January 12th- 18th, 2013

January 12th, 2013
Saturday:
Woke up early and saw the sunrise, but then went back to sleep and woke up late.
Productive!! .. Breakfast, studying, Skyped with Chris <3 (My oldest brother)!! :)
Lecture Review write up :O
At 3:30ish met with a friend to work on Management review and Lecture report :P
In the library till about 7.
Karimashita ( went home)
Promised Dea I would make her beef Koroke ( a fried potatoe patty).
It turned out really well :)
Soo came home! :) So Yen, Soo, Cherry, Dea, Ai, and I ate dinner all together :)! <3
Kitchen Duty tonight :P!!
Cherry was really kind to help!! Since one of the residents had moved out already, it was just Soo and I, but Cherry helped!!
Afterwards.. to room to tidy up.. and ... at 12am we planned to go running. ( Cherry Yen and I)
RUNNING :)!!! We went up to beppu-wan, got some hot rice tea and came back ( i love how it is free!! ) It felt really good to run together!! :))!
Skyped with Sanaz :)! <3

January 13th, 2013
Sunday:
Woke up early (7 am) .. then went back to sleep
Had a dream (Mrs. Redick was in it... it was strange.. like i feel like dance keeps comming back.. but hmm.. i wonder... in the dream she invited me back to dance <3... hmm....) ===----> Overslept :(
Watched "Wierd Life" --> SO GOOD :)!! Whaaa!!!!! But challenging

TODAY is seijinshiki!:) It is the day that for Japanese and anyone who is 20 or is turning 20 will celebrate their comming of age. Sadly.. i am 1 month to old :( You have to have your birthday between April 1992 and March 1993 :( WHAA!! .. But.. it is ok .. it was rainy, and I would have had to sign up .. and get a kimono to borrow.. and other things :P!! .. But it is a cool thing to learn about!!

COoked, Laundry.
Visited Cherry (Marjut) :)!!! I havn't gotten to talk to her in a long time!
Edited English :)!! .. .It made me happy because it is for Korean Week, so i got to hang out with Soochan and NaraChan:)!!! <3
Went to see Yu too :) .. Abu was there.. Bikurishita ( i was surprised)
Visited Dea..
now... SLEEPPpp?? :)

January 14th, 2013
Monday:
Have plans to meet up with Natsukichan!
It was raining in the morning, but then we met at Beppu-Station and took the bus to Umitamago(aquarium) and monkey mountain!!!
SOO FUn!!! the monkeys.. whaa . thats a whole nother story.
It was very interesting, and we met a kind pro-photographer. He talked to us a bit and took photos of us ( with our cameras ofcoarse :P). SO COOl!!
Feeding time... whaa.. you have to keep your legs hips width apart (so that the monkeys can go through your legs)... if not they will panick and can hurt you.
So many things that i learned about monkeys:
-you can not feed them
-do not reach into your pocket/bag/we other contained item (or they will think you have food.. and attack you)
-do not look them in the eyes ( or they think that you want to fight them)
-DO NOT TOUCH!! (big nono!!! you can take pictures, walk around them, but do not touch them.. (it is a monkey nono)

LUNCH:
Ate.... OKONOMYAKI :) (octopus filled batter (like pancake) which is cooked in a round iron (like waffle iron, but round) SOO YUMMY!!

AQUARIUM TIME!!
SO many cool things!! I love how the displays are set up beautifully! THey have additional backgrounds and lighting (to add an asthetic effect)

The dolphins were playing with LAKERS basketballs!! (WHAA!!! <3)!! They were so cute, they passed them to us!!
It made me sad to see how small their aquariums were.. (not enough room for the animals in my opinion :( )

WALRUS SHow!!! :
Watch out.. They blow kisses :)!! ... they sing, and have attitudes too :P!

Went home... and... went shopping (on the way back)
THRIFTING!!! :it was 50% off everything (end of the season sale) .. with .. thrift store prices!!! :)!!! YAYA!!!! Got jackets that i needed ( my others are falling apart :/) .. and got a scarf :)! WINTER CLOTHES!
Grocery store then... so tired!! kaerimashita ( went home).
Kitchen Duty!



January 15th, 2013
Tuesday:
School again :P on time :) Yay!


WORKSHOP NIGHT!! and.. Lilly's birthday!!! = pancakecake with icecream on top :P!!
Kitchen duty'
Stayed up till 4 am?

January 16th, 2013
Wendsday:
Woke up late (went to bed at 6am)
overslept = missed the ceremony (graduation/farewell party for 1 semester exchange students) :(
Got to see my buddy, AYA :)!
Did.. mochitsuki (pounding(cooked) rice to make mochi) Yum!
After wards we went back to my room, talked about travel plans and .... MADE COOKIES :)!
Today was a 1st time day :)
After, Had girls bible study dinner party!! ( i came late :( ) .. but.. there was so much delicious food and so many girls were there <3!! whaa! I got to make develed eggs and salad!!


January 17th, 2013
Thursday:
reporrttsss
snowball fight? .. running.. and ... walking! :)
Got really sad today :/

January 18th, 2013
Friday:
Cooking, studying/reports, FFF, Cherry and Nishi's birthday!! :O!!
Went to FFF (bible study down town.. like youth group), it was really nice!!
Feeling a bit wierd today.. i can not explain why.. i am so thankful i went to bible study, we were talking about fellowship!! <3!!
MORE HOMEWORK!! .. Stayed up late :/