So this weekend was the Rotary District Conference. It was so much fun to hang out with all the other exchange students in this district again. Of course, I didn't sleep much. On Sunday morning, I participated in a panel discussion on international goodwill. It was rather... interesting. Then after that, Kurahashi-san, one of the important Rotarians in charge of exchange, came up to me, and was like "Please do a two minute speech in about ten minutes." So I was like, okay... so he takes me backstage and before I know it he ushers me into a huge auditorium of about 500 Rotarians. And then he's like, okay, make your speech now. I had nothing prepared, so I just talked from the top of my head. My host club, Hamamatsu Minami, started cheering for me. They're so adorable! Afterwards, Kurita-sensee, the president of the club and my next host father, adressed the entire club and told them how I upheld the name and reputation of the Hamamatsu Minami Rotary Club.
Monday I was so exhausted from the hard work from the weekend and still a bit sick so I stayed home.
I've been away from kendo club for the longest time (one week and a half) due to Rotary thingies and university stuff and sickness and the like. But today I went again! It was so much fun! Everyone was like "WHERE WERE YOU!??!" Haha. Then we had actual duals today (with the signal flag things), not just practice. The first person I fought was a second year student... that was a tie. The members from the opposite team were cheering for me... it was so adorable. Everyone loves a gaijin! Then I fought another second year student, and she won. Ah, well. I've only been doing it for like two months so I can't expect to be a pro. But ganbarimasu! (Im doing my best!)
So next Thursday I'm going to Nagoya with my host mom. I have an interview with a rep from Columbia Univ. After the interview, we're gonna hang out at Nagoya Castle and one of the most sacred shrines in Japan. Yayyy!
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