Update!

So, a lot has been happening. This week, my school had exams so I got to sit in the library and study. It was kind of nice to just be able to sit and study Japanese for a while. A few days ago, I had a Rotary meeting and my host parents let Alicia and I do whatever we wanted after. We took the subway to Odori and explored! It was so much fun to be able to do whatever we wanted and just walk around for a bit. Amazingly, we made it all the way back to our subway station with no help and boy did that feel good. I feel so independent now and I really like it. Yesterday, I went out to dinner with my host family and Alicia's host family. It was so much fun! We went to a traditional Japanese restaurant and I got to try a ton of awesome food. I ate chicken skin, chicken stomach, chicken gizzards, eel, and an eel heart! The eel heart was actually really good and I felt proud for trying it. So far, I haven't turned down any food they've given me. Everything's so delicious here! Today's been a nice relaxing day and it's nice to have those every once in a while. My host grandma and my host brother's girlfriend came over today and we all played Jenga! It was super intense. Before my grandma left, I gave her some gifts from America and when my host parents got back from taking her to the subway station, they said she cried because she was so happy about the gifts I gave her. It made me so happy that it made her THAT happy! So that was a nice way to end the day. It's raining now, which I'm so happy about. It's finally starting to cool down a little which makes everything a lot easier. Especially sleeping. So I'm going to go sleep right now. Goodnight!