Japan: Classes Begin; Birthdays Abound

It seems like many people in the I-house have birthdays in October. In effect, I am surrounded by Libras...

No, no, just kidding, just kidding. I don't mind of course, I love me my Libra friends--and dear Signs is a Libra too. But yes, moving on,

Classes have started, and with it come things like homework, reading, and of course, social life. Needless to say, I have highly neglected my blog! At least I haven't neglected my art... Mostly. It seems like a strange sense of lethargy has settled over me now that the excitement has faded a little, and I realize suddenly that yes. I am slightly homesick. It's certainly natural, and I expected it at some point, but I didn't expect it to settle in like depression.

Luckily, the rainy weather of last week has cleared up, and I am no longer stuck indoors pining away. Classes have kept me busy, and a rapidly blossoming social life is taking up moping time as well. I am, for the most part, enjoying my classes even if thus far I find them a little to easy. So in the downtime I am doing a little light reading.

On Saturday a friend of mine wants me to meet her senpai [せんぱい], so I am really looking forward to Saturday's dinner. Hopefully there will be lots of pictures.

Next blog post will be a phototour of the Toyo campus and the I-House.