This week has been slow and I haven't done anything grand or exciting. The weather here in Nagoya has been pretty bad lately and for a few days it was raining. Now it's just cloudy and REALLY humid. According to the news, the rainy season has passed 15 days earlier than expected. Anyway, the whole week I chilled with my mom. During the weekend, I help out with my grandmother. At home, my mother and I tried to clean up because it is SOOO messy and there's just so many stuff. Literally, it's taking us a long time and I'm starting to think I won't have time to find a job. D:
Besides cleaning, my mother and I joined a gym for a month. It cost about ¥8500 or $85 for each of us. I think it's a bit expensive, but my mom said it's not bad... so whatever. We've been going to the gym for 3 days now and my legs felt like bricks. On the first day, my mother and I took a class called Technical Ballet. It was mostly a muscle training class rather than ballet so I was able to do it even though I have no ballet experience. On the second day, we took Shape Aero and CXWORX. I did not like Shape Aero because it was kind of like dance and for some reason, the choreography had a lot of spins (I got bit dizzy >.<). CXWORX was a core muscle training class, which was kinda hard. :/ On Friday, my mother took an aquatics class while I just swam some laps around the pool. It wasn't bad since it was a hot day. We'll be going back to the gym on Monday!
I have been cooking a bit as well. Recently, I have made hanetsuki gyoza (fried dumplings with crisp edges?), nagaimo and tofu baked guratan (gooey yam with tofu and baked in an oven), and sweetened pumpkin. Here is the sweetened pumpkin and nagaimo and tofu baked guratan. How does it look?
What else has happened...? I have also gotten a cell phone in Japan, which was cheap. My mother is already part of a plan in Japan with Softbank, so we were able to get an extra line barely without any cost! It's not a smartphone, but rather a regular white flip phone. Unlike the cell phones in America, it seems a lot better since it has a music/movie player and a REALLY good quality camera. Although it's not a smartphone, I'm fine with it! It's not like I'm going to be here forever! :P
Next week I'll be going to Osaka to visit Kansai Gaidai University and to meet up with a family friend. I'll write about it and put a lot of pictures! ^.^
Until next time, sayonara~!
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