An American's Japanese life IX

May 23, 2015

        I can not say it enough, but I love the place I am in. No everyone gets a chance to be in the position that I am in. I'm 21 and I'm japan. I am truly honored to have this experience. So far, I have meet so many people that I will not forget for the rest of my life. So Americans, others Japanese. The bond that I share with these people is a strong genuine bond that can not be severed.
        Today, we had a party planned with the students from Chuo University. The party acted like a social gather where the students of the TnCis and the University could "break the ice" and get to know each other. Normally, things of that nature tend to have a slow start but this took off pretty well and was quite fun to participate in. The Students of TnCis sat around a table were visited by some Japanese students for a certain period of time. I got the experience some of the student body and I was happy with what I saw. We got to bond over things like music, hobbies, and even relation of major. It really blow my mind about how similar we are. You would think that since we are from two separate sides of the world we would seem different, but it's the complete outside in this case.

      The fun did not end with the party ended. Afterwards, we left with the group to get some food and talk some more. Over dinner, we connected more with the Japanese students. Food is a thing that everyone can bond over. As I look around and saw Americans and Japanese sitting together, laughing and having fun, it brought so much joy to my heart. I loved that I was about of that social cohering, and would not change that experience for nothing.
        We, later, took the event to Karaoke. Even through not the whole group went, we still had an eventful turn out. We started at around 9 pm and were singing our hearts out by 10 pm. By the time we were finish singing, it was 5 am. We literally sang for about 9 hours. It was insane. When we left the building, the sun was up. We waved goodbye to our Japanese friends as we took our separate ways.