Japan

Wow, so I finally got to Japan. It must be one of the most awesome places I have been to yet. After three weeks staying there my years of study proved to be worthwhile, I’m passively fluent. I spent my first week travelling in a state of ecstacy, just mouthing ‘bizarre’ walking around in a daze every day. Japan has it’s own beauty, the forests and temples are perfect. But it has this sense of… something else, I doubt there is a word for it. The class division is clear, but there’s a type of respect involved that you just don’t find in other countries. The mannerisms I picked up are my favourites, the way they act when shopping. The ways to count long objects and short objects…... there is an endless list of amazing things about Japan. It surely must be one of the most unique places in the world. Okinawa is a recommendation, but make sure you get to the well knowns too… Hiroshima, Tokyo, and Kyoto especially. If you have time I recommend trying the Steel Dragon at Nagashima Spaland – you won’t regret the two hour wait in line, trust me!!! Try every type of mochi you can find (marron too, if you visit in autumn), and don’t forget to change your slippers for the bathrooms. You’ll come back feeling you’ve lived, with the most beautiful photographs in the world, and memories that better them.

6 months!! I can’t wait, I’ve been talking to Ayaka, who revisited Australia at New Years and she said she would take me to some of her favourite places in Kyoto… wooooooo bike riding in Hagi…!! Hitomi is arriving late in March, so that should be great too. I can’t wait to try the food, and REAL sushi.. mmmm, too much to look forward to, I think I need to start saving up, I’m going to buy so much useless junk while I’m over there!

Learning Japanese at school, this must be my…fifth year of studying it now. I really hope to go over there next year with my school, it would be sooooooo awesome but I can only hope that I’ll have enough money.