Archive of my posts from my time in Japan
My mom and bro came yesterday, and since the Kyudaisai (Kyushu University Festival) is today and tomorrow, I brought them to the Kyudaisai today! And because I have always very conveniently found reasons to travel during the festival, this is also the first time that I’ve been there XD Sadly, I forgot to bring my… Read More 九大祭 (Kyudaisai)
If you have me on Google+, then you know that some time back, I got a piece of paper that says that I have gotten the third grade (三級) for the introductory level (初級レベル) of the 和食検定 (washoku kentei). The 和食検定 is basically a test of your theoretical knowledge of Japanese cuisine. Alas, it does not include… Read More The Story of Eustacia and the 和食検定
So today, I got a job-hunting booklet from the school and I realised that I haven’t given an update of how the job hunting has done since… the suit post, if I remember correctly. It’s not just a schedule/notebook. They have advice too. Anyway, I haven’t been doing much. I had an internship during the… Read More Job Hunting Update: 懇談会 and other stuff
My class ran 3.5 hours late yesterday, so I wasn’t able to blog, but I’m here today, ready to finish talking about the Saga International Balloon Fiesta (SIBF)! Today, I’m going to be talking about the events around and near the SIBF. Right next to the launch area itself were the official food stalls, then… Read More Saga International Balloon Fiesta Guide (Part 3)
Ok, it’s time for the afternoon activities! Basically, the afternoon activities differ depending on the day and weather conditions. First, the non-balloon stuff. On two of the days, there was the Honda Bike Trials, which was way too cool. The show was held twice – once at 11 am and once a 2pm. The riders… Read More Saga International Balloon Fiesta Guide (Part 2)
Sorry for this being late! But here’s a summary of all five days of the Saga International Balloon Fiesta – as well as what it’s like to be a volunteer. A typical day Try to wake up at 4:45, actually wake up at 5am. Freeze while trying to change into warmer clothes. Get to the… Read More Saga International Balloon Fiesta Guide (Part 1)
Today was my Church’s autumn bazaar!! I was kinda worried in the morning, cause I was in Saga last week and didn’t know what was going on, but I managed to arrive in time for service! I should really have checked in with everyone yesterday, because apparently everyone was like “is Eustacia actually coming to… Read More Church Autumn Charity Bazaar
After stressing out about this for the past few weeks, I finally handed in my third year zemi-paper yesterday! I’m like finally! The last part was really tough. When we finally got approval for the way we wanted to do the topic, we ran into a few problems. For example, data collection. I thought that… Read More My Zemi Paper is Done!
Guess who has a cold? Me! (Yesterday was very bad – the guys ended up bringing me their heater, for which I am very thankful) As always, I’m using the lull before the afternoon competition to write this. Sadly, the afternoon competitions for both day 2 and 3 were cancelled, Day 2 because of the… Read More Saga International Balloon Festival Days 3 and 4
I’m writing this as we’re waiting for news about whether the afternoon competition of Day 2 for the Saga International Balloon Fiesta can be held. The wind’s been rather strong since this morning (we actually cancelled, then resumed the morning competition), so it’s a bit hard to say whether we can hold this afternoon’s competition.… Read More Saga International Balloon Fiesta Days 1 and 2