Deadlines

I'm currently swamped with work. As we approach the last three weeks of classes, exams, presentations and essay deadlines are looming...(so are the ever-tempting summer festivals), hence the lack of blog posts - sorry!

13/7 2,000-characters report on interpretation seminars

15/7 draft of the final report

17/7 Gion festival

20/7 Grammar exam (on JLPT Level 1 stuff); meeting with advisor about the final report & representation

21/7 Politics presentation

24/7 Gion festival

25/7 Tenjin-matsuri

29/7 Classical Japanese assignment (translate into modern Japanese); Speech on stereotypes for conversation class

30/7 Essay for Early Modern History class

02/8 Essay for Literary Criticism class; Kanji exam; Interpretation exam; final report due

04/8 final presentation

Last Saturday was the university's summer festival - quite nice that it's on Minoh campus so no need to travel to other campuses (like the Machikane festival in Toyonaka last November). The weather was pleasantly timely - it's been rain rain rain. But on Saturday it was sunny and clear and very, very steamy hot. Nevertheless I put on the yukata for the first time in two years! I was a very happy bunny ('cause many people complimented on the outfit) until I saw another girl who wore the same yukata :(