...we've definitely been stressing over here. The professors don't understand that a rigorous workload wasn't supposed to be part of the picture ...hahahaha only in my dreams....
In other news, Tyler dragged me to see a Kabuki play last weekend. Most people don't know this, but I have a pretty short attention span. I can barely watch a movie, let alone a play. So on our way to the show, Ty explains most of the plot to me (which is actually an interesting part of Japanese history) and what Kabuki is like. OK good so far. Then he says it will last around 3 hours. WTF? 3 hours? Ok you can do it summer.
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| A little boring but it will be ok... |
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| Yess!!! More than 3 people! |
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| Zzzzzz....by this point even Ty fell asleep for a bit |
5 hours later. Not OK: Tyler, I'm going to kill you. Not only was the play 5 hours long, but half of the time the actors weren't moving. I seriously used my binoculars to people watch half the time. I know, I'm a creeper. Let's just say a lot of people were as bored as I was; half of them were asleep. So much for immersing myself in the culture.
NEVER AGAIN.
On another note, we finally made it out to Tokyo's DisneySea (sorta like California Adventure). I don't what it is about themeparks out here, but we're literally addicted... I think we may have a problem. In the end, we find it excusable because while most of the other students spend a lot of money on clothes and merchandise, we go to themeparks. Anyhow, DisneySea has to be one of the most intricately designed parks I've ever seen. Minus the people, it was breathtaking. The rides...well, yeah they weren't that great. However, the lines were really short, the people were entertaining to watch, and it was SOOOOOOOOOOO much better than Tokyo Disneyland.
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| All of the Japanese girls were dressed as Minnie. ALL OF THEM >.< |
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| "Under the sea" yepp, song's in my head too~ |
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Oh, another creepy note. At this park there's this story in which Mickey and Minnie exchange bears as a sign of love or some cliche like that (zzzzz borrrinnggg!) Anyhow, everyone had these "Duffy" and "Shellie Mae" dolls that Mickey and Minnie supposedly gave to one another. What's even stranger is that people would literally take "family" photos with these dolls everywhere they went in Disneyland (meaning the young couple and the dolls). It was so amusing to watch.
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(I know I'm stalkerish, but I had to show you) |
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My favorite part of the night: A performance was occurring in front of this lady, and she couldn't see because there was a crowd in front of her. So instead of finding a way to watch the show, she holds up "Duffy" and "Shelly-Mae" to watch the show for her. WHHHHHHYYYYYYYY world? |
At the dorm, Christmas season has arrived. A few people already took the time to decorate our main lounge area and it looks so pretty now! Japan actually kinda celebrates Christmas by decorating all the stores (unfortunately not really into the Christian aspect of it). Also, it's not seen as a family holiday like it is in the states. Many people say it's actually time for couples to be together (kinda like our Valentine's Day). It's too bad.
One last thing, Tyler won't say it, but his work was chosen for the university magazine. Yay! so proud :)
Have a happy holiday season! Be safe and try not to stress about
Christmas shopping too much <3
XOXO
