Classes Classes

Ok, so I think I'm back in a writing mood during my break between classes. My first class yesterday was Japanese with Hashimoto-Sensei. It was a good class with only 13 people (Some people felt that the class was too difficult for them). Despite the exam it seems that the level of everyone is different. Some people were wondering if they should drop to a level lower, while others were thinking it was too easy. For me it felt just right, not too hard, not too easy. We've been reviewing for the last 2 days. The professor, who I really liked introduced himself and encouraged us to ask him some questions in Japanese. He then had us take a "review exam" of sorts to test our abilities. During this exam (which doesn't count) he spoke to each one of us individually about our abilities, goals, background etc.

My next class was Japanese and world debate with Michihiro Matsumoto. IF you search him on Amazon you can find a variety of books written by him. The class was on Debate, and the professor brought a bunch of crickets to the classroom. He asked us about our background and weather we thought the crickets were "noise" or "music". It seemed that the Japanese and North American people in the class felt that it was "music", while the two UK area people that they were "noise". Everyone was interviewed in front of the class and he asked some people deeper questions. He then had us in a brief debate as to weather we felt that Michael Jackson died happy or not.

During my remaining time I went to the Mall, brought a few things, was relieved to find a working ATM for my Debit card. I have 2 more classes today and no classes tomorrow. Classes started and I still have no roomate, I'll see how this goes.