~SobelleNihon~

Wednesday, August 24

Summer festival, owl cafe and more!

Hi!

Wednesday evening and soon one more week of school is done! I like how the weeks seems to go by so fast here. But I'm doing a lot of stuff so I guess that's why!

On Sunday I went to yet another hanabi and summer festival. It was amazing as always! This time was special because I went to the yearly hanabi get-together for a friends work. So it was my friend, his co-workers and his boss! They where allowed to invite friends so that's why I could come. Actually I'm also interested in having a part-time job at this company so I saw it as a good chance to make some connections and it worked! I will have my interview tomorrow and hopefully I will get the job! I will tell you more about the job and how the job application process works here in Japan after everything is done!

At the hanabi I got the chance to wear a yukata again. The boss had friends that worked with yukata and kimono dressing so they helped us. We had the best view spot ever at the roof top of the building where the boss's friend lived! We ate good food had a drink or two and watched the beautiful hanabi. An amazing evening!

Monday turned out to be a different day as well! A big typhoon passed through Tokyo which meant school was closed! For me that was great news beacuse I was so tired after the busy weekend! So it was a chill day inside that turned into a pizza party in the evening! Such a nice way to start the week! I do feel sorry for all the people that still had to go to work on that day! All the train where so late or didn't run at all!

Tuesday me and friends from the dorm went to an owl cafe! Basically we paid some money to spend one hour in a room with so so so many owls that we could pet! The staff also helped us to hold them, it was such a weird but fun experience! The owls were so cute! Only the big ones were a bit scary! But I had a great time making a lot of good memories!

Today Y had a surgery so that made me worry a bit but everything went just fine so he is recovering now so hopefully we can meet this Saturday anyway! After school we went for sushi and I tried a new one that was called "roast beef sushi with garlic sauce" so tasty! But not sure I would call it sushi..

I also finished writing my resume! Took soon much more time than I thought I would! But hopefully this will help me make a good impression on tomorrows interview! Wish me luck!

Until next time!

Hugs!
〜Living the dream〜

Thursday, August 18

Is august already almost over??

Hi guys!

I don't now about Sweden but in Tokyo the summer is definitely here! The last couple of days we have had pretty bad weather with lots of rain and wind because of a passing typhoon. But other that that we have sun and around 30 degrees each day! It's hard to deal with the heat sometimes but if you just accept you will be dripping with sweat all the time, keep on drinking water and "salt suppliment dinks" you will be fine. In my case sun protection is also a must.

Just had my first week back to school after summer vaccation. It was an okay week but did have one new teacher that was the worst. She just kept on being rude and telling us our level of japanese was really low.. so that sucked and I felt really down that day, but now I'm fine!

My japanese is slowly getting into better shape again. It's been mostly repeating in school for me but I think it's a good thing beacuse I had forgot some grammar and stuff! Kanji is also getting better pretty fast! So much easier when you see kanji all day around you.

So what have I done lately? Good question! I did go to an amazing hanabi in Yokohama, it was the best!

I also went to the ninja cafe in Akihabara but it was expensive and not really worth the money! But it was a fun thing to have done!

I went to a one-night camp with my old badminton club and it was so much fun and nice to get a break from Tokyo! I realized how much I do like the mountain areas in Japan, it's breathtaking and so relaxing! definitly think I would like to live near the mountains here in the future!

Also went out clubbing in Roppongi with friends from the dorm and Yoshi, so much fun! All you can drink for 4 hours for 160 kr? yes and yes!!

There was also a local festival we checked out during the holiday!

I also started running here again, just need to get it in to a weekly routine!

A lot of tasty food as well of course! Both cooked my me and restaurant food!

I will try to update this a bit more regularly from now on!
Hugs!

〜Living the dream〜

Saturday, July 30

Finally a day without plans!

Hi!

It sounds crazy when I say this but today is my first day without any plans, and I love it!! Of course it's fun to have a busy schedule and hang out with friends, but it's also very tiring! That's why I love that today I will just chill at home, do some laundrary, study, watch some dramas and maybe go grocery shopping if the rain goes away. It's funny how "boring" every day life stuff can feel this relaxing!

I'm also on a short 2 week summer break so why not start the holiday resting before filling it up with fun plans!

Actually I was at my first Japanese hanabi (firework festival) in 2 years and it was so beautiful! I really like the Japanese ones, they are so.. organized in a beautiful way. It's definitely like watching a "performance" and when you sit there in the warm night in a beautiful yukata surrounded with friends it's definitely an amazing feeling! One of the many things that makes me love Japan. For summer, hanabi, festivals and yukata is definitely the most typical symbols and traditions and it feels like every season in Japan has its own tradition and "event" to look forward to and enjoy. So now we are in the season of Hanabi and yukata so I will make the most of it! On Tuesday I will also go to another Hanabi with Yoshi, can't wait!

Talking about summer in Japan I would also say that mountain climbing or wandering is a typical thing to do. You can of course do it in other season as well but summer or autumn is the most common one. I hope to do that soon as well! We have a mountain called Takao pretty close to where I live so think we will be going there soon! Then we can't forget "beer garden" which basically is a temporary set up outside bar area where you usually pay for Nomihodai and Tabehodai (all you can drink and eat) and have a nice time eating and drinking in the hot summer evening! Mount Takao also have a beer garden so maybe combining the two would be a nice idea!

Right now my summer break is not to packed with things, just Hanabi, and the going out eating with friends at different "special theamed" restaurants! The two I plan on going to is a Ninja cafe and a Alice in wonderland restaurant! I'm sure it will be awesome! I also hope I can go to Ghibli museum and maybe a Ninja Museeum in Odaiba! There is also a summer camp that oak house (the company that ownes the share house I live in) will arrange that I might want to join! If possible a short one-night stay trip out side of Tokyo would be nice... But let's see how much money and time I have!

Recently I have been going to school and just studied! So much homework, it's not unsuall that I study until 1:00 here, somehow the environment here makes it not seem so weird.. Hard to explain! After school I have tried to find good places to Fika and study and also good food as well! I also went to the beach one week ago the day of the sea here! So much fun! First time going to the beach in Japan, the water was soo warm compared to Sweden, it was the best!

I also did my first translation work here in Japan! It was hard but a very funny experience! It was a Japanese friend that lives at the share house that had a co-worker that needed someone that could translate between them and their business clients from China and Macao... It felt way out of my league but they seemed really happy with my work and we exchanges contact information so maybe I get the chance to work with them again. But that evening felt like another world... They had so much money so I got to eat and drink at restaurant that I could never afford myself...The Japanese guy in charge that hired me to translate for the evening had sooo many connections. He also known so many Japanese celebrities and one of them that he is really really good friends with is an actor and singer that I have been a fan of for almost 5 years!! I totally died a little when he showed me pictures he had together with that actor and their conversation on LINE (Like FB chat)... I can't believe that I have met and exchanged line with a person that is best friend with one of my favorite actors.. I also got to meet a famous singer that night as she join us for drink is the evening. I didn't know who she was before I met her, but I was a cool experience anyway! That evening was definitely like a sneak peak into another world! But fun non the less! Let's hope I get a chance to meet and work with them again! I was invited to go drinking with the 2 Japanese guys together with my friend that lives at the dorm, so hope that happens!