Finally, an update!!

Sorry! I haven't updated in a while >.< ごめんね！(gomen ne! ~sorry!) But, I have been having a blast still! Four weeks into classes and I'm loving my classes. My kanji class is probably my hardest class, but one of my favorites. I'm really enjoying learning kanji and how to read and write them. So far, I've learned over 70 kanji that I already didn't know! So maybe I know around 100?

I also like my Japanese culture class. For the past two weeks, we have been doing ikebana, which is Japanese flower arrangement. However, ikebana is more than arranging flowers. It really is an art form that you have to put A LOT of thought into. Which flowers look best? Is it too crowded or not enough foliage? Does it look like something nature would create? These are some of the questions I have to ask myself when I was doing ikebana. It was a lot of fun, regardless of all the careful thinking.

Here I used Siberian dogwood, sunflowers, monstera, and I'm not sure what the white plant it, lol

My whole ikebana

This was from last week. I used roses and some other plants I can't remember haha

And tonight, I went out with some friends to eat okonomiyaki. It's really hard to describe, but it's kind of like a sandwich without the bread, instead using batter or egg sometimes. There is usually pork as a meat, but there is seafood, beef, and chicken too. I think I'll let you decide exactly what okonomiyaki is by showing you some pictures.

(from left to right) Me, Satomi, Yuki, and Yuka (Kimika was taking the picture)

(left to right) Satomi, Yuki, Yuka

OKONOMIYAKI!!

We ordered a lot of okonomiyaki :)

Yummy! I really like it. :)

Well, I have to get going, but some places I'll be going to in the next couple of weeks are Osaka (again), Nara, and Kobe! I'll post with pictures when I return!

Bye bye!!!