Typical.

Something that's so typical Japanese... Sometimes still surprises me. And i still don't understand why they do that.

Day 4.

Today i had a day, when everything made me happy, or i happened to find things that could make me happy. Either way, it's really nice.

The beginning of the day was rather clumsy. I slept really long, so when i woke up i had to do everything really fast: eat, take shower, get ready for the day and go go go go go! We still had to take care of some things before we went to the train, so we really had to be quick.

Together with Natsuko we met Mihoko today. She had her birthday, so it was nice to have dinner together and do some catching-up, since i haven't seen Mihoko for a year. (Maybe i should come more frequently to Japan?) We didn't congratulate her when we met, because we wanted to keep that as a surprise for longer.

So first, we went to the ferry wheel of Yokohama, which was quite interesting and gave me a good idea for working in Japan. They had some kinda photographer at the entrance, who takes pictures of the customers if they want to and then they can get the picture. It's nothing serious, but it would be a good starting point. I guess i would do just about anything in Japan, because it's so hard to find any job at all as a foreigner, so you have to be happy if you get some place. But working plans are gonna wait until at least next year, because right now i have neither time, nor any chances to get a job.

After the ferry wheel, we went to Sweets Paradise Buffet to grab dinner. Well, it wasn't a regular dinner, since we mostly ate just sweets, but they had some pasta and curry rice, so we did

eat some proper food as well. But besides the normal food, we stuffed ourselves with cakes, ice

cream and jelly.

We managed to grab Mihoko from the table, well, Natsuko managed to do that, and i stayed, because i had to put the candles on the "b-day cake". Since we didn't have any cakes by then, i

used the croissant Mihoko took and simply like that, a regular croissant became a b-day croissant! Later on, she told us, that it's gonna be a memory she will keep for the rest of her life. I really hope so!!! I'm happy she liked it.

Even though we didn't do that much today, i still feel a little bit tired. So i'm happy the evening brought us some wind. That heat really has the ability to tire you... Besides, every day we're doing something after all, so it's a lot to handle if you compare that to some lazy summer days, when you're just lying on the couch, reading a book or watching television the whole day. But this is so much better!

So today, during our small B-day gathering, i found three places in Yokohama, where i definitely wanna come back!

1. チチカカ店 - Titikaka Shop.

This is on top of my list. It's a shop filled with goodies in South & Central American style, and it's all handmade! They have clothes, shoes, accessories, bags, carpets, lamps, beddings - basically, everything. And it is a shop, which matches my style - i dare to say that - completely. The prices are not low, but i think it's ok for goods like that. The quality seems to be really good, they're really original and beautiful and the whole shop feels so cozy! I couldn't make pictures of the shop itself, because it's forbidden to photograph in the whole building, that's a pity, but maybe i could go there again and ask them really nicely!

I bought a nice big bag, because i was looking for one for a while and wristband. For the bag i payed over 30 Euros and for the wristband - around 3 Euros. The bag wasn't cheap, i know, but i think it's just adorable! It's gonna definitely be something that reminds me of that shop for a while...

You can find the shop in World Porters in Yokohama. If i remember correctly it's in the first floor. World Porters Mall is just next to the ferry wheel of Yokohama, close to Minato Mirai. If you like original handmade goods, this shop is a MUST for you! You can find more diverse shops in that mall and i guess, it might be one of the best shopping malls ever.

You can visit the internet page of Titicaca Shop here: http://www.titicaca.jp/.

2. 洋光台の１００円ショップ - 100 Yen Shop in Youkoudai.

Don't laugh at me, i know what you're thinking. There are 100 Yen Shops like e-ve-ry-wheeeaaa, and indeed you are right. But, oh my dear reader, 100 Yen Shops like this one are not everywhere! This one you can find just right next to the Youkoudai Station in Yokohama. Go out of the station and turn right, it's in the second floor of Peacock supermarket. It is really big and it has really nice things, not just some colorless crap. It has huge household section,

where i just melt and also fair accessories department. I bought handmade foot bracelet made in Bali, India; bear ears as hair pins (those are just too adorable!!!), an incense holder and soy sauce dispenser. I am gonna buy some bowls and more kitchen utensils later on, because today i was in a rush.

