Making a Song

Today, I went to my friend's home to do only homework I have during spring break.

It's the one we have to do in choir class. The one we have to make a song.

We are trying to make a song about friends.

Okay, let's be honest.

IT'S HORRABLE.

There are four people in our group including me. And the problem is, one of us is missing completely. Last time I called her, she said she couldn't come to meet us and make the song because she had something to do. And now she's not answering the phone. We left her a message, but I don't know what's gonna happen to her. Oh well...

Lyrics are not that bad, I think. It's a little repeative though. Yeah, melody is really repeative, too.

We tried to make harmony, but it came out so bad, we just took out that part.

None of us has experience of making music or whatever...

I can't beleave we have to perform it in front of people!

Oh, man...

What It Takes

Foreign exchange students get to know faster and get together because they are in the same situation.
It's obvious that it's easier to understand people who are experiencing the same kind of new things and have same difficulties.
They know what it's like to have problem with dealing with different language all the time.
They know how hard it is to fit in a whole different place.
Actually, I have a really close friend who is also an exchange student from Germany in my school.
It's true that she's kind of different from other friends in here because she can understand me in the specific situation of foreigners or exchange students.

Exchange students in my organization are my friends too.
But also for me, all of my friends are special.
There are good things in relations with both exchange student friends and regular friends in the host country.
When being with regular friends, I can realize how natural they are... I mean, how they are like naturally.
How they act. How they think. How they are struggling with everything.
I think it's all about facing the facts and being able to act natural.
I had fewer friends in the beginning because I had tendency to be quiet... saying only few things and just listening to others.

Life goes on and I have to leave here pretty soon.
But that's just the way things are.
It's one of the facts I have to face.

I didn't choose to come here only because I wanted to get my English better.
I wanted to know and understand people I would never know.
And I also risked lots of things.
I have regretted it once when I lost my grandfather who I had been living with for over ten years last October.
I still can't even imagine that he's gone.
I risked a whole year I could study to know things I wanted to for my future.
I risked a whole year to spend with my family and friends.
But it is worth it. And I believe I am worth it.
What I really feel happy about is that I can understand people the way better than I could at the beginning.
At the same time, I feel like I'm fitting in better than I did at the beginning.
I'm not afraid of making mistakes anymore.
It's one of the biggest strengths I gained in here.
Even when I have problems with language or something else, I'll just be myself.

Friends are forever if you believe in them.
Like a memory is forever if you remember it.

Sky

I saw pretty sky yesterday.

Isn't it pretty??

The sky looks bigger here than where I live in Japan. I think it's because there're only few high buildings. It's provably one of the things I'll miss.

It may be a little surprising for Japanese people, but traffic lights are hung like that in here.

Spring Break

Yay!

Spring break has begun. I have no school for a week.

I don't have any homework. Technically, I have one homework. I have to make a song. Well, it's a group work with other three friends, so I'll try the best I can.

Except that, I have only few plans. I think I'll just sleep and be lazy with my host-sister.

Relieved

We finished all six performances. I think we did best in the last one. I'm relieved but kind of sad because it was the last concert for me.

This week, I had choir everyday... It was so busy and I didn't even have time to take a nap or do some kind of extra thing. I'll write about these kinds of things next week.

We'll go to a competition in April. Last time we went to the competition, we didn't do very well, so I hope this one will be better.

I'm doing English homework right now. And it takes like forever! It's an essay about sin and Dante (philosopher) or something like that.

It sucks. I wanna sleep...