Chotto Update Shimasu

Howdy dudes and dudettes!
I haven't updated in soooo long. So here's the rundown!
After last post, I went to Kyoto w/ my buds for 3 days.
Then I came back to Nagoya and got my stiches out. I was taking pictures of my eye everyday, but that got boring. Needless to say, it healed. Only some parts above the bone are a bit swollen, but the scar is hardly noticeable! I'm club-worthy pretty again! yay!!!
I also have a new bike~! I rode it today, wearing a helmet, and slowing at every intersection, even when I had the right-of-way, just to check. I made it home alive!!
After Kyoto, I went to Hiroshima, Miyajima, and Himeji for a 3 day trip w/ IES. That was nice. Hiroshima was very interesting. The museum there had a solemn air to it that hit you from the beginning until you walked out. It was quite an experience.
In Miyajima, I saw the famous floating tori, climbed a mountain in search of monkeys (which I did not find, to my chagrin), and bought a yukata (like a summer kimono)and accesories. In Himeji, I went to the famous Himeji Castle. It was fun.
We went almost everywhere with the IES trip in shinkansen!!! It was so fassst! Think of a 6 hour drive, in 2~~!! That's a shinkansen~!~~

I've also finished my tutoring job in the last month. It was very fun teaching English here. But then again, I love teaching. Maybe I should do that instead of being a doctor. Hmmmmm?

I've made a lot of friends with the other study abroad students in the past two months because all the Japanese students were on break. But now they're back (since Friday) and our once quiet and empty michi (streets) are full of freshman!!!
I've already joined the judo club w/ my friends Tana(naugh) and Vivi(an) and we are having a great time!!!
Except for us and one other girl, everyone is a boy! And except for one boy, everyone is a black belt! But they are sooooo nice!!! One thing I like about Japan is that everyone is allowed to be cute!!!! And because we were raised in America, that makes the boys here adorable!!! Ah, it's fun being a girl.

Yesterday, my penpal Yoshiko came to visit me for Easter!I got to meet her friend Akiko who lives in Nagoya too. We went to His Call Church for Easter Service. Sadly, it was my first time going to church since I got here, but I reallllly enjoyed it! I miss going to church! :'(!!! I plan on going a lot more! Especially since it's only a few subway stations over from me. We hung out with my friend Maria who met us at church and we had a very good day.

I'm also recovering from a cold. It started Wednesday night, I think it will round out this Wednesday, since it seems to like me so much.

Hmmmm, what else? I've conducted 3 interviews in Japanese! The first one was hard and I was very nervous, but as I did them more. I've gotten a lot better at my fluency. I've also been talking a lot more in Japanese. What will I do when I get back to the States!?!?!? I'll miss Japanese, my friends, and Japan so much!! There's less than 2 months left!!! DOU SHIYOU KANAAA!! (WHAT SHOULD I DO?!!?)

But I do look forward to meeting with you guys again!! I'll write soon!