Christmas time at Home..

Like some of Vulcanus students I decided to go home for Christmas. Other people went e.g. to Hawaii, Okinawa, Thailand, New York, Hokkaido etc. Anyway, Christmas at Home, with family and friends is the best spent time. I couldn't imagine myself lying on a tropical island during that period. I was lucky flying to Europe because most of the airports were closed due to weather conditions (SNOW!) the next day after my arrival. I bought Christmas tree with my father and brother, decorated it with whole family and had a lot of fun with presents during Christmas Eve. First time after several years that special night was white. One day before New Year's Eve I have returned to Tokyo..

Airplane defrosting:

Poland/Szczecin:

 

 

Christmas tree:

 

Home sweet home..

 

Presents ;)

 

 

Christmas rabbit:

 

 

One of them is my cousin..

 

Winter's picture

 

Amsterdam.. way back to Tokyo..

 

Primary school, Shodo, Shinjuku Illuminations, Final presentation and reception..

Several weeks before Christmas were incredibly busy. You will see why.. Now when I have begun an internship in NTT I have found some more time to bring up to date the blog. So the last days of Japanese classes were amazing (like always) supported by our extraordinary teachers. One sunny day we made an excursion to a primary school close to Ekoda. Why primary school? Generally, to see how regular Japanese school looks like but mostly to practice our Japanese language. Pupils there don't speak English!

    My speech..

 

     Still in our class with our sensei.. 

 

 

 

 

     Lunch time..

We did Shodo (Japanese calligraphy) around week later:

 

 

 

Around week before my Christmas Holidays in Europe I went to see some illuminations in Tokyo downtown. It makes that city really picturesque.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The last day of classes came incredibly fast. However, when I  am thinking about that four months it is both like a split of a second and ages (regarding things I have done during that time). Our last task was to prepare and present (of course in Japanese) a presentation about topic we've chosen before. Mine was Okinawa Prefecture.

 

With my chickens.. 

 

 

With my great teachers..

 

With our great coordinators.. 

 

 

 

 

 

 certificate..

 

 

All together..

Afterwards there was a reception in Cervantes Institute.

 

With my teacher..

 

 

With my teachers..

 

Paella..