Today (or yesterday, July 7th) it was Tanabata Matsuri (七夕祭り) here in Japan, which can be translated as “the star festival”, och on the Friday we students of Akamonkai got the chance to celebrate the festivals like the Japanse do – by writing wishes on pieces of paper, which are then used to decorate bamboo trees.
It’s been almost a week now and I still haven’t really grasped that I actually live in Tokyo now! I mean to update this blog as often as possible, between lessons, study groups and outings. I chose to study at a school in Nippori, called Akamonkai, and so far all seems good!
This was the day when I felt the most like a crazy fangirl – because of the crazy early arrival to the venue! But it was worth it when it was time for the final The Story and the final concert. That the day also offered an official Walk together with Isaac, Taylor and Zac (in pouring rain, thanks London!) only made the trip even more memorable!
Here’s my concert report from Hanson’s fourth show during the 5 of 5 London concert series!
Here is the third concert report from the Hanson in London concert series in June 2011! We have now arrived at the album “Underneath” which is kind of special to me, since it was that album they were touring with when I saw them live for the first time, in 2005. This show, like the previous ones, offered a lot of laughter and good music! But the best thing of all – according to me – happened after the show…
Here is my second out of five concert reports from the Hanson week in London, June 2011. On June 6th, it was time to hear “This Time Around”. That album actually isn’t among my favourites, listening to it as a whole, even though some of my favourite songs are from that album. However, I have to say now that this show was one of the best during the whole week! Songs like “If Only” and “Runaway Run” were great – but the main highlight which drove the audience wild and insane, was “In The City”!
This is the first of my five concert reviews from the Hanson week in London, June 2011. We were a big group of girls from Sweden who travelled together and stayed at the same hostel. On the first concert day we met in the line outside King’s College, where we patiently waited to get our tickets and The Story-VIP card. We made time pass quickly by dancing… After many long hours it was finally time for Middle of Nowhere!
I couldn’t stand sitting inside the whole day when the sun was shining outside! So I took my boyfriend with me for a walk to the waterfall just beneath the mountain some mile from where he lives.
We went out geocaching tonight as well. But we weren’t as successful as yesterday, we didn’t find as many caches. But we did see a beautiful church that I didn’t know about before, and a beautiful area where I would like to go on a day off with a picnic basket!
My sister’s fiancé introduced me to a new hobby – geocaching. Short summary: with the help of GPS coordinates you search for hidden jars and boxes (caches) where you put your name on a list. I was fascinated that there are so many who do this around the world. Tonight I went out with my siblings and previously mentioned fiancé for our first geocaching trip together!