Tearful Goodbyes

When I first arrived, I was a little worried that I would be overwhelmed by the lumberingingly huge beast that is the City of Osaka. From the time you leave Kansai International Airport, which is good 50 minutes from central Osaka by train, the population density smacks you in the face. The view from the train basically looks like buildings, on top of buildings, with more buildings sticking out of the side. Somehow though, the crazy jumble of Osaka has a way of growing on one. I wouldn't even try to compare it to Sapporo. The two cities are just too different. Both have their good and bad ponts.

My class

My last day of Classes at Kanasai Gaigo Senmon Gakko (関西外語専門学校）was December 12, 2006. A bittersweet day to say the least. The bitter; well the obvious saying goodbye to everyone. Looking around and remembering how I felt on the first few days of classes, recalling friends that left before me, etc. The sweet; well we had cake.
I got a card from my class and teacher, which I read about 100 times. Like I said, bittersweet. But I still have to go back again to get my Japanese Proficiency Test results, so hopefully we'll all meet up again then.

皆さん、ありがとう。一緒に勉強するのはかなり楽しかった。また遊ぼう。

The crew

Having some cake