2009/10/27 (Tue) 11:11 Normal life.

Life in Komatsu

Soooo wow it’s been a little over two months already! It doesn’t seem that long at all! So much has happened haha. It’s not just the big things, more the little things that add up to make things amazing! Every day I have been writing journals so when I return I can tell everyone all the little details!
So what’s new hahaha, well I am in that part of my stay where I’m fitting in, feeling normal here and just settling in. Not some many people at school are surprised to see me anymore, although I’m still really popular haha. I have made a few really good fiends now too, Miho (really like her), Hikaru (awesome artist), Kyohei, Yuka, and my best friend who’s name is slipping my mind right now hahahaha, figures eh? They are all in the art club, which I attended on Mondays and Fridays. As some of you may now, my big ol 18 B-day was on the 24th. Everyone in the art club had an awesome party for me! It was awesome! Maho! I got gifts and everything hahaha. I live really close to my best friend; he’s about 5 mins away by bike. He’s just like me, a total anime otaku hahaha. I have Okami he has Toho, and so on hahaha.
~~ Ya the big 18 in Japan, I’m an adult now. I’ve said my goodbyes to childhood, and it was really tough for me. That is one of the main reasons I came to Japan. I didn’t want to leave being a kid, really being a kid is awesome! I figured coming to Japan would make me more mature or either let me have a little more time being a kid. It has done both already! I feel like I can do anything now! Like it’s amazing, I usually saw myself as being quite shy back home, but this trip has opened me up. I’m prepared for anything, university seems like nothing now, and it’s a great feeling! I do miss being a kid but most of those years were awesome, but I’m ready for being an adult and finding out all the mysteries about being one. I know that I usually don’t talk about my feelings about this kinda stuff to anyone, like anyone! It is difficult for me, but now it seems easier, but then again this is the net and it’s easier to talk on the net rather than in person. But for all of you are reading this, especially my mom and dad, consider this a bit of how this experience is changing me already. But anyways enough of that sappy stuff haha.
~~ I really want to thank everyone who thought about me and wished me happy birthday in some way on my B-day. I want to send a special thanks to Amber who sent me a totally sweet Okami shirt, which I have no idea how she found hahaha. So thank you very much! Double Maho!! It was a great birthday! Also to my parents who I got to talk with on my birthday, Scott too haha X’D. As well to my Liam, Uncle Chris, and Aunt Jill who sent me and awesome and thoughtful card!
~ I did a bit more traveling too, to Kanazawa. Kanazawa is the biggest city close to Komatsu. I thought it was like a mini mini Osaka haha! Although I liked it more, lots less people and still awesome anime stores hahaha. There were tons of people walking around the streets in cosplay too! I can go back pretty much anytime I want, since it’s only like 30 mins away by train! So I will be going back maybe next weekend with Fernando, an AFS friend.

~~`` well ya not much else is new haha just living life here in Japan, and I fit right in. Sorry that this journal wasn’t that long, but there wasn’t that much to write about this time hahaha. So I guess I’ll talk to everyone later, and hope you enjoy the pics. The sun in Japan is amazing, as well as the clouds hahaha, I love it! Maho!

oh ya if you would like to find out the program who made this exchange possible here is the website: http://www.afscanada.org/can_en/home. also yuu should check out some of my videos at: http://www.youtube.com/my_videos
this was at adellas B-day party i look so weird hahahahaa!!


cool eh?


around 6 inthe morining, waitin for the sun!


there it is Amaterasu Omikami!


kireina he?











the sun haha


the moon haha
















the shrine hear my school





shisa yai bimi!








my fav pic so far












i have lots more pictures from kanazawa n stuff but im to tired to upload em now haha ill put them up soon!