I've been thinking recently, and after giving it a lot of consideration and thought, I have decided to move my blogging to my other blog.
It's been a bit tough maintaining my blogs since I basically have a lot of the same information to update about on each one.
And I think my private one will be a bit better and more entertaining to read as time goes on.
There will be a bit more personal happenings going on and more day to day life things such as stuff with JLSC and Japanese lessons and funny happenings and so on.
I hope you guys will keep reading on the other one!
Thanks for following and reading so far!
Hope to see you on the other blog,
**Betania
JLSC...Advanced!!!
Okay so...
Today I...well okay technically yesterday *it's 3.00 Am Sunday morning right now*....I went to JLSC.
It's the beginning of the second semester. Kinda weird. But good.
I have officially been "promoted", as my sensei said it, to the advanced class.
Which means I just bumped myself up two levels.
It was abit weird at first but I had already met all the people in the class before and they are all pretty cool.
It was a bit sad because my bestie couldnt go but I filled her in on the stuff we covered and so I think she should be all good now. She just won't be coming to the school until January....which is a bit depressing for me.
Oh well.
Anyway.
It was fun.
I don't have a book yet so they had to make a few copies of some things for me. It was a weird change from the book we used in the first class because this one actually had some grammer stuff to it and went more in-depth. I think it might have a few more things in there than the book I am using with my tutor.
I like the way the class was set up.
The class goes from 9-12.
The advanced class is divided into two groups. There's us in the regular and then there is the people in the advanced advanced class lol. (we'll just call them AA....hahahaa)
In the first hour us in the regular advanced class work on our stuff and those in AA get a test over the things they worked on the class before (at least that's what I think it was over).
And then in the second hour we switch and AA goes over book work while we take a test over what happened last class, or in the last few lessons.
I took it too and I got a few questions. My main stumbling block was the Kanji. I knew some but not a lot of them.
Well, in the last hour it was really cool. The last hour is left for Japanese conversation.
Its a bit weird at first...my speaking skills I think still need work for me to think of things when asked something. But it helped a lot. And everyone was really cool about it when I made a mistake or something or needed help with a word. I'm pretty excited to do that again. I want to work on my conversational skills more. And I learned some new words too so that was good!!
So yeah that was basically how it went.
My main worry is that I will really have to sit down and review everything in a short amount of time because I want to be at least very close to being caught up to them since I am leaving in March. And the problem is that they were saying that it takes some months to catch up and get used to it. I don't have very many months. So I hope that I can study as much as possible.
I just don't want to rush through it all and then not remember anything I studied.
But based on the test I took today I just really need to work on my Kanji mainly. I knew most of the things on the test when I saw it and when I was working with the teacher to re-answer some of the things I didn't understand due to kanji. I also realized when we were talking that I need to work on my vocabulary. Although, surprisingly I knew more than I thought I did.
I think that a lot of things I worked on a long time ago with my tutor are coming back to me and that makes me really happy that I havent actually forgotten them. They have just kinda....been resting I think. And now that I get the chance to re-use a lot of that information....It made me really happy.
:D
Also in recent news I have been talking to a lot of people on Facebook. It was pretty cool. I know a TON of people now in Facebook who are also going to Japan the same time as me. And I already have some buddy-pals who I know will be going with me from the U.S. so that's exciting.
We all get along pretty well. And it is neat to be able to share information and stuff. And I love that I know so many people from so many different places.
I...I know people from Norway! NORWAY! That blows my mind in a whole new way. :)
So yeah. Small update. Hope to keep you guys updated on more stuff as it comes along.
Thanks for reading!
**Betania
Today I...well okay technically yesterday *it's 3.00 Am Sunday morning right now*....I went to JLSC.
It's the beginning of the second semester. Kinda weird. But good.
I have officially been "promoted", as my sensei said it, to the advanced class.
Which means I just bumped myself up two levels.
It was abit weird at first but I had already met all the people in the class before and they are all pretty cool.
It was a bit sad because my bestie couldnt go but I filled her in on the stuff we covered and so I think she should be all good now. She just won't be coming to the school until January....which is a bit depressing for me.
Oh well.
Anyway.
It was fun.
I don't have a book yet so they had to make a few copies of some things for me. It was a weird change from the book we used in the first class because this one actually had some grammer stuff to it and went more in-depth. I think it might have a few more things in there than the book I am using with my tutor.
I like the way the class was set up.
The class goes from 9-12.
The advanced class is divided into two groups. There's us in the regular and then there is the people in the advanced advanced class lol. (we'll just call them AA....hahahaa)
In the first hour us in the regular advanced class work on our stuff and those in AA get a test over the things they worked on the class before (at least that's what I think it was over).
