Student life: First semester at Ritsumeikan

So it's been way long since my last post. I got out of my six weeks of Japanese school on Sept. 25, and jumped into life at Rits on the 28th. So we're in the .... 5th week of school now, I guess. Wow. Time flies.

My classes are pretty diverse, in a sense. 12 classes: 3 Japanese language, 2 Japanese society (in Japanese), 4 international relations classes in English, and another 3 in Japanese.

Halloween is suprisingly (to me) popular in Japan. Lots (though not as much as in the US) of Halloween themed goods, and quite a few Halloween parties, including one at my uni this Friday (which I am most likely going to).

The Ritsumeikan school cultural festival is coming up (in 17 days according to the big countdown sign in the main quad area). Pretty of excited for that.

My takoyaki machine has been fun. We've used it a couple times already. I figured it would be a pity to just use it for the occasional party so twice more I've made a half batch of takoyaki as my lunch or something. Delicious, but I haven't gotten any better at making them. I also need to work on my okonomiyaki skills. Tastes great, but I can't make anything bigger than a half-pan one or I can't flip it...