Quick post

I have just a little break before I'm meeting Laura in the lounge. Today was probably the hardest day so far. Breakfast, studying, then it was off to the Center for International Programs to take the placement test. There were three parts- the first part I had to give the different forms of verbs; easy. The second part I had to give the readings of kanji in context; fine for the first few, blank for the last two-thirds. The third part was 50 multiple choice. I knew a couple for sure, some I had heard from Laura, and some I had learned from the test itself, I think. That part made everyone depressed, but for me, it was fine. It was only a placement test, and I think I reflected well upon my OU teachers. After the placement test, we went to the curry cafeteria I mentioned earlier, and I the same thing minus the ham miso soup and salad. Back to the Center for International Programs to meet Deguchi-san, who would take us to the bus stop to go into downtown Kasugai to go to the town hall to get our gaijin card (alien registration card) and the exchange traveler's checks for yen. If I thought there was a lot of red tape yesterday, today was the prom scene from Carrie in a 3M factory. My super sloppy signature didn't help- I had to sign five times because the first three didn't match. I really want an inkan-one of those stampy things that serves as a signature in Japan. We then went to the bank, and I got my money without any snafus. We took the bus back, and I just arrived in the dorm now. In a month, we have to return to city hall to pick up our gaijin card- I just hope we remember the way! Well, I gotta meet Laura, ta.
-Jonathan