And then in the second hour we switch and AA goes over book work while we take a test over what happened last class, or in the last few lessons.
I took it too and I got a few questions. My main stumbling block was the Kanji. I knew some but not a lot of them.
Well, in the last hour it was really cool. The last hour is left for Japanese conversation.
Its a bit weird at first...my speaking skills I think still need work for me to think of things when asked something. But it helped a lot. And everyone was really cool about it when I made a mistake or something or needed help with a word. I'm pretty excited to do that again. I want to work on my conversational skills more. And I learned some new words too so that was good!!
So yeah that was basically how it went.
My main worry is that I will really have to sit down and review everything in a short amount of time because I want to be at least very close to being caught up to them since I am leaving in March. And the problem is that they were saying that it takes some months to catch up and get used to it. I don't have very many months. So I hope that I can study as much as possible.
I just don't want to rush through it all and then not remember anything I studied.
But based on the test I took today I just really need to work on my Kanji mainly. I knew most of the things on the test when I saw it and when I was working with the teacher to re-answer some of the things I didn't understand due to kanji. I also realized when we were talking that I need to work on my vocabulary. Although, surprisingly I knew more than I thought I did.
I think that a lot of things I worked on a long time ago with my tutor are coming back to me and that makes me really happy that I havent actually forgotten them. They have just kinda....been resting I think. And now that I get the chance to re-use a lot of that information....It made me really happy.
:D
Also in recent news I have been talking to a lot of people on Facebook. It was pretty cool. I know a TON of people now in Facebook who are also going to Japan the same time as me. And I already have some buddy-pals who I know will be going with me from the U.S. so that's exciting.
We all get along pretty well. And it is neat to be able to share information and stuff. And I love that I know so many people from so many different places.
I...I know people from Norway! NORWAY! That blows my mind in a whole new way. :)
So yeah. Small update. Hope to keep you guys updated on more stuff as it comes along.
Thanks for reading!
**Betania
WOOT WOOT!!!
So Yesterday!
I got my Acceptance lett from JAPAN!!!!!!!!
I AM SO HAPPYY!!!!
I told my family and my teacher and my friends from AFS and CS.
So now the news it out.
But this is exciting! Still doesnt feel quite real yet. Especially now that I have gotten acceptance. It still feels so surreal. I cant wait to get more information, working on my visa, getting forms signed, attending orientationss....
*SIIGHHH**** I am just happy to have such an assurance.
Thanks so far for all the support guys!
**Betania
I got my Acceptance lett from JAPAN!!!!!!!!
I AM SO HAPPYY!!!!
I told my family and my teacher and my friends from AFS and CS.
So now the news it out.
But this is exciting! Still doesnt feel quite real yet. Especially now that I have gotten acceptance. It still feels so surreal. I cant wait to get more information, working on my visa, getting forms signed, attending orientationss....
*SIIGHHH**** I am just happy to have such an assurance.
Thanks so far for all the support guys!
**Betania
Phew
I finally got some info lol.
So it is still going for country review.
We are hoping to hear something this week.
I truely hope it is a good outcome. And Right now I am relieved to hear anything.
Sorry about the angry nature of my previous post. I guess the stress and worry really got to me.
Thanks for patience with my whining and complaining!
**Betania
So it is still going for country review.
We are hoping to hear something this week.
I truely hope it is a good outcome. And Right now I am relieved to hear anything.
Sorry about the angry nature of my previous post. I guess the stress and worry really got to me.
Thanks for patience with my whining and complaining!
**Betania
Updates, AFS Contact, Tough Times
So I know I haven't updated this one recently.
Not too much has gone on.
JLSC is going okay. My class had a presentation and we all got to introduce ourselves in front of all the Japanese parents there. Very fun and interesting :)
And I guess since a I am a bit more advanced than those in the class, me and two other good students were chosen to INTERVIEW some of the parents! It was fun.
And good practice with my Japanese.
I love JLSC so much. It is such a good refresher.
Japanese tutoring is going well. We are getting near the end of my first book!
WOOT!
Although I really need to find time to study more.
I have begun to work on kanji though.
....-.- ahh kanij. The bane of my existence. But it's coming along. And I am trying to put all the resources I have had at my disposal for a while now to good use.
I visit a forum frequently lately. I love it and all the people from Japan 2010-2011~ I love you guys!!!!
lol
So anyways. It has just been a great support system for me I think. And I love being able to really talk to people who understand how nerve-wracking it is with waiting and how terrifying that can be. But it is also a great way to connect with people. And I have made so many new friends. They are some of the awesomest people I have never met.
lol
Now...On to afs matters.
