Orientation Week Starts Again!

So today was the first day of Orientation week and I got everything I needed to done. I’ve filled out my forms, signed my papers, and paid my fees—I’m ready for the semester to start! After this was done, I took a bus down to downtown Hirakata and met up with Okaasan for some sushi. Okaasan has just come back from Thailand, and we had all of our “girl-time chat” like we usually did. It was really nice to see Okaasan again, and I hope we can keep in touch better than I did during winter break—but it’s been kinda a busy winter for me, so I’m sure I’ll have more time now! So, we went out for sushi, I gave Okaasan a sumi-e that I had done for her, she gave me some omiyage from Thailand, we gossiped, and then I headed back to the dorms where I celebrated getting everything done in one day.

After that, I went out to dinner with LA (one of my friends from Beloit who’s here for the spring semester) and one of my new friends from the dorm, Beth. We went to a nearby restaurant with lots of delicious, cheap food.

I don’t learn who my new host family is until Thursday (>.<), but I’m really excited. While I had a great time with Okaasan, it was a little lonely being the only other person in the house. I’ve requested kids this time and I’m really looking forward to this!