OMG! JUST 6 MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are leaving next Thursday! I have my suitcase and have started to pack. I got some new shoes and a watch and a little shoulder bag to put little stuff in... it's so exciting!!! I have been practising my speech which I now know off by heart:
Konnichi wa/Ohayoo gozaimus              Hello/Good morning
Hajimemashite                                       Pleased to meet you
Watashi wa Amber Spicer desu            My name is Amber Spicer
Juni sai desu                                          I am 12
Watashi wa dansu ga suki desu             I like dancing
Watashi wa shifudo ga kirai desu          I don't like sea food
Hokke o shimasu                                    I play hockey
Doozo yoroshiku                                    Thank you
I am also trying to learn some other phrases that might help me over there. I haven't yet got all gifts for my host family, but I will do that this weekend. This time next week I'll be in Japan, and would've just finished the first day of the exchange. The time over there is about 4 hours back from New Zealand time. I looked up Tsumiki's house on google maps and couldn't find it. I might try again tomorrow. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL 6 DAYS IS OVER!!!