Japan Blog 74 (August 7, 2009) It just doesn't feel real.

It just doesn't feel real. I'm going through each day, well knowing that the days are counting down, each number becoming smaller and smaller. But the realization isn't sinking in. Like, it feels like I'll be hanging out with everyone at school again, laughing with them and talking, going to gym class with them and other boring classes, and whenever we feel like it we'll head to karaoke, take purikura, or something. Like, this is just a really long summer vacation. I had to remind myself at the dinner, "I'm not going to school with these people again", I had to remind myself at the fireworks yesterday, "I won't be visiting these people at random moments again", I had to do so many reminders just to get it through my head. But it's not working. Maybe when I actually start packing my last night. Maybe that's when it'll click and I'll finally be able to cry. But I'd rather much cry in front of my friends, because it can at least show that I cared. For all I know, they may think I didn't care at all about them (my classmates) because I didn't break out in tears like Pat did. I think Kyuudou realizes how much they mean to me, I've praised about them many times and in the school goodbye speech, I said a lot about them. I just want it to finally click. I don't want to keep having this feeling of it not being over just yet. It's such a lie.

In any case, after this blog I'm seeing about 4 more blogs and then this Japan adventure is over. I'll post one tomorrow on just random stuff, and I'll post that last Akko blog that I haven't done yet. Then a blog on my last night here and then my final one will be when I return to America, just to give my final thoughts on the whole experience and just random stuff. It's been fun. I was able to keep this up thanks to all the readers.

So, let's start it off.
I last talked about the Omika Matsuri that I went to with Asami, Tomoka, and Nojiri. Then I had 3 days of nothing. Boring, right? I was bored. But I had to make those towels for Kyuudou. Right, I said hankercheifs but at Daiso (a Japanese Dollar Store) they didn't have any plain ones, so I then decided to make them towels instead. I actually didn't finish until like 2 days ago (I became REALLY lazy) but they came out really cool I think (sorry, didn't take any pictures of them. forgot to) especially by the sound and words that everyone said last night when I handed them out. With the random fun with my 3 friends from the festival again on the 30th, we went to Daiso and took purikura then went to Maruto (a food store) and bought food to make Shaapin. Did I mention about that food in the last blog? It's actually Chinese but at the festival I ate it and loved it and suggested that we should make it. And so that was the plan♥ Go to Asami's and make shaapin!

We actually did a good job at that. It came out reallyyyy good. The plan after that was to go to the Batting Center but it looked like it was going to rain so we had to reschedule for the 6th before the fireworks. So, instead we watched a little bit of a Tohoshinki live concert DVD (Asami LOVES Tohoshinki) and then some weird anime called "The World Of Golden Eggs". It's not some normal anime that anime fanatics watch. This show was just sooo funny. It had English subtitles at the bottom, that's just how the show is, guess to make it seem cool or something. But I couldn't stop laughing. You have to watch ep.14 through 17. Wow. As I was reading the subtitles the word "fugly" came up. Pfft! Who uses that word anymore?? More to the laughter. That day was great♥

I got mail from Yuki and we decided to meet up in Mito on the 31st. I was glad that I actually got to meet her again before I left (Yuki is the the exchange student who went to America 2 years ago). We took puri, went to karaoke, and I must complain about that karaoke place. There was NOTHING, NO songs that I like/can sing in it. 9mm Parabellum Bullet wasn't even in it! What the hell kind of karaoke place is that?! But we had fun. And it gave me another day to get out. So I was pleased♥

Then the 1st was the Rotary dinner.
I quickly wrote down a speech, wore a yukata with Kayo and Mami, and went. I got to see Tonpi and Ai again which was awesome and I really enjoyed talking with Ai again. She can drive now, haha. I also got presents from them, a big Kapibara-san pillow (my Kapibara-san collection just keeps building♥yay!) and a picture frame. At the dinner 3 people came to play some traditional music using an old flute and the koto. The guy played the flute and the 2 girls played the koto. It was really pretty, the tune. I then got to try out playing the koto. I only pulled a string but it was sooo cool. Then I gave my speech, said goodbye, and made plans with Ai to meet with her and everyone (Ai's friends) again. I was really looking forward for that.

Tomorrow I'll say about the other days, and post up the Akko blog.
It'll be long and pictures included, so look forward to it!
And also I forgot to mention, recently I uploaded a new video to my YouTube account! It's just of me and Ikumi walking around our school on the last day, so it's kinda like a tour♥