Life Update

This post is for my family, friends, and everyone that i let fall behind in my life. I'm SO sorry!

So i was an IPA, international peer advisor, for AUAP, Asia University America Program. But instead of doing that again for this semester i pulled my reapplication. I chose not to do it again because when my students left, my heart was broken but i'm slowly recovering. and i'm only recovering because of the constant contact i have with a few of my students. If not for Abu, Shiori, and Hiro i might still be a sodden mass of tears. I know it sounds dramatic but that's how it was.

And i'm also doing a lot of excersizing lately. Since last june, i've lost about 40 pounds and i hope to lose a lot more before i go to japan. i do tae bo everyday for one hour, i try to eat right, and i (mostly) resist the high fat high sugar stuff. It's hard but it will be worth it if i can stick to it.

my classes are going good. This quarter i should be getting almost straight 3.8's across the board. I'm doing so well that i was told by my advisor that i might even be able to graduate early. Instead i'm using the chance to go to japan.

That's right, next fall i will hopefully spending my days in shinjuku "the skyscraper district" of tokyo. I try to study my japanese but lately my classes have been keeping me too busy. I know that i really need to improve before i go to japan but my sensei (japanese for teacher) says that i'm really skilled. All of the new AUAP students that i know find my japanese impressive. I guess it's one of those things that i'm just naturally good at. I hope so.

My friends are always busy too so i spend most of my weekdays by myself (doing homework, which can be hellish) or with the new AUAP students. I think now that i might have been okay to do it again but part of me is still glad i didn't. On the weekends, i spend every spare moment hanging out with my friends, sleeping in, finishing papers, or going to events.

I know that a lot of you are worried because now i'm 21 and able to drink. but really, don't worry. most of my friends are underage and so i can't drink with them and i refuse to drink alone and frankly i don't really like to drink. I don't feel like i'm really missing out though.

this week is finals week and then we have spring break. i have most of my finals tomorrow and i know i should be studying but i think i'm okay. i have a good feeling about my classes this quarter. It helps to have teachers that think you're a genius.

oh, and i guess my love life needs to be updated too since i really don't talk about it to anyone. I just got out of a relationship. i broke it off because i refuse to settle for people that don't treat me as well as i deserve. (And it's not about arrogance or pride or being picky, it's about self respect) and until i find someone that does deserve to have me in their life, i'm not going to worry about being in a relationship. There's more to life than that.

so i can't think of anything else to update. i guess if i think of anything laterr, i'll add it.

I love my family and friends.
Hiro is my hero, Shiori is an angel, and Abu is the best friend i ever had.
I hope you all know how important to me you are.