A year in Nagasaki

A desription of my final preparations during august and the fun time in Amsterdam during that time up to my year at the university of Nagasaki from the 1st october 2005 thru august 2006. Together with 9 other students from the University of Leiden, Holland, we are on an extra-curricular year to improve our conversational skills. Will it work ??

Saturday, February 18

Weird.......

After having studied...well followed lectures and did homework etc. on a regular basis it's kinda weird not having to do anything anymore. Apart from a small article that I had to write for the University News about a trip to Unzen and Shimabara last november there is nothing to keep me occupied..workwise that is.
Had a bit of a falling out with Alex about a remark I made about her presentation during the last lecture which didn't go down lightly. We''ll see how the relationship will develop... Luckily her boyfriend Christoph is going to be here real soon. Planned to go to Seoul with her but not so sure now.
Had Yang Xiang (a.k.a. Tony) from Shanghai over for dinner (Thai green curry) and he had brought very strong (i.e. 52%) chinese wheat liquor and spicy pork sausages...mmm!
Billy (from Washington DC) and Cliff (from Bangkok) are in town and together with Saul we're having a grand old time. Dinner and Lunch, beer and good chatter...the good life in other words. Two collegues from Saul from the University joined us for lunch at a very nice place close to Hamanomachi. And they speak excellent english..not the jibberish kind where they think that they speak perfect english and you have just no idea what the hell is going on.


Tomorrow we have a trip to Kumamoto planned but no idea what time or anything else for that matter. Confusion abounds.
I do miss Paul and Amsterdam....

1 Comments:

  • At 2:18 am, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hi Babes. You must be enjoying the free time now that all the exams and homework are over. Take some time to enjoy the country. Not long until the cherry blossom time. That should be very "chocolate box". I'm sure you'll take a nice picture for me. Sorry about Alex. Hope you both make up soon. She seemed a really good friend. Weather here absolutley vile. Cold, Rain, Wind. You name it and we've got it - if it's nasty. Off to see Nigel in the Birdcage on Wednesday. The Birdcage was scheduled to close at the end of January but it was reprieved. Not much else to tell. Helped Simon (met in Gran Can) to move some stuff at the weekend. Hard work but we had a good laugh and I met all of his mad family. Well I must be off. Speak soon. Really missing you.
    Chris
    xxx

     

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