Got my hostfamily :D

Like the title says; l got my host family!!! I am so happy right now! About 2 weeks ago AFS told me about my school in Japan, it was near Tokyo. At that time I didn't know my hostfamily yet, but a couple days ago AFS let me know! They also live near Tokyo, even closer than school. I have 2 host sisters, and one of them also went on an exchange, also my hostmom went on exchange. It's great because they'll understand me a little bit better.

I emailed my hostfamily right away, and send. My older host sister a facebook request. It wad so exciting to know where I was going to live and with whom.
I don't know why but last Thursday, the day after I got my hostfamily things suddenly got real, and I have to admit they got a little bit scary. Suddenly I felt that I was really going, and so soon too. It was such a strange feeling the next day of school, thinking "this might just be my last day here in a long time.." and I felt a little nervous. But I know things are going to be okay!

So I have 2 more days of serious school in front of me, and 4 tests to take. After that I'll have summer holiday, and I could not possibly want anything else. I am so done with school for this year. In the holidays I'll try to study japanese as much as possible in order to be able to speak it a little in August.

And even though it will be a holiday I still have so many things to do! I have to buy a suitcase and pack, buy contact lenses for a whole year, clean my room out.. and much more!
But I will also take my time to spend time with friends and family these days, since I will be leaving them soon. I feel a bit sad about leaving them but they'll still be here when I return!

Well, that's pretty much it for this time!

Reinhilde

AFS camp and other exciting stuff

Heeeellooo everyone!

So last weekend I had the AFS orientation camp! It was the best, after an a awkward start and me being lost while actually being really close things really were fun. At first I  was a little nervous meeting all those people but everyone was really nice! 

At first (because I was late) I couldn't sleep in the same room with my friends,l and that kind of made me a little sad because then I had to sleep in a room with strangers..but I was placed in my friends room after all.
I woke up with a sore throat that saturday but chose to ignore it, and that was probably the best because otherwise I would have been sick and miserable If I admitted to it.
We played a lot of games at the camp, they all had something to do with the exchange. Most of the people were going to the United States and the rest was spread around the rest of the world.  The third person going to japan was not at the camp, he went on holiday.  Well, he sure missed some serious bonding! The first timw we will see him now is at the airport leaving for Japan,  and that will probably be a little strange since he is kind of left out. The people from the camp have become a close group of friends!

So when I left with my parents that sunday afternoon I was a little sad and down, I wouldn't see most of the people for a long time and that made me sad. But now we have plans to meet before the exchange in the summer.

So that sunday afternoon my throat started hurting more snd more, probably because I had been screaming and yelling throughout the whole camp. The next monday I woke up with a terrible throat, I could barely talk and I had gotten a cold. So since Monday I'm stuck at home being sick.

But there is a bright side! On Tuesday I got some amazing news! My AFS person told me the place of my school! I am so happy and lucky to know! My school is in kanagawa prefecture, sagamihara to be exact. Near tokyo, it is one of yhe suburbs! I am so thankful, because I could not have asked for anything better! I wwanted tk live near tokyo so bad, but the size and amount of people kind of scared me a little since I am  from a small town I  the countryside. But now I am near tokyo while still not being in  the huge city itself. I can't wait to find out about my host family, I hope I'll know soon! My mom is a little bit more at ease now that she knows where I'll be.

Another thing that I think about a lot lately; time goes so fast! Time really.flies! It feels like yesterday when It was still a 180 days and more and now it is less than 80! It really is coming close but I can't say that things feel 'real' and 'close' now because they don't.. I really can't wait to meet everyone who is alrrady in Japan and who is coming with me in august, the people I  the group are so nice!

I still haven't studied Japanese very well, and I feel I rrally should start soon! But first I have to focus on school because I really want to pass this year!
Well, that's about it for this time!

Reinhilde