We're in the middle of a long weekend, and coupling that with a one day snow storm has given me time to do a giant amount of absolutely nothing. Tests are a weekly occurrence with the emphasis placed on language classes over academic options. I am now and sure to be continually surprised at how much the are able to cram in our brains. Despite this a lot of the knowledge has a magical ability to fly right out the other side when the test is over.
The Tokyo race is a week today which makes me feel like I should be nervous, but I've run my head through it a couple times and think its better to try not to over think it, what will be will be.
Food is proving to be somewhat expensive, but then again I do eat 2 lunches and 2 dinners a day, something that will hopefully slow after the race. I've registered in the Nagano Marathon in April, but am thinking I will stop doing long distance running for a while, its way to hard to fit in with classes.
Because of how our term is situated and how the Japanese term is scheduled, all the Japanese students are on holidays from now until April, meaning the school is very empty and everything (gym, cafeteria, gates) is on a limited schedule until they return. Also the schools thriving club and circle (clubs are like varsity teams, circles are like intramurals) is put on hold until everyone comes back, and of course, we leave.
I think ceramics is going to be a blast, its spaced over 3 days of the week, totaling 8 hours, but if our movement so far is an gauge then we should be making "masterpieces" (sensee's words) by the end of the semester.
In true Gillespie fashion rather than taking my time to study, I've been planing out the next 2 trips after this, both epic journeys covering the better part of the globe, and probably not the best way to keep myself focused on the task at hand.
Ever want to keep connected with Canada? I highly recommend Vinyl Cafe podcasts from CBC, it's becoming a weekly highlight for me.
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