I Wanna Sleeeeeeeeeep

So it has been a rough couple of days. The lack of sleep and lots of homework is getting to me. I really need to get caught up and stay that way. The biggest thing is reading Genji. The book is just soooooo long. Coupled with the fact that I cannot concentrate on reading it past 10pm or so at night, means that it never gets done. I also do not take the book to school because it is so big. The book itself easily doubles the weight of my backpack.

So right now I am trying to find something to do. My translation studies class today was cancelled as the teacher never showed up. Therefore, I have to find something to do for 3 hours until my next class. Posting in my blog seemed like a perfect idea.

So two days ago I stopped by the hub and met 2 Waseda students who wanted to practice their english. I wanted to practice my Japanese, but it is always a give and take relationship. We talked a lot about the differences between American and Japanese schools. I had a lot of fun. We also agreed that next time we meet we will converse in Japanese.

Yesterday I had an optional Japanese class. The program is offering 4 different classes that are taught by Waseda students wanting to teach Japanese. We spent the entire hour and a half going over the differences between ありがとうございます　と　ありがとうございました. It was the most long and drawn out class I have ever been in. Needless to say I will not be taking that again.

Afterwards, I went to the Super Mario Club with Vaso and Rienzo. It turns out that the club only has 4 members and therefore is not really a club at all. They share a room with another club that plays the cardgame "bridge". They just go there to hang out and play some Nintendo games. It was really cool to get to meet some people that share the same interests as me although, I do not think I will be joining. I will however, keep in contact with the guys running it. After playing some games, Vaso and I decided that we wanted to start collecting Famicom and Super Famicom games. They are relatively cheap and you can find them used all over the place. The only problem is buying the actual system...