E-MAIL (メール)

Okay, I admit it. Every time I see an email from Nara in my inbox, I get butterflies in my stomach. Partly because I'm excited that they know I exist, and partly because I realize that the person on the other end expects me to be able to read Japanese-- and that makes me nervous. Luckily, they are gracious enough to put an English translation in case I don't understand something.

On the flipside, I then feel the need to translate my messages into English AND Japanese. This makes writing e-mails difficult. I sit down with my dictionary and Japanese notes and do my best not to butcher the beautiful language that is 日本語. I'm not sure if the messages I have sent are grammatically correct. In fact, I'm quite sure that they weren't, but hopefully the woman I am conversing with knows that I am making my best effort. And in the long run, this will probably help me improve my writing before I go abroad.

All things considered, my excitement still outweighs my nervousness. They know my name, they've talked to me directly! And they already told me who my professor/advisor is. I'm accepted, I'm in-- now all I have to do is wait.

That's difficult! たいへんだね！

Until next time! じゃ！

Corri(nne)