Hannah

Ah, France. Yes, I certainly want to come back here. And guess what? It looks very much like next year I will be studying in Lille. For the year! Ha ha. HAHAHAHAHA. Oh dear me, it is too wonderful. I’m thinking of visiting my friend in Germany, travelling the UK, and perhaps popping on down to Spain…. yes, maybe a little unrealistic, but we shall see. To leave AUstralia…. no, it doesn’t concern me so much, I miss travelling too much to say.

Well, I should be able to get to the Czech Republic when I stay in Lille next year. I’m quite looking forward to seeing my relatives, though my level of Czech is shocking for one who’s mother speaks it fluently. My grandmother came to visit not long ago, and gave me a book on the history of Prague written a veeery long time ago, in Czech. The language is a bit difficult, but I can read what it sounds like anyway…. yes, I’ll most certainly have to practice. I think when one’s first language is English one tends to think one doesn’t need to even try attempting the language of the country one is visiting, ha hoom! I shall be staying in Police, if anyone has heard of it… not so far from Praha.

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.