5-16-06

Today was the study abroad student meeting. There was a really really cute chinese girl there, going to Hong Kong, wore a really pretty dress… She gave Kevin her number and msn! He didn’t even ask her or do anything, she just handed it over to him! I wish I was in her group….

I was in the group with a guy going to the Netherlands and a girl going to Australia. The girl seemed kinda shy, really laid back, but, it looked like she was really analytical…But still kinda dumb. I mean, she did have a good conversation going with the Netherlands guy. She asked me where I was going. I said Japan.

The real kicker though was her next question. “Can you even speak Japanese?!?” she asked very sarcastically, and doubtingly. “Yeah”, I snapped back. She looked confused. It looked as though she was expecting me to say no.

Anyways I had to leave a few minutes early because I had a chinese class. But immediately before leaving, the advisor read a article about being a “ugly american” and about how they drink their diet coke and interrupt speeches and what not. Of course right after she was done saying that I had to grab my empty diet coke can and pizza plate and interrupt the meeting and leave to go to chinese class. Talk about irony and bad timing, jeez.

At the rpac on the bike I saw Julie today. She came up and said hi. I was really surprised to see her. I mean, as I sit there riding my bike listening to my tunes and thinking while the music plays she’s the one I am thinking about, and she suddenly appears out of nowhere. It’s hard for me to talk to her, even though of all people she should be one of the most easy for me to talk to. But I think it’s because that I feel she thinks so much like me that, and because I judge people very quickly and harshly, she’ll do the same to me if I say something stupid or rash. This is why I get very shy to talk to her… Maybe it’s the same for her too? I can only wonder…

Had a really good talk today with Matt eating dinner at Kennedy. I can tell he is alot more comfortable talking about things and expressing his opinions than the first time we met him.
He brought up a really good idea. “I’m telling you, once I step off that plane, it’s done…” Once he gets off the plane he isn’t speaking a word of english. He isn’t going to even speak english to other american students. And, if someone tries to speak english to you when you are struggling with Japanese, do not speak english back, just keep trying and going and answer them back in japanese, they’ll eventually get the picture. I think I’m going to do that that’s alot of fun and I will be so so much better. He said so many speak english there and waste such a perfect opportunity, he is so right. Thanks for the advice Matt.