Monday, October 10, 2005
休み (Rest)
Today might be "Health and Sports Day" here in Japan but I spent it relaxing around the dorms. With all the traveling and drinking I did this weekend (not to mention all the money I spent) today was an ideal day to take it easy and not go anywhere.
The first I did was watch the entire Yankees/Angels playoff game live on TV. It was good one, with both starters pitching six scoreless innings. The Angels scored first to take a 2-0 lead in the seventh but the Yanks took one right back and scored two in the eighth to take the lead and eventually win 3-2. Game five is tomorrow (or today, depending on where you live) but I'll be in class so I won't have a chance to watch it. Go Yanks!
Obviously I had to go outside eventually and eat but I kept it very local today. Lunch was just around the corner and dinner was maybe three blocks away. I had a bit of a problem at dinner though. I tried to order something blindly for a new experience, picking something I thought would be chicken. The chef said it was chicken but I don't think it was the parts you usually eat. Instead, it was super-chewy and really disgusting, not to mention way overpriced. I spent 500 Yen and received a handful of chicken pieces with no rice, soup or noodles. It was a total rip-off but I guess you can't win 'em all.
This week will sort of be a busy one as I've got my Japanese language midterm exams. It's true, the semester is already half over! In theory, I should work a little harder to prepare for these exams but you know me: I'll procrastinate and maybe spend an hour studying before the test. The only part that makes me at all nervous is this Wednesday's oral exam. Conversation is not my strong suit but so long as there's no time limit I should spit out something passable.
The first I did was watch the entire Yankees/Angels playoff game live on TV. It was good one, with both starters pitching six scoreless innings. The Angels scored first to take a 2-0 lead in the seventh but the Yanks took one right back and scored two in the eighth to take the lead and eventually win 3-2. Game five is tomorrow (or today, depending on where you live) but I'll be in class so I won't have a chance to watch it. Go Yanks!
Obviously I had to go outside eventually and eat but I kept it very local today. Lunch was just around the corner and dinner was maybe three blocks away. I had a bit of a problem at dinner though. I tried to order something blindly for a new experience, picking something I thought would be chicken. The chef said it was chicken but I don't think it was the parts you usually eat. Instead, it was super-chewy and really disgusting, not to mention way overpriced. I spent 500 Yen and received a handful of chicken pieces with no rice, soup or noodles. It was a total rip-off but I guess you can't win 'em all.
This week will sort of be a busy one as I've got my Japanese language midterm exams. It's true, the semester is already half over! In theory, I should work a little harder to prepare for these exams but you know me: I'll procrastinate and maybe spend an hour studying before the test. The only part that makes me at all nervous is this Wednesday's oral exam. Conversation is not my strong suit but so long as there's no time limit I should spit out something passable.
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Time flies, huh? It's October and I've already been back in the US for nrealy the same amount of time I was in France. Yikes! Kind of sad. You are doing a great job so far of taking advantage of your time in Japan. But don't forget to study...
Yikes, I hate midterms! But I guess there is no way around them. Mine start this week already. So you won't be the only one studying. Just don't forget to do it! Show these japanese what you know
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