Hello hello hello

We've been having some pretty full weekends around here. Last weekend we visited the Inari shrine, the one with all the orange gates. Most likely you've seen a picture. Google it. Or you could look on my Picasa. Anyways that was fun. Lots of stairs.
Then yesterday we went to the golden pavillion, which is almost covered in gold leaf from the top to the bottom. Today we went on a bike ride along the river that's right by our house which was also very beautiful.
School is going pretty well I guess. There's not much to tell other than, well, there's not much to tell. Homework, recess (yes, we have not one but two), gym... all that good stuff.
So.... I don't know how many of you watch Glee (and if you don't you need to start immediately), but the new season is craycray. I mean, it is just unbelievable. I love her Rachel's dance teacher. IT IS JUST THE BEST. I've watched the episode 4 times (and counting) already. I just can't get over it. I'm obsessed.
Thank you to everyone who sent me an email this past week, I loved hearing from you! I miss everything from back home... mostly just grass and fresh air! Of course I miss all of you too. I hope everything is awesome wherever you are!
-Georgie /^-^/

Address

Hey guys!

So a friend of mine asked for my address the other day and I thought I would post it for everyone.


Villa Sakuragi: Rm 101, 28- 1
Sakuragi-cho, Matsugasaki,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0920

Believe it or not, I actually like mail. Y'know, the kind with envelopes and stamps and HANDWRITING! I know-- I'm stuck in the past. But whatever. If you have the energy, I would love a letter or two and will even write you back!

-Tee hee hee
 Georgie :P

All the little things

Hi! It’s me again. Sorry I haven’t been writing. Moving into a new place is pretty time consuming. I hope you like the new design. It’s a bit easier to read and looks much nicer. Anyways we have a lot to catch up on.

I started school last Wednesday and things have been pretty good. It’s a lot different from home that’s for sure! Since there’s only one other girl we’ve become pretty good friends. Katja, the newest addition to my list of best friends, is half German half Thai and speaks English, Japanese, Thai, and German. She’s really cool. The other five in my class are boys, all of them half Japanese.

Every morning I have a 30-minute commute to school, consisting of two buses and one change. Next week I am starting going to school by myself, which makes me super exited. I’ve been working on mastering my route this week. I figure that if the five-year-old Japanese kids can do it, so can I.

Next week I finally get to use my pointe shoes! Ballet is great here. It’s in all Japanese so that way I get some immersion practice. The weather here is blisteringly hot. The sun comes out at 5:30 every morning and beats down on you the whole day. Just to make it more uncomfortable the air is about as thick as peanut butter. I mean boiling.

Today we went to Kabuki, crazy Japanese theater where the actors put on elaborate theater makeup and yell funny-sounding things in hilarious pitches. Of course, you can’t understand it. But that makes it all the more humorous. The first one we saw dragged on a while. I was falling asleep on my dad’s shoulder. The second one, however, was much more exited. I can’t even begin to explain the singing and dancing, as well as the fabulous costumes and backgrounds. My best suggestion to those of you who want to know more is to Google it.

The homesickness is slowly washing over me. I still get really upset and I miss everyone a ton. Everyone tells me what a great time I must be having, but no one really knows how hard it is to move to another country. Sometimes I get frustrated because I can’t understand anything or read the signs. It’s one of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to deal with. I know it sounds cheesy, but it’s really special to me when I get an email from one of you guys or you post a comment on the blog. Hope everything at school is amazing! I would love to hear! Big bear hugs for anyone who needs it!

-Georgie : *