Coming back to this shop when i'm in Japan would be tricky if i'm not in Yokohama, because if i'm in Tokyo, it would be quite expensive to come down to Youkoudai. So i have to use the chance now! But if you're living, visiting or staying in Yokohama, you really want to go to this 100 Yen shop, believe me.

3.ｓｗｅｅｔｓ　ｐａｒａｄｉｓｅブッフェ - Sweets Paradise Buffet (All-you-can-eat restaurant).

This is a great place if you like sweets and you want to enjoy them with or without occasion. You are paying fixed price which is 1480 Yen and you're allowed to stuff yourself as much as possible. You have some savory things like 4 types of spaghetti, salads, miso soup, rice and curry sauce, you can drink anything you want from, i think, 6 or 7 types beverages, also you

can choose different sorts of tea. And then the best part: you can eat cakes as much as you want!! Really! They have maybe 20-30 sorts of cakes, then you can also find some of japanese

sweets, jellies, fruits and waffles. Now, sit down and read this: they have a chocolate fountain!!!!!!! That's just totally amazing! You can dip marshmallows, crackers or waffles there. You can also enjoy soft ice cream in 3 different tastes. The bad part is, that you can stay just for 70 minutes if it's crowded. But my strategy kinda worked: i didn't eat in the morning too much, so i could have some space for all those yummies.

You can find it in the new high building just next to the Sakuragichou Station in Yokohama. Just go up to the 6th floor and enjoy the sweets! If you get a table near the window, you will be able to enjoy this beautiful view:

Even though Yokohama differs from Tokyo rather greatly, i really come to like it. I found many small places i would like to go back, and next time i'm in Japan, i'm 100% going to Titikaka shop! In Tokyo you have the quantity, but not all the time the quality, which sometimes isn't that nice, if you're looking for something special. Although, that Soys Cafe in Azabu-Juuban is just amazing! I guess, a little bit more of time in Japan and i will make a list of places i love visiting not as in sight-seeing, but as in buying souvenirs or clothes, getting a cup of tea or a nice snack, eating out or just visiting with friends.

I have just couple of days more in Yokohama and then i'm leaving to Hino to work... This week was definitely nice vacation for me. I still haven't found a host in Kansai and that worries me a little bit, but i'm not loosing my faith. In the worst scenario, i'm gonna stay at Natsuko's and help out her mom, just like she said. It's not that i wouldn't like doing that, because i would, but i hope i could find a host in Kansai, because i want to visit Kansai so badly! I'll keep you updated in any case... Good night!

Day 3.

Today we went to Nogeyama Zoo, which i highly recommend to the visitors of Yokohama. I cannot say that it's the best zoo i've ever seen, or that it's really good (because of its lack of space for most of the animals), but if you ignore that, then it's lots of fun there. First of all, it's for free, so you could just come whenever you want, second of all, it's not too big and has lots of benches, so you could just walk around like in some kinda park and sit down and just enjoy the greenery around you (which you cannot do in most of the places in big cities...). It also has an adorable mirror in the toilet, well, at least girls' toilet. It has a small snout and ears, so when you bend down a little bit for washing your hands, you become a cute animal. Nice idea, isn't it?

When it comes to me, there are two things that got stuck in my mind. Those made me totally happy and those are the reason, why i would come again.

Just at the beginning of the zoo you have Red Pandas without any fences!!! It was really hot, so they mostly were inside though, resting from the sun and heat, but every once in a while one of them came outside, walked around a little bit and made me happy with its fluffiness! Red pandas are one of my favorite animals, so i'm always happy to at least glance at them. Perhaps it's mean to say, but i have to admit, i would gladly become an owner of one of those cuties. I guess it's really difficult to fulfill all the requirements to be able to have these animals as pets at home, but when you try, there's nothing impossible. Maybe one day, maybe...

