it has been long

[uzauza]

i have finished putting all my things away. it is very strange being alone home here now. i hope i will run into someone who remembers i remember.

japan already looks very different when i can read most of  some of  a few of the street signs. in nagoya we were not supposed to leave school without senior older students, and most people at the dorms were changing  switch  also from other countries. i am not sure where to go to find something good to drink. can i ask one of you  someone?

i've been trying to brush up on my japanese, but its definitely more difficult than my practice books. i would like to practice, but if im more understandable in english to people that is okay too. maybe that is easier for people who can speak it? 

(ooc: strikethroughs are alternate phrasings or words he couldn't remember that didn't actually make it into the post. italics are things typed in english.)

Comments

[uzauza]

are there the ones with flowers? they are what i remember the most from Nagoya. it is not the season yet, but the japanese flowers were very beautiful.

i think akaya-kun could come with me. we have said we would meet to practice, but since he has a tournament i am not sure there is the time for this.

[ever_yanagi]

Do you mean flower arrangements in vases? Or flowering trees? Some of them are just the former, but I will highlight the ones that are near the cherry trees, so you may appreciate them while having tea, when the season comes.

Akaya will need to take breaks sometimes. You could make sure he actually relaxes and doesn't spend his spare time shouting at people over the intenet.

[uzauza]

i meant the vases, but i think the trees would also be good to see. a lot of books mention them, and i think my mother would like to see a picture.

is akaya-kun the one to spend a lot of time doing that? he has been very patient with me so far, not like before. if you think he will need the break we can try after practice, i think.

[ever_yanagi]

When sakura season arrives, I'll be sure to let you know of all the good spots.

He sometimes gets too invested in his video games. He should experience the calming atmosphere of tea shops.

[uzauza]

thank you.

it is good to have things to be caring much for though. you are saying he has not been to those? then perhaps we can try something new together.

[ever_yanagi]

It is also possible to care too much about trivial things. I doubt Akaya has been to a tea house.