31 January 2013

Tuesday...!

Hello all!
...The post settings are too different... this is weird..

Anyways!!

I'm going back to Japan... this Tuesday, February 5th! I don't arrive until the sixth, though. I'll be there for one month, mainly in Kyoto/Kansai, but I will also be traveling to Tokyo.

I'm going to be staying at my old host family's house for the majority of my stay, and other than that, friends houses and guest hostels.
This is not an exchange program, this is my own trip.
Although, I am going to visit my school on February seventh.
I'm going to take way more pictures this time around... haha.

I haven't even started packing, oh my gosh.
Anyways, I leave from Winnipeg in the morning of the fifth, have a two hour flight to Calgary, layover in Calgary for about three hours, and then a thirteen hour flight to Tokyo, arriving at 3:00PM JST on February sixth(about 12:00AM, Feb 6th, Canada & USA central time).
I hope I'm sitting next to someone interesting.
 

To answer a question a couple of people have asked (I answered in the comments but meh), I am completely self-taught in Japanese, other than the lessons I got at my school in Japan.

I taught myself using mainly the internet, talking to people and practicing. It's the best way to pick up vocabulary, too. Grammar I learned mainly through different pages on the internet, specifically Tae Kim's guide to Japanese Grammar. I did pick up a few books in Japan, though.

If anyone has any questions about Japanese, Japan, getting to Japan or exchange programs feel free to ask, and I hope you enjoyed my blog/continue to enjoy my blog in the near future!!


Ashley