The second thing who impressed me, was almost at the very ending of the zoo. They had a facility for small pets like guinea pigs, rats and chickens. And you can play with all of them!!!

The guinea pigs were pretty lazy and fat, or maybe i didn't know that they supposed to be that big, but they were so soft!!! You could broom them and stroke them and carry around a little bit, that's just so nice! It was pretty odd for us to play with those small animals, because we were surrounded all the time by small children which kinda let us understand that we're way out of the age limits here, but i just didn't care too much. I've never had a guinea pig, but now i definitely would like to keep one! Although the rats brought more memories, since i had one in the past... I was so much enjoying them, that i will consider again the possibility of keeping them as pets at home.

In that facility there were maybe 50 rats or so... And they were extremely friendly. It's enough for you to put down your finger at the side of their cage and they would just crawl all over you and tickle in the process. My mom would just freak out in a place like this, cause she just hates rats! But i was happy like a kid to be able to play with those small fluffs!

The bad thing in the zoo was, that they had really high fences all over, so i couldn't take pictures of most of the animals, nor could i see them properly. Animals, like zebras, giraffes, bears, lions and so on were kept behind those fences.

The sad part also is the space. For example, they have a lion couple and probably 10 square meters for them, so it was a little bit painful to see them there, suffering from the heat and not being able to walk around or go into water, because they didn't have any pool or something. Or, that beautiful turtle which was living in aquarium like i had at home for fishes!!! Well, maybe that aquarium was slightly bigger, but still... It was too small for a turtle. Well, you get my point. But i guess space in Japan is a difficult topic...

After visiting Nogeyama Zoo we went for a brief walk around that part of Yokohama and visited Naritasan shrine (it's also called Iseyama shrine). It was a pretty big shrine, but what struck me most was the location. It was literally in-between all the buildings. For example, if you lived in that block house right next to it, you could almost touch it through the window, so it was really weird. But then again, we come back to the topic "space in Japan". They are saving up every single inch on the ground, so it shouldn't surprise me too much. I remember one temple in Tokyo, which was really squeezed between the buildings. The first time i was looking for it, i didn't even notice it. My brain probably couldn't believe it's possible, but then during one festival, we had to go to that shrine and just then i forced myself to believe it's a temple there.

Today i tried something that i've never eaten before and it was SO DELICIOUS! In english it's called Lady's fingers and it's originally coming from Egypt and Ethiopia. It's like a small fluffy long peppers, but it's not spicy. We had them in miso soup and i had to go for additional bowl of soup, because it was so damn delicious, i just couldn't resist it! It's a pity that i've never seen them in Germany... Anyway, if you happen to see them, buy them and cook something. You won't regret that!

Enjoy some more pictures of Nogeyama-Zoo:

Kiwis.

Growing kiwis in Japan seems rather easy... How cool!!!

Day 2.

Today was a hot day. WAS A HOT DAY. I even had to turn on air conditioner in my bedroom, so i could cool off a little bit, because it was a torture already. We went to Tokyo today and it was even worse, since it's just concrete everywhere and the place where the embassy is, is pretty far from the sea, so it's bad... But i survived!

We didn't do anything special today, but visiting Tokyo sure was a nice experience for me. It brought so many memories back and it made me think of so many things! I got the chance to talk to people, that i've seen one year back and it was really nice! We also came at the right time (well maybe not the time, but definitely the right day), because they were having a small event at the embassy. 4 short documentary movies about Lithuania were shown, so we helped out a little bit with the reception and drinks. Just like old days...

