laura-jane In reply to gaikotsu91 [2010-01-08 04:25:07 +0000 UTC]

thankyou for the watch too
how long are you in japan for? i will be living in Eniwa, and going to school in Kitahiroshima. Only 2 weeks to go

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gaikotsu91 In reply to laura-jane [2010-01-08 05:01:31 +0000 UTC]

1 year, 4 months behind.
Ohh, Eniwa is pretty close to the place where I live (Chitose)!
It must be exciting. You'll love it here!

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laura-jane In reply to gaikotsu91 [2010-01-08 11:19:00 +0000 UTC]

so i'll most likely meet you that's good, i'll know someone!! hey, what kind of shoes are good? i need to buy some but i have nooo idea...

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gaikotsu91 In reply to laura-jane [2010-01-08 12:25:25 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, you will. And I believe we have some Rotary things together (like trips or something). Maybe we'll come to meet you at the airport too. ;>
All the roads are covered with ice and snow, so winter shoes!! But I wonder if you can get them from Australia? :'D

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laura-jane In reply to gaikotsu91 [2010-01-08 23:08:46 +0000 UTC]

haha probably not... i have no idea what to look for! i'll find something though

i hope someone meets me at the airport, i'm getting nervous that my host family won't be there to get me lol. but i can't wait to see snow, it's so hot here, i can't wait to be in hokkaido :3

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gaikotsu91 In reply to laura-jane [2010-01-09 01:21:59 +0000 UTC]

If you can't find winter shoes, then just find something comfortable.

When I came here my Rotary club, host family and other exchange students came to meet me. It was awesome.
When are you flying? I live pretty close to the airport so it'd be easy to come.

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laura-jane In reply to gaikotsu91 [2010-01-09 03:15:30 +0000 UTC]

oh awesome I fly out of Sydney at 3:40pm on the 23rd, but I get to Chitose Airport at 2:30pm on the 24th (It'll be a Sunday).

How is your japanese? did you learn it before you went on exchange?

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gaikotsu91 In reply to laura-jane [2010-01-09 06:19:34 +0000 UTC]

I don't have anything on that day, so I'll try to come.

I studied it by myself for about 3 months. So pretty much all Japanese I knew was "Hello my name is Emmi. I'm Finnish." And I could read hiragana and katakana.
I was kind of lucky that there are no other exchange students in my school. None of my friends can really speak English so I've just HAD TO learn Japanese. Also, my current host family can't speak English. I don't really have problems understanding Japanese anymore. Speaking is still little difficult though! But I'm learning fast.

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laura-jane In reply to gaikotsu91 [2010-01-09 12:11:18 +0000 UTC]

oh that's awesome i've been learning it for about 2 years through school but i still don't feel like i know that much... i think speaking will be a bit hard for me

well i am going to the city tomorrow to go shopping for winter clothes and stuff.. it will be hard here because it's the middle of summer, but hopefully i'll find some nice boots and things and a coat! haha. i barely own any winter clothes. i'm looking forward to meeting you

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gaikotsu91 In reply to laura-jane [2010-01-09 14:07:44 +0000 UTC]

Haha I've studied Russian for 2 years and I couldn't speak it at all when I went to Russia. After exchange you probably speak Japanese as well as I speak English now.

It was so easy to come here during summer. I bought all my winter clothes here.

Me too!

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laura-jane In reply to Silently-Abused [2010-01-03 06:28:32 +0000 UTC]

no way, it's extremely un-artistic!

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Silently-Abused In reply to laura-jane [2010-01-03 10:22:42 +0000 UTC]

well then facebook or something (Y)

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laura-jane In reply to IndianRain [2009-12-28 11:39:20 +0000 UTC]

no worries it's a brilliant shot.

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laura-jane In reply to Silently-Abused [2009-12-19 03:58:50 +0000 UTC]

no problemo sam

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Silently-Abused In reply to laura-jane [2009-12-19 06:46:36 +0000 UTC]

lol riiiight

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laura-jane In reply to k1r0s90 [2009-12-07 00:40:57 +0000 UTC]

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laura-jane In reply to luwinkle [2009-12-07 00:41:47 +0000 UTC]

haha oh wow, would've been gorgeous i never really had any interest in cocker spaniels til i adopted mine. he's so gorgeous, not so smart, but i love him anyways

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luwinkle In reply to laura-jane [2009-12-07 00:43:56 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, he was black and white. As a pup he was more white with a few black splotches..then when he got older he was mostly black and grey with some white here and there.
My sister moved out and took him with her and kept him in a cramped trailer. He became overweight and developed arthritis. Then she left him at her dad's place (half-sister) and there the dog ran way.
I'm still pissed at her for that.

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laura-jane In reply to luwinkle [2009-12-07 00:46:23 +0000 UTC]

aw that sucks... i'd be pissed too. at least he ran away. maybe he's living the dream by now lol.

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luwinkle In reply to laura-jane [2009-12-07 00:48:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh I'm sure he's dead by now..this was almost a decade ago.
Which sucks..when he lived here he easily outran pups his size. He was one buff pooch, lol.
My sister got a full blooded cocker spaniel (who now lives at her dad's....she never learns). That dog was a complete and total coward, lol. Cute, though.

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laura-jane In reply to luwinkle [2009-12-07 00:54:17 +0000 UTC]

well then, he's living the life in heaven lol. i think the fact that cocker's are so unintelligent is the reason why they're so lovable. do you have another dog now?

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luwinkle In reply to laura-jane [2009-12-07 00:57:53 +0000 UTC]

Eh, the breed isn't necessarily unintelligent. They can be pretty smart dogs. It really depends more on the individual dog themselves.

And no, I don't. :\

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laura-jane In reply to Richiedude [2009-08-01 04:07:06 +0000 UTC]

no problem

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laura-jane In reply to icemother [2009-07-06 08:29:35 +0000 UTC]

haha thankyou liz i feel very special now!

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icemother In reply to laura-jane [2009-07-07 08:29:06 +0000 UTC]

.. you're not only special but pricless too!

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