First off, as of tomorrow, I have been in the great prefecture of Fukuoka for seven weeks. This absolutely blows my mind. As much as I miss the warmth of being at home in Rock Hill, SC, I don't want to leave. You may think, Miah, you still have a super long time there. But think about it this way. A third of my time has gone. While I've been a bit stressed and upset about certain things in life, my time has slipped away in the past week or so. I am slightly disappointed in myself for this, I am determined to enjoy every moment of the next 15 weeks. Whether studying my butt off or enjoying some ramen, I need to soak it up. I want to live with no regrets. Kinda' a motto of mine.
Currently Im trying to remember something and it's driving me crazy.
(Ha! I remembered. #winning)
Ah! I got my first "care package" from my, I don't even know what to call her. She started out being a friend and work partner of my mom's. Now she is literally part of my family. She is definitely one of my favorite people on the face of the earth. So, anywho, Memory sent me a car package, which included things like deodorant, pencils, and the best thing on Earth, which is Sour Filled Twizzlers, if you didn't know. I shared (I know, it's a miracle) these with some of my friends and got about 85% of the liked it. My friend Daichi thinks he's lucky that they aren't in Japan or he would be addicted.
Speaking of Daichi, I had a lot of fun with him last week. I found out that my friend Sanggi Lee can play the piano very well. And I had a small heart attack when he started to play "River Flows in You" flawlessly. If you don't know this song, drop everything and go listen to it immediately. It is one of my favorite songs of all time. So Daichi made up some lyrics really quickly and they jammed. And yes, that's what I call jamming. And I sat silently and watched in awe. I might have even practiced some of the singing tips that he gave Sanggi Lee this week. Miah's so bad at the singing.
My friend Chris left my church, FIC, last week. He is back in South Korea now I believe. Honestly I didn't know Chris that well. We talked occasionally at church but that was pretty much it. My church is SUPER traditional, and whenever anyone is leaving the church, everyone gathers around and sings the hymn "On Eagle's Wings." Coming from a church where the worship service looks more like a rock concert, the first time I saw this I was a bit surprised. But when we were all singing to Chris, I teared up bad. Now anyone that knows anything about me knows that it doesn't take much to make me cry (a quality I detest, by the way). But something about this experience was so pure and lovely, I couldn't help it. When my time comes for this, the church will be flooded with my tears. You have been forewarned.
This past week I went on a school trip (trip is the name of today's blog). I went to Kyoto and Nara by しんかんせん (shinkansen, bullet train). Kyoto and Nara are like the still super traditional parts of Japan. Now to be honest, there are parts of Kyoto that look similar to Fukuoka. No, people aren't living in huts, Mom. It's essentially a bunch of parks and temples and places all surrounding a less "big city" feel. I realize that my
English in that last sentence was super poor. Deal.
I can't finish this post without mentioning this. My homie, Jeff, left for basic last week. So if you could take the time to pray for him I would greatly appreciate it.
John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
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