(Also, that thing I mention about Micky and the bruise was supposed to be a joke. I'm not mad about it or anything. In fact, I kinda like it. It feels like a battle scar! XD Don't take any of these things seriously. All my friends know that pretty much everything I say, especially negative things, is either a joke or sarcastic. Rarely sincere.)</div>
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By the end of this term, I will either be fit, or dead. And for both options, blame me. </div>
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Aren't colds wonderful? I missed out on a food party at school...<br />
So, word of advice for anyone, anywhere, if someone warns you about a bug going around, don't be confident that you don't normally get sick, and remember to wash your hands.<br />
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Anyway, school has been... Still painful...<br />
Karate has been the main thing that I look forward to each day, and I think I'm getting better. Somehow, PE has become my favourite class. Possibly because it doesn't need language much, and it's all physical. And maybe because I'm used to walking about 5km a day, at least to and from school.<br />
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I was told that Japanese schools are really strict. You would be surprised how much talking goes on or joking with the teacher just like back home with all my teachers.<br />
Ah... The good old days...<br />
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But seriously, students are allowed to bring blankets to class, and the girl who sits in front of me isn't a stranger to sharing chocolate biscuits and chips while the teacher is talking. And she's not even stealthy about it! She just leans over the walkway and offers people some food as though it were lunch break!<br />
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The only thing they seem to be strict on is no phones (but ipads are supplied?? What??) and you can't leave school in your sports uniform.<br />
Well, that last one...<br />
I asked Matsu and one of the other guys from karate (I cannot for the life of me remember his name, but his appearance reminds me a lot of Tom from school, if he paled out a lot, grew another few feet and got glasses) about whether I was allowed to leave in my sports uniform, and they stared at me as though that thought had never occurred to either of them. They genuinely had no idea if that was a rule or not, because everyone gets changed back into the formal to leave. It was kind of funny, actually. I don't think Matsu's eyes have ever been that big, as far as I've seen him!😂<br />
Matsu is a bit weird though... Compared to others here, I mean.<br />
Most people say hello when they see me, and I say hello back in English just to humour them. Naturally, it's followed by a whole heap of Japanese compliments about how I'm cute or something. But Matsu doesn't do it.<br />
You may have noticed that I talk quite a bit about Matsu, but it's simply because none of the other boys in the class talk to me or anything, and as all my friends would know, I'm not big on girls, spare a few like Megan, Abbey, and Tsumu. Matsu is really the only guy here that I can bond with, through karate, and unlike the other guy that I feel awful for not remembering the name of, he sits next to me. But he doesn't talk much in class... It's like he's got 2 personalities. The dedicated student, and then when he takes his glasses off he's an energised, but kicking black belt that says I'm stronger than some people he knows that have done karate for years! Now I just need to work on my reflexes...<br />
Plus, I think I'm getting pretty good at kobudo. I might be able to get revenge on Mickey for that bruise on my pinky. And yes, it's still there.<br />
Anyway, Utayo will be home soon with Tsumu. I'll wrap this up here.<br />
Long story short, sport is fun, school isn't very different as a culture, and don't get sick!<br />
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Edit: I asked! His name is Matano!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-82316366800691631852017-11-28T05:12:00.001-08:002017-12-17T03:20:05.605-08:00First impressions Well...<br />
Where to start...<br />
School here is honestly painful in my opinion. But only because I'm used to walking between classes, and actually understanding what the teachers are talking about (more on that in a bit).<br />
It feels so weird to stay in the same room all day; even during lunch break! I was itching to move by the end of it, so karate was a massive relief!<br />
I didn't end up using my PowerPoint presentation, unfortunately, but I had to verbally introduce myself twice. In Japanese and english. The teachers were great and seemed to want to get to know me, at least a bit.<br />
The class was what really made me uncomfortable. All through high school, I havent been anything special. I'm not overly pretty, or athletic, or artistic, or anything like that. I've needed to prove myself as worth someone's time. But here, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE is talking to me! Well, ok, there are some people in my class that don't, and my maths teacher didn't, and most people out of the class room don't, but it sure feels like it! So many people say hi in the hall ways, or the courtyard randomly. Tsumu says that foreigners are really rare around here, especially with blonde hair! I stick out like a sore thumb.<br />
