日本でやりたいこと

Study Japanese language and culture. Well, obvioustly, that the reason I'm going. I want to improve my japanese language skills, understand fully the japanese mind. Still no clue if it's going to be possible, but perhaps, after this one year course I'd be nice if I could stay in Japan taking a master course, and after that taking another one in Portugal in translation. If not, I'll be happy with the translation one anyway.

Study those books on theories about the Japanese peple. the so called "日本人論". Gotta admit, reading this kind of academic books is one of my few not-so-guilty pleasures. Like, seriously, I really enjoy reading this. My brain is so underdeveloped that it absorbs everything I read and puts it to practice. if you know what I mean.

I like videogames, I either don't have time or will to play them. besides, playing downloaded games makes me feel kind of empty. But anyway, in Japan I'll be able to play games (nintendo ds)  I myself bought and will not feel that way. And it'd be nice to have someone to play too. I've been playing several games, I only play a few hours a month. I should turn playing videogames into a habit. it's good for your cognitive development and for your language skills too! And if you have friends to play, your relationships will for sure get tighter.
逆転裁判 (still so much to play, I can't wait!)　and ポケモン are a must.

Music. it's like... no shit! News flash, I like japanese pop! I'd really like to go to a music concert (パフューム at least, since 浜崎あゆみ is pretty much impossible, fan club and stuff...).

Make japanese and non japanese friends. It's going to be pretty cool to have friends that act on complete different ways than those of myself. I had very good and bad experiences with people my own age, so I just hope that those bad experiences won't happen in Japan.

Japanese television! I mean, come on! Japanese TV is awesome!comedy, drama, variety shows, commercials, just name'em!

Religion and Nature. I love nature, religion not so much, but once again gotta admit, shinto attracts me.

This is it for today's post. Less than 2 weeks to leave Portugal, I'm not really feeling anything, and I'm not sure if I should. This is going to be my first airplane trip, so I don't really know what to expect. And the idea of going alone makes me excited. The only place I lived alone was in Braga (where I did college) and the only place I went alone was Lisbon, so far.