Lately AFS has become an annoyance to me.
You all will recall, or maybe not I don't know if I put it on here, that I was accepted by AFS USA in August. August 4 to be exact. I had sent my application in very early and panicked to get my interview done as soon as possible. All this to not only get my application in early but to also get it in before my deadline for my scholarship. I had HOPED that I would get some information very soon.
Unfortunately this has not been the case.
I have hit the 3 month mark for waiting for Japan to contact me (about acceptance since mot of you know about the TB thing). This I wouldn't mind so much, I was told it might take a while, if I didn't see other people who sent their applications in after me getting acceptence before me.
I am genuinely happy for them to be sure, this is one of those things where you just hope and pray for each other like you would never have hoped and prayed before. But What I don't understand is, having gotten my appliation in so early, much earlier than when they would start looking at them, one would think I would get information back by now about acceptance. And my advisor said it was a very good looking application.
So I have no idea what is going on with that. But I hope I get some positive news back soon.
This is making me even more uncomforatable every extra day i have to worry about it.
On my Advisor.
Maybe she is sick, maybe she is not in or something, but recently I feel like she has just not been there for me.
For some reason she has suddenly decided to fall off the face of the world. After attempts to get in contact with her I don't know what else to do. She has been such a great help through out this entire thing so far. Gives me good answers, gets back to me quick, but it has been 2 weeks not since we have spoken.
I recently sent an email to my local volunteer. She said she will do what she can. We'll see what happens with that. I had emailed her on Friday so there wasn't much to be able to do then.
But like I said. We will see.
Well..
Not much else. Just living life. Getting by. Trying not to think about negatives with this whole AFS matter.
Maybe it is just taking a long time but....whatever.
Anywho,
Thanks for reading, I'll post when I get more news.
**Betania
Not too much has gone on.
JLSC is going okay. My class had a presentation and we all got to introduce ourselves in front of all the Japanese parents there. Very fun and interesting :)
And I guess since a I am a bit more advanced than those in the class, me and two other good students were chosen to INTERVIEW some of the parents! It was fun.
And good practice with my Japanese.
I love JLSC so much. It is such a good refresher.
Japanese tutoring is going well. We are getting near the end of my first book!
WOOT!
Although I really need to find time to study more.
I have begun to work on kanji though.
....-.- ahh kanij. The bane of my existence. But it's coming along. And I am trying to put all the resources I have had at my disposal for a while now to good use.
I visit a forum frequently lately. I love it and all the people from Japan 2010-2011~ I love you guys!!!!
lol
So anyways. It has just been a great support system for me I think. And I love being able to really talk to people who understand how nerve-wracking it is with waiting and how terrifying that can be. But it is also a great way to connect with people. And I have made so many new friends. They are some of the awesomest people I have never met.
lol
Now...On to afs matters.
Lately AFS has become an annoyance to me.
You all will recall, or maybe not I don't know if I put it on here, that I was accepted by AFS USA in August. August 4 to be exact. I had sent my application in very early and panicked to get my interview done as soon as possible. All this to not only get my application in early but to also get it in before my deadline for my scholarship. I had HOPED that I would get some information very soon.
Unfortunately this has not been the case.
I have hit the 3 month mark for waiting for Japan to contact me (about acceptance since mot of you know about the TB thing). This I wouldn't mind so much, I was told it might take a while, if I didn't see other people who sent their applications in after me getting acceptence before me.
I am genuinely happy for them to be sure, this is one of those things where you just hope and pray for each other like you would never have hoped and prayed before. But What I don't understand is, having gotten my appliation in so early, much earlier than when they would start looking at them, one would think I would get information back by now about acceptance. And my advisor said it was a very good looking application.
So I have no idea what is going on with that. But I hope I get some positive news back soon.
This is making me even more uncomforatable every extra day i have to worry about it.
On my Advisor.
Maybe she is sick, maybe she is not in or something, but recently I feel like she has just not been there for me.
For some reason she has suddenly decided to fall off the face of the world. After attempts to get in contact with her I don't know what else to do. She has been such a great help through out this entire thing so far. Gives me good answers, gets back to me quick, but it has been 2 weeks not since we have spoken.
I recently sent an email to my local volunteer. She said she will do what she can. We'll see what happens with that. I had emailed her on Friday so there wasn't much to be able to do then.
But like I said. We will see.
Well..
Not much else. Just living life. Getting by. Trying not to think about negatives with this whole AFS matter.
Maybe it is just taking a long time but....whatever.
Anywho,
Thanks for reading, I'll post when I get more news.
**Betania