We had some free time between our visit and the event, so we went for a walk in Azabu-Juuban and it was just like i've never left Japan!!! I felt so natural and normal there... The soy cafe, which opened last year, when i was working, was still there, so we had lunch and were just chatting for couple of hours. I still knew the streets and the shops, luckily not much has changed, so i really felt at home. I bought a nice dress at one shop, where i bought one dress last year, so it's something like my tradition already. That means, i just have to come back to Tokyo next year and the year

after and every year for the rest of my life and at this point i kinda think, it would be easier if i just lived here. There are many many things that i don't understand and cannot understand in Japanese culture, there are many things that i don't agree to, but despite all the negative stuff, there's so much of positive and appealing things and i feel really well being here.

The embassy was really so nice! Even though Gabija's perfume were choking me and that brought lots of bad memories, which kinda spoiled the whole fun, but it's a long story. Anyway, i try concentrating on positive things, right? I was just shining at the embassy! I was just helping out and acting as if i would still work there and it kinda gave me the feeling, that i have places were i belong and feel welcomed. That's a nice feeling - it gives u confidence and security.

I contacted one of friends in Tokyo as well, because i want to meet them in September, when i'm staying in Tokyo for couple of days, and his message totally warmed me up, i was smiling the whole evening because of that and i felt really touched. He didn't say welcome to Japan (ようこそ) or have a nice visit or anything like that, instead he said: welcome BACK (おかえり), it's rather an expression you use when someone comes back to one's own place, like for example, when somebody comes back home, you also greet them by saying: okaeri. That made me really overjoyed... But also a little bit confused. Because i started thinking, what is so wrong with the country i was born in, that i never get the feeling i wanna go back, or when i go back, i never feel welcomed and nice, i always feel like a stranger and never like i'm at home!

On our way back to Yokohama, i experienced japanese rudeness for the first time. We were talking to Natsuko in english in the subway and then some japanese man told in pretty rough english: BE QUIET. 5 times. Wasn't very polite, taking in consideration the fact, that there were other people all around us, who were talking in japanese just as loud as we were talking in english, but i guess english offended him a little bit, or the fact, that we're having fun and laughing - i don't know why we got that kinda reaction, but we did. And even as we kept on whispering, he repeated 2 more times "be quiet". Natsuko apologized and went silent for a while, and i really don't wanna cause her any trouble, but as i told her as well, i like treating all people equally, so i like being treated equally as well. If he would have told that to everyone who was talking, it wouldn't have been a problem for me, but the way he did that and the fact that he told that just for us, offended me a little bit. I think he was rude... But maybe he was drunk, who knows. It would have been interesting to ask him, why he did that. But it's too late now.

The days pass by and with every day i start speaking japanese more and more, today i even did the unbelievable - i talked in japanese with Natsuko a tiny bit, although normally i always use english with her. But i speak japanese to her mom a little bit and i had to speak some japanese in the embassy, of course it's not much and i should do way more, but it's just second day, so i'm not pushing myself to hard. Besides, when i start working from next week, there's not gonna be anyone who can speak english around me, so i'll just HAVE to switch to japanese completely (which is good). I'm still looking for a Wwoof host in Kansai area, so i hope i could find someone quick.

Day 1.

So, my first day is done... I again got to notice how fast it gets dark here, since the sun goes down rather fast. I'll have to get used to it again... The heat is again a challenge for me, i have to admit, but i think i'll get used to that faster than the last time. It does kinda bring memories and i feel happy, no matter how hot it is. The weather forecast brought news about rain and storms, so we'll see how it goes today. The heat in itself is not a big problem, but the stickiness just drives me crazy!! All my clothes, even my underpants seem like glued to my skin. Very uncomfy...

Today, by the way, i'm going to Tokyo. Together with Natsuko we're gonna visit the embassy, where we worked last year. Most of the staff is on vacation, but there's gonna be at least couple of them, so i suppose it's nice to say hi. On Saturday we're gonna visit one zoo here in Yokohama (pictures pictures @__@!!!), on Sunday we're meeting another friend, who also lives in Yokohama and she has her b-day, so it's gonna be fun! Monday is also for a small sight-seeing, we're going to a nice park and maybe visiting one old temple. I have the whole day for myself on Tuesday, because Natsuko's working, so i'm gonna be on my own. I should meet another friend, who's living in Yokohama, but i haven't called him yet. Have to do it fast, though...

