Salsa's & Jobs

Last Monday (8th), my laptop broke, so I haven't been able to update for that reason.

Tuesday (the 9th), I went to a party With Matt (an American from my home university), Kazu (friend of Matt and I), and Tsun (a Chinese guy who wants to learn English). I saw Patricia, but we didn't talk much. I also met a Chinese girl named Yuan. She's friends with Matt and is really nice, though she didn't really talk to me until Matt and company left for English Table. She sort of just came up when I was talking to a chinese girl and started talking to me, which was a nice change of pace. We also shared a few “I don't speak enough Japanese to understand this speech” moments (it was some faculty dinner).

After it ended, we went to English Table. We talked to some people, and to each other until she had to leave.

I talked to Tsun some, mostly about stuff like Star Ocean, and then headed home.

Wednesday (10th), I found out that I have a Midterm in Japanese, and that the Salsa was moved to Saturday, because they were having a party instead.

Thursday (11th), I went to Karaoke with Matt, Kazu, and Tsun. I invited Yuan, but she declined.

Friday (12th), I met with my friend Angel, who I played Volleyball with, and a freshman (Kaga - first part of his last time. forgot his first, so I will update this later with it) who wants to learn English.

Saturday (13th), I met with Yuan and Matt at school and we talked until late. Yuan wanted to read some of my poems, but. Then I went to the Salsa Party, Danced with Patricia a little, but got bored and went home early.

Sunday (14th), I went to the English Cafe near my house, hung out with Matt some, and then went to an Italian Buffet, where I have around 3 or 4 plates - American sized - worth of food, some of which was piled on pretty high.

Monday (15th) was dull. I was suppose to meet with Yuan, but she was sick. I paid some bills and hung out with Tsun (I see him pretty much every day, and we practice English, Japanese, and Chinese together).

Tuesday (16th), I went to the second of my three classes, missing the first because I over slept (it's at 8:45am), and the third because I had some person business to take care of. I was also hired as an English teacher at a private school.

I went to English Table, where I met a girl who can make Okonomiyaki. She invited me to go to her restaurant and try it.

She ended up leaving a bit early, and then I went over and sat with my friend Kaga, who asked me questions. They were a bit dull, and when I saw a Japanese girl staring at me, I waved her in to try and excite things a little. She asked me some questions until then Yuan came.

I let her read my poetry book again, since she was interested in seeing my new poems, and explained some of the poems to her, while also answering questions that the Japanese girl and Kaga were asking me (via texting Yuan).

Eventually, table ended and I went with some of the people, including Kaga, to a Ramen shop.

Wednesday (17th), I went to Salsa Club with Dr. Moldova and Yuan. Towards the end, I got bored and started improving a little bit of what I had learned into the dancing, which almost everyone was ok with.

Even after class was over though, me and Yuan had practically sneak out, because one of the students said that we had to stay longer because we were new, thus showing me that Americans come from countries that aren't America.

After running away from the scary lady, we drank some ice strawberry milk (from a vending machine) and talk for a long while.

Thursday (18th), I missed my first class because of some personal business I had to take care of, applied for a job at a video game company, missed half of my second class because I was working on a paper for my third class, which was canceled.

I studied some, getting Yuan to teach me some Chinese, ate dinner with her at the Okonomiyaki place that I had been told about on Tuesday, spent a good while talking to her (including learning some more Chinese that makes her laugh when I say it), and then headed home, took a shower, and wrote this on my cellphone.