I know I haven't blogged in a long time (2 months!) but I haven't really had anything to write about!
３学期 ended in early March and the next term doesn't start until like April 16th, so in other words, spring break is over a month long! At first, I just took a much-needed break from school and relaxed, watching TV or going shopping around Tsukuba every once in awhile. However, last week, I took a little vacation with my friend Zoe (also from OSU).
On Monday, we had a farewell party for our good friend Choi because he had to return to Korea, but unfortunately it had to be cut short for me since I was leaving early the next morning. Tuesday, I woke up at 7 and left with Zoe for Odaiba, in Tokyo Odaiba is a man-made island in Tokyo Bay. It was the first time I'd actually seen the water since coming to Japan. Around Odaiba are basically just a ton of shopping malls, but it was fun. Also had a good view of the bridge (looked like Skyarrow bridge from Pokemon BW) and Tokyo Tower! We ate at Odaiba Takoyaki Museum and I had some garlic-flavored stuff that was a different take on one of my favorite foods.
Before meeting up with my bestest buddy Jess, her boyfriend, and Hannah (another OSU buddy studying in Tokyo) Zoe and I also checked out the 科学未来館 science museum. They had some pretty cool stuff in there! Everything was bilingual, too, so that was nice. There's also a giant Gundam in front of a mall that we couldn't go in because it was being worked on. By the time we made it to the gundam, it was too dark to get a good picture.
