Weekends!!!

We learn a lot in class during the week, but the weekends are when we get to go out and see the sights. We also get to practice as much Japanese as we want, whenever we want. Last weekend I went to Osaka with a rather large group of people. When we got there, we split up, so a bunch of us girls walked around together. We shopped, took in the sights, and ate some famous Osaka food. We even got to see a part of a festival that was going on.

 

This week was a short week because of a national holiday (Respect for the Aged Day) on Monday, so we started classes on Tuesday this week. On Friday afternoon, after our weekly test, we got a chance to have a koto lesson. The picture below was taken by my friend Katie, who is a photography major at CMU. I look a bit too intense here. Haha! I was a lot of fun, though.

That afternoon, a few girls went to a furisode shop and bought kimono! This picture was also taken by Katie.

Today (Saturday), some friends and I went to a restaurant called "Baby Face Planet's". I got to practice my speaking skills there, as we had some problems arise when ordering. This weekend has been very fun so far. Tomorrow I'm hoping to relax, do some studying and homework, and possibly go to another town nearby.