And so came the day I had waited for so long with expectation mixed with fear. I can tell you right away that I was dead wrong about the "doing too well on the placement test" part I wrote about earlier. I think this class is too easy for me. Well it is good repetition and of course I don´t know it all of it yet but most of the other students seem to lack knowledge about a lot of things I already know. Well I guess I won´t be the bad student in the class after all. But then again, the kanji problem is there to haunt me. I have to keep practicing writing by hand. Anyhow, the other students were really nice and talkative. They started talking to me as soon as I got there and I think I will make friends quite quick. And they treated me with Chinese snacks and candy. As far as I can tell all students except me, a Russian girl and one or two Korean students, everyone is Chinese. Which means that there is a lot of talking in Chinese all the time. In fact they were a bit noisy during class too. I feel that it is disrespectful towards the teacher not to listen to what they say and talk about other things during class (I know I would be disturbed by it as a teacher), but when spoken to by another student it is kind of hard to explain that without seeming cold and it would probably take more time than just answering. Anyway the classes were divided into three parts of 45 minutes each from 9:00 to 12:25. I thought it felt a little short but that´s the way (aha aha) I like it. 

During the first break a guy came in to the classroom and up to me. He asked if I was Swedish (in Swedish) and introduced himself as Daniel. He and I are the only Swedish students there and he has been studying there for a year. Before that he couldn´t speak Japanese at all. Concidering that, I was impressed with his speaking ability. He is even in a class over me in school. We walked together to my dormitory talking about this and that. It is not very far to walk so if I had a bike I would use it to school instead of the expensive subway (200 yen minimum charge one way). Daniel lives in a dormitory just around the block where I live. Actually, it is owned by the same company that owns the dormitory where I stay. So he knew a lot of things I had no idea about. For one thing he told me you could get access to internet in the rooms where he stays, so I asked my manager if it was possible here too and it was. So now I have a fast internet connection on my room. I wish I had known that before I joined the internet café place near Odori. Another thing Daniel mentioned was that his manager had lent him a tv set. I asked my manager about that too and he said he would phone the main office and ask. Uh-oh, I hope there aren´t any hidden charges in all this... If there is a charge it might be better to buy a used one. It is easy to get according to the people I have spoken to lately. There is a charge of several thousand yen for throwing away big electric appliances so people are even giving them away. According to my sources...

In the last log I wrote that I might have to switch back to the summer jacket again soon. Well if the weather will be like it was today I was wrong. Unfortunately I didn´t see a thermometer today but it must have been over 20º C! It was so hot! I walked around in a t-shirt all afternoon. And not because I got spring feelings and walked around with goosebumps but because wearing anything more would be too hot. What a complete change in but a week! When I came here there was a lot of snow and below 5º C and now... I had to open the windows to make my room a bit cooler. It is even hot now in the evening.

I think I´m going to celebrate this wonderful day with a beer and some nori flavored potatochips. Or maybe a banana. Cheers to all of you!