Exam Time!

I haven't posted in a while...

So most of my exams are next week. A few papers, a couple of presentations and exams, and I am done with my first semester here.

This week has been amazing. In particular, the last few days.

Wednesday, I used Pokemon to teach English. That was probably the most amazing thing for me, because it is something me and my students have in common. Granted, I don't know all 500, but I know up to the Silver and Gold games. It's kind of like teaching kids with something you loved growing up.

Thursday, I got to spend time with my best friend here in Japan. We ended up drinking a bit, and stayed up all night together. It reminded me of how me and Jon use to stay up a lot (we were/are both insomniacs), but...replace Jon with a Chinese girl, and replace Waffle House with 7/11 and Booze.

Then today, despite my lack of sleep, I am studying and whatnot.

The only real issues I have had are the same issues I have been having all year: The school is sorta lame, students are hard to meet and talk to, and Japanese people are really obsessed with studying. And while I really want to study, practice my Japanese, and learn more about the culture, it seems like it is easier to learn Chinese than Japanese here in Japan. Ironic, isn't it?