Kyouwa kokoni tomaruga saigo no hi desu - Jan. 19 2007

After less than a month being here (and a considerably lighter wallet because of rent), I am packing up and preparing to leave tomorrow for the University dorms. I am kind of sad of leaving this place because I feel home now and I find it convenient to be right downtown, next to a train station. I am kind of lucky to be able to stay here in a while. After thinking about it over and over, I decided it was better to move at the dorms... financially and socially it is more sound for me to move at the dorms because I will make more friends. Here I am in my own unit, in my own world... I don't feel like I am in Japan when I am in my room, unless I turn on the TV, I feel like I am in my Room in Montreal... This kind of cocooning and sheltering and avoiding the world outside is not good for me and for my experience. The thing I fear the most though, is how it will go with my new roomate at the dorms. I have a great roomate back in Montreal, and I am scared that it doesn't get any better. It's also the first time I will share dwellings with a stranger... I could be positively surprised..., for now, I will concentrate on packing up. One step at a time. On a side note, I have completed all 99 lessons of the Assmil Japanese learning program today... I feel like celebrating.. anyone wants to join in, any ideas?