I feel really welcomed at Natsuko's house and i'm really grateful for that! Yesterday i've been making some pictures of her house, but i haven't finished yet. Hopefully i have some time soon, so i can finish it up and when i retouch the pictures, i'm gonna leave some of them to her family here... Just yesterday i mentioned, that i'm in love with raw fish and in the evening we had sashimi for the supper. I was so impressed! They are really warm and nice people.

The more time passes by, the more i feel like i've never left Japan. It seems like i just went to sleep yesterday evening, then wake up this morning and i'm still in Japan, like any other day one year ago. It's strange. Even though i still have the language barrier, i feel like i've always been here and wanna stay for way longer than these 2,5 months. So i'll have to use my time wisely. It feels nice, when i know what to do in certain situations and i remember how unsecure i felt the first time in Japan. So i'm definitely improving!

When i arrived to Japan, i got a really cheap ticket from Narita to Yokohama, so i was pretty happy about that, even though i had to switch 3 trains. I also was travelling on the route where there's no foreigners (or at least not many), so i got lots of attention immediately. It was so strange to meet Natsuko after almost one year, but at the same point it again felt like i never left Japan for good, it seemed like any other meeting. We went to eat at a nice buffet, where you can stuff your belly as much as you want and still pay a fixed price, so we used the opportunity very well indeed!

Yesterday we didn't do much actually, but i already spent lots of money just because of my stupidity. First of all, i left my camera charger at home (which normally NEVER happens) and i just had to buy it, because i would rather choose starving than not taking pictures. I expected it to be way cheaper. Along with the charger i bought a second battery, because i was planning on doing that. The price got me by surprise tho... Anyway, something happened, that i couldn't even imagine! I got a gift as a sign of "Japanese hospitality", like the shop assistant told me in pretty good english. I was looking for a new camera case, but couldn't find the right one: all of them were either too big, or too small, besides they were pretty expensive. And then he came to me with a new case, which was branded EOS Digital, so it is official Canon case and suggested to try it out. It fit perfectly and looked good and then the unbelievable part came: he said, it's a gift, i can keep it for free. And this again reminded me, that Japan is a country, where anything can happen. Anywhere. And anyhow. It is important that you open up to the culture and turn on all your receiving points, so anything can come to you and you're ready to take it.

On our way to Yokohama station we met an interesting guy from U.S., he's in military, but now just learning in Japan. He's also living in Yokohama, so maybe we're gonna meet again... Who knows. I'm leaving to Hinoshi on Tuesday and before that i still have lots of plans like i mentioned above already.

Yesterday we found a nice household utilities' shop in Yokohama station, it's called On&Off, but i'm gonna upload pictures later! Just one funny thing - i found a german dishwasher which in Germany is really usual (i also buy it) and not expensive. Here it's around 9 Euros!!!! Soooo wicked.

I couldn't resist Melon Pan (melon flavor bun, which is i think pretty much typical japanese, since i haven't seen that anywhere else), so i had to buy those and i was lucky to find a nice bakery in Yokohama station which was called Pompadour. I liked not just their goods, but also their concept on one thing - every time you don't take that plastic bag from the bakery, you get a stamp and when you get enough stamps, you can get bread for free! Isn't that nice? Very environment-friendly. Uuuh, boy, do i like those small nice Japanese shops!

Meronpan

I started sleeping proper again, which is really nice, but yesterday i even couldn't finish my blog. That's how much i was tired, my eyes just kept on closing, so i decided to spoil myself with some good quality sleep. I again go to sleep around 23 oclock and wake up around 7 oclock in the morning. Anyway, i notice that i ten to get tired rather fast and i guess it's because of the heat, but it should get better with time, as i adapt to the climate. Besides, it should get slightly colder in September. I took my yoga book, so maybe i'm gonna practice it a little bit, when i'll have some more time next month. If i don't cook outside :)

Well, i think i'm gonna get ready for Tokyo now, so have a great day, guys!

