School chanto started up again

So school started up again this week. I am a third grader. (top, senior class). So exciting!
Today we actually started classes. During the first literature class, the teacher was just rambling on and on and talking about what my school was like for like 9 hours when he went there. Then he put me on the spot (I HATE when teachers do this to me...) and he starts asking my classmates questions about me at the very end of class. So he asks someone "Does that kid over there speak Japanese?" And she's like "Yeah, he understands alot." Then he starts asking them questions about where I'm from, etc. Haha the way he asked what my name was, "Dewa, nani kun?" OK. Nevermind, y'all didn't find that funny. I start answering the questions; he starts getting really embaressed because he felt bad that he wasn't asking me directly, I think. Then he comes up to me and he's like "Did you understand everything I just said in the last hour?" And I was like "Um, yeah. Like 99%" (Which is the truth) And then like flipped with excitement. Hahha the teachers at my school are like in love with me.
Then I started calligraphy class! But we didn't actually do calligraphy. Just listened to the teacher babble for two hours. He's absolutely hilarious. He looks just like a yakuza (Japanese mafioso). So someone was like "Sensee! Have you ever been taken into care by the police?" (haha that sounds so awkward in English; I don't speak English no more) and he's like "Yes. Sometimes. Yes." His hair is a bit purple and he's so cool haha. He's on the All Country Japanese Classics Board (wow that sounds so weird in English. But it's really an amazing thing.) I can't wait to start calligraphy. I have lots of friends in that class so I'm pretty excited. Especially 'cuz the teacher is super chill.
Other classes I'll be taking this semester are: Spanish, Foreign Culture (this class is so amazing. We watch Southpark and Monty Python etc.), Current English, etc etc I don't remember what else.
Um what else... nothing really amazing. I had a Rotary function tonight. Super boring. Tomorrow night Rotary is taking me out to teppanyaki. Don't even ask me how to say that in English. Um. Um. Um. It's when the cook grills steak right in front of your eyes. Soooo good.

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Oh. And I just wanted to say something about the Olympic Torch. I totally agree that Tibet should be free, blah blah blah. I totally agree with the protestors' message. However, I think it's disgustly disrespectful to the athlethes who have worked soooooo hard to be in the Olympics. And the Olympics are supposed to foster shinzen (good will) and heiwa (peace). So I think taking advantage of the Olympics like that to spread your message grossly ugh nvm I can't speak English. But I think they should def. protest all they want; they really should. Just don't drag the Olympics into it. That's my two cents.

Back at the Hiranos

So I'm back at the Hiranos, my first host family. On Saturday, the Horiuchis took me to see the cherry blossoms at Hamamatsu Castle. That was really, really pretty. T
I went to the Hiranos house and they got me into the happi, which is the traditional festival outfit. The Hamamatsu Festival is in less than one month!
Sunday Melina came to visit Hamamatsu. So we had a Canadian-American-Japanese friendship day. Fun times.
Today I went out to a ramen shop with some classmates after school.
It was good.