Ganbatte!

Man, do the Japanese love that word. I had no idea what it meant when I got here, but I caught on quickly. You hear it everywhere.

In the halls of school: "Oh, Iiba-chan! Kurabu de iku no? Ganbatte ne!" (Oh, Eva! Are you going to your club? Do your best!)

At the Taiikusai (PE festival, and a post for another time): "Ganbare! Ganbare! Ganbareeee!" (Go! Go! Goooo!)

After getting midterms back: "Hai, 56 ten. Ganbarimashita, ne?" (This is a really sucky score, but we didn't expect any better on account of you not speaking Japanese)

Inexplicably translated into English and shouted at random:"FIGHTO!"

Jaa, mata ne! Until next time!

Eva Wallace and the Blustery Day

It was incredibly rainy today. Outside it was freezing, but the train was so warm and stuffy that I fell asleep on the ride home.

There's a very, very good chance I'll have no school tomorrow. A typhoon is coming, and if a Strong Winds Warning is called before 7:00 tomorrow, there won't be any classes. I hope it doesn't get called... Or else I've got a long day of sitting at home with my textbooks, in all likelihood.

Photo Ops

Say What?

"Guudo moruningu. Mai neemu izu Iba. Naisu tuu meetchu."

Then I realized that I was speaking English with a Japanese accent. How did that happen?