New Years!

Happy New Years Eve!

So I am now in waiting mode as 2010 finally begins. AFS Japan will be taking applications early in the year! I am still pressing ahead with teaching myself Japanese(of course I will arrive in Japan only to find out I have been learning all the wrong stuff and I will probably start speaking Spanish XD) My friend, Megan, and I continue to talk in Japanese during school and our most common statements have so far been "Ichigo!" (Strawberry!) and "Atsui ne." (It's hot, isn't it?) About the second statement, we say it even when it's really cold (due to the fact that we are right in the middle of a rather bitter winter) because apparently talking about the weather is a great way to start a conversation!

I finally bought a camera recently, so I am now prepared to take lots of pictures over the summer! The camera takes around 850 pictures, but I have this funny feeling that all of that memory space will be filled up within the first 5 minutes of arriving in Japan :)

One Day Closer

My excitement is ever growing as today my application has been sent in to AFS! From here, I now begin the wait to hear back from them and find out if I have been accepted. Every day that I walk out the door for school, my dad always hollers after me "Remeber, this is one day closer to Japan!" The days never seem to go by fast enough, that's for sure. I am getting in a lot of language studying time during my study halls at least. I'm excited now as I am finding that there are more and more things I can say and understand in Japanese!