今、私が感じていること

Today was the last day of classes, and our Japanese class's party. We were treated to a rakugo performance by one of the Nanzan students, which is a one-man, storytelling act. A little hard to understand, but pretty funny. After that, I played cards with some of the other students for a hour or two (sadly, no Nerts or Dutch Blitz). We taught one of the senseis Egyptian Ratscrew - she really got into it, and as she got excited, she started speaking like someone half her age.

「あの、さ ...」

For those of who can 話す the 日本語, our class created a webpage with mini-essays about some of our experiences. 良かったら、是非見てください：　http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/~yasui/

I have a week left here and I don't know what to say anymore. I created this blog so that the four of us could let our friends and families know what we're up to, but that didn't work so well. It's hard enough to tell someone about your life when you're separated by a great distance, and impossible when that experience is as intense as study abroad. And it's not like conveying things will get easier upon returning. But I think that's somehow alright.

Arg, I don't want to leave Japan.

Why can't I have my cake and eat it, too?