Since then, I've mostly just been doing the same thing i.e. Japanese classes, karate, jodo, taiko so not so bad really! Also, our university had a festival recently & they had some really awesome taiko performances which was cool :) I also got some random gashapon (coin-operated toy vending machines) stuff & I won an Elmo stuffed toy on a UFO catcher hehe.
Last Tuesday in our cultural experiences classes we did ikebana (flower arranging) which was actually quite good as we got to go into the woods & collect all our own stuff & then arranged it "free style" :)
You can see mine here though some of the other creations were much cooler but hey... Hmm, other than that, last Saturday evening I went to Kenrokuen again, but this time with my friends Kym & Petteri & Kym's host mother. It was open especially at night so it was really pretty & there was also an ocarina concert. Plus recently there was something set up called yukitsuri, which is basically where the trees are supported by bamboo poles to help when there's lots of snow which happens a lot in Kanazawa it seems.
Anyway, I'm gonna head off now but will hopefully have something new & exciting to write about soon :P Ooh, just incidentally, it started snowing yesterday though so far it's mostly just been hailing or slushy. Might improve soon, you never know. Bye for now! Charlotte ^_^
