Just thought I'd do a brief post to let everyone know that I'm taking the Japanese proficiency test tomorrow, well, technically today but no need to be pedantic. A test which if I pass means I can have a nice certificate to prove that I can actually speak Japanese. Without the certificate it's all hearsay, seeing as I haven't actually graduated from UQ yet.
Also, since it feels so empty without nice pictures I thought I'd include this one. For those of you who don't know why I've been studying Japanese for so long, in high school I participated in an exchange program to Hyogo prefecture where I spent part of my summer holidays living with a Japanese family. An unforgettable experience to say the least. Recently I caught up with them in Kobe, apparently I've gotten taller... and thinner. Anyway, since only my family reads this, I've been keeping in touch with Kanase (my host brother who came and lived with us in Australia for six weeks) and he sent me this picture.
As you can see Kanase is on the left and the on the right is Ultraman. A Japanese superhero. The significance of this picture is that it is after both of these fine gentlemen ran a 100km in Iwate. I thought that was amazing in itself but apparently Ultraman ran the whole way in costume. Surprisingly, not that uncommon in Japanese marathons. There were some strangely dressed people at the Shimonoseki marathon.
Anyway, just letting you all know I'm doing well. Big day tomorrow and for anyone who is interested the University's 2013 Campus guide is out now and my picture is in it a whopping 8 times, which incidentally I think is more than the University's head honcho. But you know what they say stranger things have happened. Good night and thanks for the good luck I know you're wishing me :)
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ReplyDeleteDo you have the link to the campus guide, cant find it on the site even using the Japanese translation.