To Tokyo we shall go!

So I hear blogs usually contain actual news, not just the blogger rambling about the things that caught their interest during the day... Fun as that may be... Also, I actually have interesting news. Rare, but true. So, future-me, I hope you remember yesterday (yesterday to me, not to you. Although I hope you remember your yesterday too, otherwise the accident-caused amnesia that I have been presuming you have may be worse than I had thought.) If not, I will remind you.

In our university, SOAS, second years studying Japanese have to take a test in February to place them within the year. Then, the people who got the best results get their first choice of which university in Japan they go to next year for the compulsory year abroad, and the people who do the worst get whatever is left over. That means, for about three hours of one nervewracking day, fifty people hang around in the SOAS bar, waiting for it to be their turn to find out their Fate. Some, upon finding out, return to comfort others and quietly celebrate with friends, some slip off, not wanting to be too excited in front of those who are still waiting, or not wanting to burst into tears amongst friends. It's like the set up for a dramatic movie about friendship, betrayal, joy and heartbreak. I would totally make a movie about it if, you know, I had money. Or a camera. Or friends willing to slightly mock themselves.

Now, we were very lucky, future-me. We, unlike some, managed to get our first choice! That being the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo - a campus uni full of awesomeness! Hoorah! Here's to hoping we get into on-campus dorms! As we originally applied to go there instead of SOAS, then had to turn down the place due to funding issues, it feels like a two year long plan/wait has finally clicked into place! Even better, instead of going by myself as the previous plan entailed, I will be going with my wonderful friend, Fran!

And another good thing is that none of the fictitious scenarios we came up with happened - like one of the guys being sent to Ochanomizu (an all girl's university) due to it being the only place left, or there being no places left in Japanese universities at all, so being sent to China. It's amazing the things your overly nervous brain can tell you are possible...probable... DEFINITE!

On an ending note, following other people's blogs is mildly addictive. Especially as there are so many good tutorial blogs... And I managed to start a mini-craze amongst my friends (ie two of them) for creating blogs, which has made my brain hurt due to the realisation that I'm following Half a nice day, who's following me, who's following Deboscribbles, who's following me, who's following Half a nice day...And round and round we go in a weird circley pattern, never to end...