tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36073663701097767462011-10-03T06:09:40.717-07:00My stay in Japan is bound to be memorable. Here is a blog for my friends, curious visitors, or even black girls like me who wish to go to Japan, to keep up with my adventures in The Land of The Rising Sun. My trip lasts for 5 weeks. In the case my host families don't have computers, you guys can keep up with my cell updates on my Twitter here: http://twitter.com/freebiegirl16 Otherwise, I'll tell the whole story with lots of pics when I come home on August 9th. I leave the 4th of July.AsianAtHearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070801063898907012noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607366370109776746.post-6380029264183187172011-01-05T12:01:00.001-08:002011-01-05T12:01:14.568-08:00

Hmm.....well, I'd love to be the star in Blood: The Last Vampire. Just because I'd love to be able to run around with a sword in vengeance X) I never know what people think of me, so ask me anything you might want to know about me

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Nice idea :) Will do :D I never know what people think of me, so ask me anything you might want to know about me

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It's not that I don't go on, it's just that I don't know to many people on here and hardly get any questions. I do still get on occasionally. I never know what people think of me, so ask me anything you might want to know about me

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I'm not back home yet, it's the 8th here and I don't leave until tommorow evening. But I am going back to Tokyo!Yesterday I arrived here to square one at my first host family's house and spent the night here. Tommorow I'm heading back to Tokyo. I can't wait to meet the exchange student me and my parents are hosting!During my last few days with my third host family, I went to the Aomori Nebuta

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I'm alive, and not insane, don't worry. Thought I've finally lost it, didn't you? It's been a month, a full 30 days already! I have one more week and then I leave, but it only seems like two weeks since I got here, even though it's been 4.... The day before summer camp I went shopping with my host-sister, Maria, and my host-mother Mayumi after we had lunch at KFC (blech) and dropped Ryuya off at

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I learned how to make hankerchiefs three days ago. I made two of them. I'm getting pretty sick of hanging out with all these old Japanese women. Environmental Science class told me Japan had a huge population imbalance in terms of elderly people compared to people under 50. I should've listened better. Anyway, after the handkerchiefs, I went to the house of the lady who was my guide and did

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I haven't gone insane.....yet. So don't worry, I didn't forget about my reports. I've actually been doing stuff the past few days! Can't get too comfy, right?Two days ago I went to watch Maria, Ryuya, and Haruchika's Japanese flute and Taiko lesson. I learned a short flute melody, but it's hard as hell to get the sound out of a Japanese flute because you have to have your mouth in a precise

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Yesterday was another free day, I spent most of the day in my room writing epic fail-worthy fangirl fantasy news articles in my language notebook and listening to my European music collection of Italian Winx Club soundtracks, Vitaa, and teh epic Marion Raven who is one of my three idols in the music world, aside from Yoshiki-sama and Linda. Most of her songs are about relationship struggle on

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(Sorry, I got my days mixed up! I added info on my host-siblings and a little extra stuff to my last post)These last few days have been free days, so I'm happily enjoying the time I have to relax and adjust to my new city, at least until I head to summer camp, but that's not for another week-and-a-half.Two days ago I went shopping again with my host-grandparents, and there wasen't even a music

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How time flies, it's been two weeks already!I'm starting to miss my own computer and alot of my favorite TV shows that I didn't want to tape like Futurama and Spongebob. .................................................................OH GOD, I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THE 10 NEW SPONGBOBS EVENT THIS MONTH...!phooey T_TThere's a new Fairly Oddparents TV movie I wanted to see, too....Now I remember

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Ciao, Amichi! (Hello, friends!) Qual è la data di oggi? è sabato! (What day is it today? It's Saturday!) I know it seems completly random I'm speaking Italian when I'm in Japan, but there's a good reason: all this extensive Japanese usage is shaving down my Italian so I have to review it constantly in reading and speaking. Good thing I had that feling I had to bring my Italian textbook with me.

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Konnichiwa~I'm in my host-family's company office again getting my daily computer fix. I miss my own computer that has all my stuff on it, I miss my precious Photoshop CS3. Anyway....I went to yet another Lions' dinner party yesterday, but it wasn't as formal, so I didn't have to sit still in my yukata like a doll for three hours. I went to the mall yesterday with my host parents and bought yet

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Happy Wednesday!Well, over here it's Thursday morning, but still!Yesterday I did yet more Lions' activities, but fortunately there were only two, and my host mom was with me, so at least that made it bearable. The only good thing about going on these Lions' activities is anything they buy me is a present, so at least I can get some souvenirs I actually want. They give me all these brochures and

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Heylo!Minna-san, Ogenki desu ka?The night before I went to my second host family's house I did fireworks with my first and Akiko's cousin Madoka and her sisters Rira and Maiko, and Maiko's husband. The next day we went to an arcade called Round 1 and played two games of bowling with Akiko's other cousin Chikako and her friend Ayaka. It was fun. Afterwards, they bought me a Yukata to wear for

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Oh, joy, more Lions activities!Before I had to do all this crap, I went shopping with Aiko and used my new Anime debit card for the first time to buy SID's new album, Big Bang's new Japanese single, and the Premium Japan Edition of Super Junior's movie 'Attack of the Pin-Up Boys'. And I used the money I exchanged at Narita Airport to buy some Manga and the August issue of Shoxx featuring SID!

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An executive from the Lion's Club in Akita took me on a tour today...and it was raining. And I only brought summer clothes. And it's only been a few hours and I'm already sick of the guy. To think I have to see him again on the 14th...DAMMIT! After we did Ikebana and Tea Ceremony, I was kind of already tired of sightseeing although we apparently still had a few things to do, including seeing a

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Konnichi wa, watashi wa nihon ni imasu!It is my third day here and I still have jet lag, I woke up at 5 in the morning today because my body clock is still out of whack (5 AM Japan Time = 12 PM California time).I'm here in Daisen City in Akita prefecture. I have been away all day doing stuff with my host family. We went to the aquarium and to see a Namahage performance at the Namahage Museum in

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My long-anticipated trip orientation was last Saturday, and I got my Youth Exchange backpack, pins, friendship banners, name cards, etc.....It was informative, but my host families are still a mystery to me and I won't know who they are until I land in Japan. But I''m still getting more & more excited as the day grows near.I still have some last-minute shopping and spending money preparation to

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Sorry I didn't post this about two weeks ago when I actually DID get my immunizations. But whatever. I got my immunizations two weeks ago and my arms hurt when I tried to lift them for two days. But at least it wasn't as bad as last year when I got six teeth pulled for my braces just in time for spring break (just dandy, ain't it?). Anyway, I got four quick shots; two in each arm, some I was

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I'm about half-way towards my goal now. I have about $600 coming from my older brother ($200), grandpa (My moms' dad) in Indiana (at least $100), and my friends Jenny's mom, Ardra ($300). It's a good start considering the total amount, but I'm also starting this Avon fundraising campaign through my godmother who says whatever sales we make, she'll give that part of her commission to us. Jenny

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Not so surprisingly, I got a little too happy about my trip to Japan this year when I learned my godmother could send me there through her student exchange program, because we desperately need money to pay for it! T_TSo, my mom has asked me to use my blogs to fund raise, which makes me feel extremely awkward and disturbingly vulnerable because I don't like asking for money, I'd rather earn it.But

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