But it does make it easier to become friends with people. I think I've already got a few friends, but it feels weird that they're mostly girls... I'm used to hanging out with guys...<br />
But then I started karate and started talking to Matsu! He's great! Enough said.<br />
He's in my class, so grade 10, but he's our instructor. He wears a black belt like a badge, and refused to take it off in place of his jacket. I do t know if it's a black belt, or a teaching belt, but it looks important. He doesn't mind that it's been a few years since I last did karate, and he's teaching me just like the others.<br />
I've missed this kind of physical activity these past few years without realising. There's no way I'm dropping this just because I leave the country in January.<br />
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Teachers. Yikes...<br />
Most of them are great! My PE teacher (I think) says she loves my energy even though I can't run the 2 laps that everyone else did (she doesn't speak English, and my Japanese is so poor that I'm guessing from the few words I picked up on). I managed to mimic most of the warm-up dance that Tsumu says took a whole 50-minute lesson to learn.<br />
My English teacher was great, and he challenged me to do the class work reversed. He was nice and got me to introduce myself in English.<br />
Physics was odd... I'm pretty sure that heat and the reactions of it being applied to minerals is chemistry, but what do I know? I took science 21 ;)<br />
Maths was just... You know that feeling of a teacher talking gibberish, and writing nonsense on the board? That was this lesson. Sometimes it seemed to be finding x. Then it was finding the tangent. Then it was graphing. Then tables. Then the area under and above the curve respectively. Then back to tangents! This guy took no pauses, so chances for me to ask anyone, or even distinguish the words!<br />
But that's all my complaining. All in all, it was actually pretty fun. I'm sure that I'll use the power point at venturers, and I look forward to classes tomorrow. And karate. Ooh, karate, where have you been these last however many years it's been...<br />
Anyway, it's 10:10, so in my head, it's 11:10. I need to go to bed!!<br />
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(seriously? 8:40 to 7:00 every day, Monday to Saturday? Who came up with this? I may as well set up a bed in the library, and I'll be set to live at school!)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-85795394789486758772017-11-26T15:19:00.001-08:002018-01-11T00:15:25.244-08:00First day out of Australia Well wasn't that a fun day.<br />
The plane trip was pretty good, once I got used to the small space.<br />
I didn't sleep though. I was too busy trying to take photos of Papua New Guinea, the coral reefs and islands.<br />
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You know how people say the clouds from above look like you could land on them? I agree. Clouds over the ocean are amazing, and I wanted to jump onto them.<br />
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A tip of advice to future travellers, DON'T wear boots with metal rings around the laces. I got pulled up at customs for them.<br />
But anyway, the first sight of Japan was great. It looks like Toowoomba coming down from Highfields at night, but the lights just keep going!<br />
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This is it for now! And to all my friends and family, I love you!</div>
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I'm hoping so much that I haven't forgotten anything. That wouldn't turn out too well.<br />
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I'm gonna miss these sort of foggy mornings, when the rest of humanity is hiding in bed, heading down the range and watching the bushland go past. Good times...<br />
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Well, school and schoolies is done and dusted.<br />
Formal was great, and I enjoyed hanging out with some of my friends at the beach for the last time this year. I'm pretty much done packing; just a few little things to shove in my carry-on.<br />
I've got some presents for my host family and venturer unit too. Too bad that my Christmas badges have been delayed...<br />
Anyway, next week and the 2 months after are going to be a blast, I'm sure! I'm practising some recipes here to make for my host family, which I hope they'll like.<br />
well, now to finish packing and get mentally ready for the longest trip away from home in my life. (The longest before this is Jamboree for 2 weeks in Sydney, so this is just a bit longer 😅)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862085870472381157.post-13580598596102830922017-11-12T03:15:00.003-08:002017-11-12T03:15:50.430-08:00Well, this is my blog for my time in Japan.<br />
I'll be spending almost 2 months in Japan, from the 26th of November to sometime in January. I'll be with my friend Tsumu, who I hosted in my house during her time in Australia.<br />
I'm really looking forward to this exchange, but I've still got 2 weeks left to go. Tsumu has already started emailing me about all the things she plans to do with me in Japan, and I look forward to them all!<br />
Other than rambling about how terrifying and exciting this is going to be, I don't have much to say right now.<br />
I'll post again when I leave Australia!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078609549785747393noreply@blogger.com0