How to see "JAPAN"

Monday I came here, and it is already Friday....

I should make much of my fudan uni life.

Yesterday i went dinner with my europe friends.

it was so impressive and gave me a new values.

One italian friends said that he didn't appreciate Japanese "tachikui" habit.

Because in Italy they have lunch or dinner for almost 3 hours.....

Why in Japan do we hurry so much?

Why do we value "tatemae" more than "private happy life"?

It is a culture, i know, but what made us such people?

In China, i wanna learn Chinese culture but i almost considerate the Japanese culture.

Harumi

So coooool...

Around me, there are a lot of Europe friends.

That is sooo good circumstance, but it is the first time for me to hear sooo native language directly.

"Oh, Harumi, it's so coooool." and "Perfect!"

I love when they say "Perfect!"lol

In japan, I can speak Japanese, and a little chinese and english, it is enough and people says "oh, you are great,harumi...thats it"

I noticed my english is "on-the paper" but i don't know what should I do.

Petri said that " if you master some foreign language, you should go thhere."

He can speak 5 languages....

If i stayed japan maybe i am tend to be arrogant, but in Shanghai i can see myself calmly....

And i don't have to care about my parents eyes and my professor eyes. It is sometimes so taugh but i feel comfortable about it.

i am really vexed at my english ability, but i will stick it.

Harumi

I'm Here in Shanghai

I'm in Shanghai now...

I stay here, the foreigner students' dorm for 3 days.

To remind me of such a wonderful study abroad experience in Japan, I decide to write diary everyday!

Only 3 days passed, I got a lot of friends from all parts of the world.

Stephan from Iceland, Azy from Sri Lanka ( He liives in 21st floor...), Billy from USA, gu-piao(his chinese name) from Sweden, Talha from Pakistan.

In Japan, there are no opportunities to meet people from various countries.

And I think I can enjoy and get accustomed there whernever I go...lol

My mom always tells me "if you go abroad, you become a true patriot."

Actually, I feel Japan is soooo convenient, (yesterday it is toooo difficult to find copy machine! In the convenienst store, nowhere in convenienst store..)

and Japan is really safe and so clean. People are so kind. People show kind consideration for others.

But sometimes I feel it is so tiring. I feel I have to show kind consideration for others everywhere and everytime.

So I have been in Shanghai only 3 Days, but the life here is very comfortable.

I don't know what may happen, but I should make an effort to master Chinese.

Don't forget my original intension!

上海での生活を忘れないために、毎日日記を書こうと思います。

毎日とはいかなくても2日に一度くらいは。

それも英語で。（中国語はなぜか打てない

日本語で一言いうと、

たぶん帰りたくなくなる。笑

つらいこともあるだろうし、若干Japanについていろんな意見持つ人いるけど

基本JAPANESE GIRLブランドの破壊力はすごい。

この多様な人種の中で

じっくり自分の将来について考えたり

もまれたり、視野を広げられたらいいな。