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 : *
Wow! this is a really short post!
ReplyDeleteOkay Mr.I-think-i'm-so-funny
DeleteI'm missing u in band! :'(
ReplyDeleteIm missing u in band and at lunch :'(
ReplyDeleteawwwwww... i miss u to oboe buddy!
DeleteThis is my second try to respond to you. I had to give my name and a URL. Since i don't have a URL, and I had to put some thing on that line, I put kingscott.com, which is where Grandpa worked. Don't send anything to it.
DeleteAnyway, I have sent your blog address to several people. It is a way for me to brag about how well you write.
Love you a lot
Georgie:
ReplyDeleteI certainly HOPE you have been successful in getting to school by yourself this week!! AND, I also hope skool is going to keep you SO interested you won't have time to be homesick.
It must be hard feeling like a stranger in a foreign land ... have you asked your Dad how he deals with those same kinds of feelings? I will ask Jessica to email you as I'll bet she has some suggestions for you too. As you know, she too went to Japan for a whole year all by herself ... so she might even understand how strange it all is to you. It will be fun to hear you and Jessica speak to each other in Japanese when you are hear at Christmas-time.
I'm really glad you found a good Ballet class/school. That should help you keep all those leg muscles in shape for when you get back home next January.
Love and I'll write more later this week.
Aunt Mary
Hey sweetie.
ReplyDeleteI promise, the homesickness goes away. Everyone goes through it, but you'll find it fades after a while. It just reminds you that you've got wonderful people at home who love and care for you. But you'll find when you're about to come back home, you'll go through the same homesickness for Japan!
Just remember, all of us back home aren't going anywhere. So enjoy the experiences the best you can! They'll become some of your most precious memories one day.
I have sent several people your blog address. It's a way of boasting of how well you write!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading what you have to say, with so many details and interesting comments on your experiences,
Love, Grandma Mary
So on the first day of school, I pulled out the Lunch Bunch passes, began handing them out, and of course yours pops right out there. Made me wish you were back with us. I miss you Georgie. I know you are having an experience of a lifetime, but I agree with Molly, Lunch Bunch isn't the same without you.
ReplyDeletep.s. Do you have a set address over there? The Wife and I have been known to send care packages. Email me your address, along with a list of some back home things you're craving, and we'll see what we can do!
See ya! Mr "P"
glad to see everyone is writing! now lets get gemma in the groove too and you will be all set!xoxomommmmy
ReplyDeletei'm homesick for you, even though i'm at home!
I've never lived abroad, so cannot give any advice. Well, I can give advice, but it would be lousy (never really stopped me before). But that's the thing, you CAN give someone else advice about it, because you are doing it. Can't imagine how hard it must be sometimes. But can imagine you talking someone else through it when they need someone who can relate. They'll be lucky to know you.
ReplyDelete- uncle john