School and Tokyo life

Hi! I can't expain nearly how amazing it feels to live here. I can simply buy a magazine, that I'd have to wait forever to get a hold of in Sweden, on the way home from school. And I can eat delicious japanese meals out for around 500 yen!

 

Today we had the first real day of school since we only had orientation yesterday. I have to admit I was really nervous. Mostly because I wasn't too sure about what the others had learned in earlier steps and seeing as I was just kind of thrown into a class with people who already knew eachother and who has had the same teachers and the same learning system it was kind of obvious that there were things they knew better than me or that I hadn't even gotten into at the University back in Sweden. However, despite that, everyone was very helpful and understanding. And if it does turn out I can't keep up, they'll just let me move down one level.. I really don't want that to happen either way so I'll study hard! It's funny though, because the friends I've made so far are all from a lower level... Maybe I should join them after all, haha.

 

The educational books we got actually do seem very good, although they are completely in Japanese. One thing I rather like about KAI is that if there is something you don't understand or you can't read - you write it down and look it up after class. KAI is very centered around personal progress by using only Japanese and trying to communicate despite not always knowing every word. It creates a nice learning atmosphere in the classroom where you try your best and also help out others if they stuggle.

I paid a total of 3,900 yen today for the education materials, including some books and some files on the internet. 

My homework schedule... Wish me luck!

I also finally got a Suica card today, and it's just as I thought it would be. You simply charge it with money. The minimum is 1,000 Yen and when you charge the card for the first time you have to pay a deposit of 500 yen that you will get back once you return the card, and that is definately not much money for something you'll use A LOT when you live in Tokyo.