2009 is coming to an end soon! Another year has gone by so fast.
I think I’ve really grown as a person, and there were a lot of firsts for me.

Highlights
* Went overseas for the first time (excluding Canada)
* Studied abroad
* Fell in love
* Turned twenty-one
* Rode a train for the first time
* Made a lot of new friends from all over the world
* Traveled a lot
* Met Nakata Yasutaka twice
* Was on Japanese TV
* Saw Big Bang perform
* Went to a fancy pants politician’s party

2010 is well… not looking so great. I’m really worried about finding a job after I graduate.
But what else can I do but try my best?
I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions, but here are my goals for the next year.

* Graduate with a good GPA
* Find a job in Japan
* If I can’t find a job, go to graduate school
* Take level 2 of the JLPT
* Have a more fashionable lifestyle

We’ll see how it goes~

I went to New York City from 12/21 to 12/24 with several of my friends. It was freezing cold, but lots of fun.
Me being the idiot I am, forgot that I’d put my debit card in my coat pocket, and proceeded to wear a different coat and fly to NYC with only $120 in cash. So obviously, I didn’t do as much shopping as planned, but my lovely Sho paid for me, so it ended up okay.

On Monday, I arrived earlier than everyone, so I just kind of wandered around downtown Manhattan. Saw the Brooklyn Bridge, Wall Street, WTC, etc.

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This semester I took a haiku class. The teacher was boring as hell, but I thought the background behind it was really cool. I learned a lot about Zen that I never knew before. Anyway, our final project was to write ten haiku. I finally finished so here are the ten that I wrote.

1.
a gentle spring wind:
it blows cherry blossoms and
tears from my tired cheeks

2.
taking the wrong train,
the rice paddies speed by quickly—
my dreams fill with green
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I am increasingly becoming a worse student as the school year progresses. Today, I chose to skip three classes on the last week of school so I can lounge around my friend’s apartment and do nothing. It’s a matter of priorities, you know. Ha!

But honestly, I can’t wait to be done with school. I’m applying to graduate school (oops, haven’t worked on those apps in weeks) but I’d rather just work. My Japanese friend, who has a ridiculous amount of connections, said he would help me to find a job in Japan. It’s too early for me to apply to jobs, but come spring I’m definitely applying to the big eikawa companies.

I meant to update earlier but I actually do nothing except lounge around my friend’s apartment and go to class occasionally and work. I’m going to New York City in a few weeks though so maybe I’ll have something to write about then. Although, some excitement before that would be good too.