Pompadour Bakery (@ Yokohama Subway Station):

Trip to Japan. Day 0.

Day 0.

Japan, i'm back! I just arrived yesterday evening and went to sleep, so i don't wanna sit at the computer immediately and write about it... That's why i'm taking this day to explore some more in Yokohama (i've been here just twice...) and then you're gonna get another post!

More pictures later :)

Update!

My daily snack became rather weekly i guess, but i’ve been busy like big piece of crap. I had to work and get ready for my trip, pack, finish the assignment for the university, then my friends visited me and i was thrilled to see them, but at the same time a little bit sad, i cannot spend as much time as i would like to. I’ve been busy like a bee and right now i feel pretty much tired. However, i’m really happy about the trip to Japan.

Many things happen actually... But i didn’t put any more pressure on myself with TO DO things, so i just put my blog aside for a while, because right now i have lots of time for myself - i’m siting in the train going to Frankfurt and from there i’m heading to Japan, so these hours when i have to sit in the train and wait for the check-in at the airport, gonna be filled with writing and just relaxing from everything i had in the last week.

First of all, i had an experience i don’t wanna repeat any time soon. For the first time in my life i had to dial the emergency number. I couldn’t stand the heat and after yet another working day, i almost completely collapsed at home. My heart was racing like crazy, i wanted to puke all over any second, my headache was killing me and the dizziness was driving me crazy, but i was still hanging in until everything turned black for a sec, then, sitting in a deadly cold bath tub, i’ve decided to dial the number. They came pretty fast, gave me a drip and my body calmed down a little bit, but it didn’t stop there, next morning i was still like drunk and wasn’t feeling too well, so i went to the doctor. Result of all that was me, siting at home for three days when i actually was supposed to work. My doctor ran some blood tests as well... He thought i’m too pale, so he wanted to be sure, there’s nothing wrong. Unfortunately, there was. I’m almost back to anemia. According to the results, it’s not anemia yet, but numbers are extremely love, so i’m basically standing on that thin line between normal and too low - i guess, everyone can make the conclusion. So i’m back on iron pills now and i’m gonna eat raw fish in Japan like crazy! I really do hope, i’m getting better, but if not, i will have to act on this.

My illness brought even more news and changes in my life. My boss did something that’s not allowed and actually not legal, but well, she did it anyway, because she’s the boss and she has to power and, probably, knowledge how to surpass the rules. So, she fired me. That’s pretty unfair, huh? Being sacked because i was sick ill, when there was one guy, who didn’t show up for many times, even after assuring he’s coming, and nothing - he didn’t get fired. But i did. Well, that’s how my boss is doing their job. (Pretty crappy...) She would rather fire a good worker, who’s working for 1,5 years, and look for another person (actually we always lack personnel, so everyone’s important for us...), just because she was in a bad mood, than just get over it and accept the fact that people get ill sometimes. Besides, i didn’t complain or didn’t say anything at the work place, when i wasn’t feeling alright - it started actually while i was working. But the interesting thing is, that i didn’t get too upset. I just changed my facebook status, called my mom and my boyfriend and that was it. Yes, i’m upset and disappointed a little bit, but something’s telling me, it’s not a bad thing, so i just take it as it comes. I’m gonna find another job in no time... I’m sure.

