well, I'm finally back in Japan after the brief break for my sister's wedding. The wedding was very nice, however it felt like I had a massive hangover for 5 days because of the jetlag. Coming back was a little bit better, but I am still exhausted. I took a sleeping pill when I got back to Japan that my mother gave me to try to catch up on my sleep, and silly me, I didn't go to bed right away and ended up feeling verrrrry funky...
The economy in both the US and Japan sucks, in case peopel haven't noticed. The exchange rate when I got to the airport yesterday was 94 yen to the dollar (when I got here in September it was like 112 yen to the dollar). And that job I was really banking on fell through. Sucky.
I am excited for Halloween, even though it's kind of a new thing in Japan. I'll probably go to a party or something. I have to find a costume first though...
Now to catch up on all of the stupid homework I missed. A whole bunch of Japanese quizes to be exact...

　　Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ　ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ　ｏｎ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒｓ　ｉｓ　ｓｏ　ａｎｎｏｙｉｎｇ，　ｌｅｔ　ｍｅ　ｔｅｌｌ　ｙｏｕ．．　ｆｏｒ　ｏｎｅ　ｔｈｉｎｇ，　ｔｈｅ　ｓｐａｃｅ　ｂａｒ　ｉｓ　ｗａｙ　ｔｏｏ　ｓｍａｌｌ　ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｋｅｅｐ　ｏｎ　ｓｗｉｔｃｈｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ　ｓｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ　ｂａｃｋ　ｔｏ　ｈｉｒａｇａｎａ．　　ｇｒｒｒｒ．　　Ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｋ　ｓｅａｒｃｈ　ｉｓ　ｇｏｉｎｇ　ｏｋａｙ　Ｉ　ｇｕｅｓｓ，　Ｉ　ｈａｖｅ　ａｎ　ｉｎｔｅｒｖｉｅｗ　ｉｎ　ａ　ｗｅｅｋ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｓｗｅｅｔ　ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ　Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ　ｔｕｔｏｒ　ｊｏｂ，　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｐａｙｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｑｕｉｖａｌｅｎｔ　ｏｆ　＄３０－５０　ｐｅｒ　ｈｏｕｒ．　That　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｂｅ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｎｉｃｅ，　ａｓ　Ｉ　ｅｎｊｏｙ　ｇｏｉｎｇ　ｏｕｔ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｍｙ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ，ｂｕｔ　ｃｏｓｔｓ　ａｄｄ　ｕｐ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ．
　　Ⅰ　ｊｏｉｎｅｄ　ｔｈｅ　Ｋｅｎｄｏ　ｃｌｕｂ！　Ｉ　ｈａｄ　ｔｏ　ｂｕｙ ｍｙ　ｏｗｎ　ｃｌｏｔｈｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　ｓｔｉｃｋ　ｔｈｉｎｇ，　ｂｕｔ　Ｉ　ｇｅｔ　ｔｏ　ｂｏｒｒｏｗ　ｔｈｅ　ａｒｍｏｒ，　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｓｔ ｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ　ｐａｒｔ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｇｅａｒ．　　Ａｓ　Ｉ　ｗｒｉｔｅ　ｔｈｉｓ，　ｔｈｅ　ｓｈｏｐ　ｏｗｎｅｒ　ｉｓ　ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｉｎｇ　ｍｙ　ｒｏｂｅｓ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｍｙ　ｎａｍｅ－　ｓｗｅｅｔ．　Ｔｈｅ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ　ｉｓ　ｔｏｎｉｇｈｔ，　ａｎｄ　ｂｅｆｏｒｅ　ｙｏｕ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｉｔ，　Ｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｂｅ　ａ　ｌｅａｎ，　ｍｅａｎ　ｋｅｎｄｏ　ｍａｃｈｉｎｅ！　　
　　Ｉ　ｇｏ　ｂａｃｋ　ｔｏ　America　ｉｎ　ａ　ｆｅｗ　ｄａｙｓ－　ｊｅｔ　ｌａｇ，　ｈｅｒｅ　Ｉ　ｃｏｍｅ！　Ｇｏｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｇｏ　ｔａｋｅ　ａ　ｎａｐ　ｎｏｗ　ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｂｅ　ａｗａｋｅ　ｆｏｒ　ｋｅｎｄｏ　ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ！