True Friends

At my school back in Las Vegas, University of Nevada Las Vegas I knew a lot of people and a lot of people knew me. It was easy for me to talk to others and share my sense of humor with others. But then, I got to Kwansei Gakuin and since my japanese isn't up to par I found it difficult for me to make a lot of friends. It was hard for me to find someone that understood me and had the paitence for my non native abilities to speak japanese. So I joined an online english and japanese community to seek out language partners and others that understood my situation. I mean don't get me wrong I put myself out there at Kwansei Gakuin but it was just tough but then I ended up making a small amount but fabulous friends outside of Kwansei Gakuin. This made me evaluate what a friendship means to me. I feel that it's easier to find out who your true friends are when you can't speak the language compared to when you're native because when you're native it's just mostly words but when you're not you have to go by actions. Basically, true friends are made of action not words but actions. The people that I met at Kwansei Gakuin are amazing and I know will do great things. It's a dream come true to meet others that share the same passion for japanese and that are smart or better yet smarter than me and that can teach me things. UNLV is not a bad school but sometimes I felt where are the ones that pay attention in their classes and want to share their wealth of knowledge. At Kwansei Gakuin, I love my international friends the study abroad students like me because they're so intelligent not the "Oh I think I know everything but I don't" but the down to earth intelligent students that are very worldy which is a huge plus. So now I really do want my circle to be smaller and tighter where I can have life long friends that are not all about words but that are about actions and how they can help. I'm so happy to meet a few good japanese people in Osaka that see my personality beyond my non native japanese language skill. They make me smile, laugh and show me around Osaka and other parts of Japan. Other than that, I'm attempting to be a freelance write for a Kansai magazine for the Kansai area of Japan. I will submit my resume and hopefully I will be able to write for them and be able to meet wonderful people in Osaka. I will keep you posted if I get the job! Well laters!