Also, i have to admit that me, being ill, kinda wasn’t that bad at all. I had the time for my university assignment and actually in this phase of life, university IS more important for me, than any job (unless it would be some kinda dream job). So i finished our assignment for university. I’ve never worked so hard on an assignment for 3 people, because normally everyone’s doing their part, but this wasn’t the case this time, so i had to do shitloads of things. It was really stressful and very ugly, if i may put it in these kinda words. I got a little bit disappointed in someone, i got pissed at someone, once during the whole thing i got even carried away and hung up on a friend, which wasn’t nice and rude - just like he told me then. He was right. I know and he knows, and he knows that i know. Anyway, that’s already in the past, we made it on time and that’s not weighing my shoulders anymore. I think the person i disappointed in should also know, that it’s not about that one’s personality in general. It’s just about the fact, that this person sucks at working in team on a written assignment, that’s it... There is one thing everybody should be aware of. When you suck at something, ask and cooperate, put your pride aside, so someone could teach you. It’s just for your own profit, isn’t it?

Still struggling with the assignment, i was excited bout my friends coming to me and so, on a Friday evening, my visitors arrived. It was my ex-boyfriend, which is an awesome friend now, and his friend. She’s really young, but a really nice person, i’m glad i met her and i was more than happy to have them both around for couple of days. It was really fun to get to see my friend! It’s been around 2-3 years from when i last saw him. It felt a little bit unreal at first and it’s a shame, i didn’t have too much time for them... We wanted to do many things, but it didn’t quite work out the way we planned. So i hope, they can visit me again. I am really thankful as well, since they helped me out with many things and made my preparations easier. That’s why i’m saying thanx to them not just for coming, but also for giving me a hand.

I still cannot believe, that tomorrow i’m gonna be in Japan. It looks like a dream and it’s freaking me out in a positive way... Anyway, dream or not, there are some responsibilities i’m carrying with me all the way to Japan, for instance - i’m taking my work-out outfit, cause i managed to gain 2 kg just before i left. Isn’t that just mean??? So even in Japan, i’m gonna do sports, so i could get lighter again!

There wasn’t much sleeping the last week, so i’m gonna use those 12 hours flight for sleep, so i can regain some energy back. First week i’m staying in Yokohama and having total vacation, just relaxing, maybe visiting some places. Well, i am visiting Lithuanian embassy in Tokyo with Natsuko just to say hi to everyone. I worked there last summer, so i suppose it’s a nice thing to do. The first thing i just HAVE to do tho, is find Softbank as fast as possible and buy a charger for my phone, cause i just couldn’t find it at home. It shouldn’t be too expensive, right? I’m also gonna buy something to my camera and i hope, i can find nice sneakers (and the right size), but i should always take in consideration, that i got fired, so the first time after i come back from Japan is gonna be tough. Probably i should save up some money.

Things with my special one are going good now... I still don’t know where we’re heading, but i do know that i wanna head somewhere exactly with Him, so i’m not gonna let Him go for a while. Of course, if things don’t turn out nasty. We’ll see how it goes after I’m coming back from Japan. For now, i feel a little bit unstable, but every time He calls and i again can hear His joyful voice, it makes me warm from head to toes.

Yesterday, on my last evening, we had a small gathering with friends. We barbecued, chatted and just enjoyed the evening. I’m gonna miss them a lot... Especially those, who are not gonna be in Leipzig anymore, when i come back. But i’m happy i’m going to England for couple of days after Japan, i’m gonna meet at least Clive! It’s tough, when your friends turn out to be E-Rasmus (Europe exchange program between universities) students, since they’re staying just for one year or one semester. You always know, they will leave sooner or later and it’s difficult, when you get attached to them, and when it comes to me - i get attached to people pretty fast, especially to people who make me smile and feel comfy around them. But in this modern world we can reach any corner of the whole planet rather easy, if not physically, then at least via internet, so there’s no need to get all upset.

So, i hope u’re doing great, guys. I’m not gonna promise anything, but i will really try to update this blog as often as possible, so you know what’s happening in my small world.

By the way, that’s a really nice dialog i overheard in the train of a small girl and her dad:

Girl: I see the sheep!

Dad: I SAW the sheep! (correcting)

Girl: I see the sheep!

Dad: I SAW the sheep!

Girl: I saw it too!

Hahahah, hilarious! That little girl’s sucha clever pants.