While you were at work

Heh today is of course a non-instructional day so there is practically no one on campus. It's so.. lonely right now... My boss is saying maybe next year he will close the office for good on this day (day after Thanksgiving). I spent most of lastnight watching Kou Kou Kyoushi, a JDorama. Its not especially good, its just a way to pass the time when I am all alone. I suppose I could find other productive means of spending my time.. even playing World of Warcraft! :P I am hypocritical. I feel like I should be doing my papers and that playing a game will not make me in the mood to write... but watching stuff sure doesn't change anything!!! Me and my Japanese excuses... I suppose on the bright side I am often thinking in Japanese... I will think out sentences or responses to say to people and then I remember that they won't understand a single thing if I were to voice it.

So I really want to go to Japan soon. I want to be in a situation where I am forced to speak the language on a daily basis. My options are summer school, or just visiting. I was thinking about summerschool on Oahu just to graduate earlier, but I think I would spend the same amount of money on one semester of tuition for 12 credits versus tuition on two summer classes for 8 credits. Kindof a ripoff! So I got an idea in my head that I could go visit Japan on my own, for a summer trip. If someone like Kayo would let me stay at their place then I don't have to worry about finding a hotel or something. And then I will have someone around me who speaks English so I won't feel totally lost - just in case. I may have the problem of speaking to her in English too much though.. hmm.. I would hope that I would try my hardest and darndest!!! That's if it were to happen. Who knows. Kayo liked the idea of me visiting her for the summer, but it will cost me a little over $1000USD just for a roundtrip plane ticket. Sigh. Guess I need a higher paying job!