I got to practice my Japanese in the nurse's office because my friend Kim was sick. I had collected her work from the sensei and was bring it to her at the office. When I got there I realized that the receptionist didn't speak English and I had to try my Japanese. It was not good but surprisingly, I was only there for a few minutes before I found out that Kim hadn't come in yet. During my volunteering at the Language lounge I found out that she had to go visit the hospital for medication. However, she looks to be improving already.
I was a bit nervous at the tutoring place but I did talk to some of the girls. at first I thought I had gotten snubbed by some of the boys there who didn't want to talk. But later one of the gaijin (foreigner) sempai explained that they were just shy and that they can come off as cold instead. Next time I will try harder to engage them and not walk off to lick my wounds in a corner (I didn't in reality, I just went back to talking to girls but...still)
After tutoring I went to get ready for aikido. I stopped by the baseball field to check on Kim who was sleeping there waiting for her Japanese guide to the hospital. Originally I thought she was a hobo sleeping at the field and I was thinking " I hope Kim's nowhere near that guy". In the end it turned out to be Kim that was the hobo. I waited until she left before going to aikido and was a few minutes late but it was alright. I got some great pictures and video of some of the older sempai practicing their aikido.
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