I am SO happy that I decided to volunteer with the International Education program at my University!! For the next two months, I will be a buddy to four Japanese students (out of a group of 28) who are studying abroad here! I got to meet all of them (plus one of the others) today, and they are all so nice! I brought them pizza so we could all hang out and get to know each other a bit over dinner, and it was so much fun! They also surprised me with presents, most of which consisted of absolutely DELICIOUS candy.
But one of them also gave me some tabi socks! I had so much fun talking with them, I honestly can't stop smiling right now.
Also, I've officially been called kawaii by a Japanese person.
Multiple Japanese people simultaneously, at that!
On an unrelated note, I requested a day off from work in the near future to go to Schlitterbahn (best waterpark in Texas, for anyone who is unfamiliar) to celebrate my best friend's birthday, and I got approved!
This is gonna be a fun summer!