Ah actually, my summer holiday was not so fabulous. I could not travel abroad(which was the very thing I really wanted to do) because I did not have enough money...so all I did during the holiday were hang out with my friends, go to bars or clubs and get drunk like I always did in the last semester. the most exciting thing was I made friends with many new exchange students. In August, me and my friends(Haruka, Keiko, Aami and Ryoko...Hiromitsu was supposed to come, too, though) joined the program, Kyoto Tour, and met some new exchange students for the first time. All of them are from the U.S. and as you can see, I was the only boy in the group. We went to Kiyomizu temple first. Of course we draw fortune slips of "love" because the shrine which is located inside the site of the temple and named "Zinushi jinzya" is popular among people who want lovers. I do not talk about the result for some reasons. Anyway, it was a very fun time. After that, we took those American girls to karaoke. They were too embarrassed to sing because they had never been to karaoke, but they seemed to enjoy it(I wish so).
On the same day, I had to say good bye to some friends from other countries. The sweetest friends, Alex and Osian, would come back to their countries(England and Wales). I am already missing them, so when I travel Europe this winter, I will also visit them(this time, I can not miss this plan defin
itely!)I also met some friends from high school during this summer, we meet once a few months though. One of them came back to Japan from Indonesia(she was studying folk dance in Bali), and another one would go to Holland to study for one year. It has been almost two and a half year since we graduated, but every time we meet, I even feel like nothing has changed(of course we all have grown up and had many experiences)
I made some plans to meet each of some good friends from previous university, too, because they would start studying abroad from this autumn. Most of them are now studying in Spain because we majored in Spanish. It was a really good time. Gathering and getting drunk together is of course fun, but meeting a friend and have a chat is nice, too. Ah I also want to upload some pictures, but unfortunately I did not take pictures.
Oh and I wore yukata for the first time when I went to firework on the bank of Yodo river. It was too hot and difficult to dance at clubs after that, but I want to wear it again next year. Some of you guys who are using mixi already saw this picture, but I show off it again because it is really cute!(at least for me)
This fabulous lady is one of my good friends. We used to work together at nova which is almost broke now↑
This fabulous lady is one of my good friends. We used to work together at nova which is almost broke now↑
So...other things I did were, as I said, hang out, come to school, drink and get drunk. Do you know the park near the seminar house four? Evey night, many exchange students come and drink there, so if you want make some friends or meet Mari, just get some beer and go there. Mari is always drunk there, I guess. Oh but be careful, many dogs pee and poop on the grass, so check and smell before you sit down. I also recommend Daddy's and Mummy's. Daddy's is the shot bar(like Irish bar) and Mummy's is kind of Izakaya. They are 
very different, but I am sure you can have fun at both places.
very different, but I am sure you can have fun at both places.←This shot was taken when me and Haruka doing karaoke at a bar in Umeda. The guy is my friend from previous university.
