More about trains and school

00:07

Haven't done anything out of the ordinary for the last two days, I guess that's a sign of school life having started for real. Had another three-hour straight lesson in the morning today, and it was tough to keep the concentration on top for the whole time.
Yesterday, I ate katsudon for the first time! It's a rather simple dish, bowl of rice, some egg, and some fried pork on top. Hm... I'd like to try other versions, I should ask people for recommendations.
In the afternoon, we ha a sakubun (作文) class. We got to read some examples from the previous years, and everyone's so entusiastic and write so well. I'm already getting prestationsångest, it feels like there's no way I'll be able to write on that level. Not yet. ^^; Nooo! Come on, spirit up!
Oh, and remember that I mentioned about not looking forward to commuting alone to school? I did it on Wednesday! The most difficult part is to get from home to the Shimotakaidostation. I got lost and had to ask for directions. But the lady was nice (hmm, she probably noticed I wasn't Japanese. Perhaps it was the way I spoke? Or looked like?) and I found it without problems after that. I think I should be able to manage on my own now, going from home to school. Although going to new stations alone still makes me extremely nervous and insecure. Will I ever get used to the Tokyo Metro system? Everything just seems so... messy. People everywhere. I feel lost all the time and there's no time to breath because everybody just rushes everywhere and you end up following a stream of people not knowing where you'll end up. I miss the Stockholm Metro so much... And its empty trains. They don't seem to exist in Tokyo.

I've been studying for my first test for Friday. A kanjitest . We got to see an example and it didn't look very complicated (it didn't seem like you had to know all the kun- and onyomi for every kanji), but I've been trying to study up on that in case it comes up. And I have to do it sooner or later anyway. Hm... But forcing 40 new kanji into the brain in one evening is too much. I'll make better preparations for next time.

Tomorrow we're going to the Disaster Prevention Museum, 防災館, one of the three obligatory field trips. As the name hints at, we're going to experience a simulated earthquake, rainstorms and so on. That should be interesting! Also, meeting E tomorrow. She's been in staying with a couple of acquaintances and I'm looking forward to catch up on her country-ish life! :D Hm, not really country-ish after all. But yeah!

And because pictures are nice to look at, I'm posting a random one here:

Group picture with Sv, O and A!