Ning CP#1

I met with Takuya yesterday right after my classes were over. We met at Subway, given how it was 5PM and neither of us had eaten yet. He was a very cheerful, friendly character who seemed to be enjoying his stay at FSU.

After finally sitting down, he showed me what he did over the Labor Day weekend. As a Sports Management major, it's no surprise that he enjoys baseball (one of Japan's national pastimes). However, I was astounded that he went all the way to Atlanta, Georgia to watch a Braves game. He seems to be enjoying being here quite a bit, but misses his hometown very much. He told me that there isn't much in ways of finding anything that could really be associated with his home in Kyoto. Sure, there are Japanese restaurants in town, but they are not true to the cuisines that the Japanese are used to.

We discussed future plans, which he ended up saying that he doesn't know what he wants to do. Apparently, before he came to CIES, he was ready to take a normal vocational job (such as some sort of electrician or technician). However, after coming to CIES, his "eyes have opened" and he isn't sure whether he is okay with only having a normal job anymore. He told me that he wants to keep traveling and go to all the major English speaking countries in order to improve his English skills.

At about 7PM, he had to go attend the Japanese Student Association meeting, so I tried to drop him off where the meeting was to take place. Only, I, who has been here for over 3 years, found out that I was just as lost as the foreign exchange student. I look forward to meeting him again next week.