Other stuff

Since we have been AWFUL at updating, I'm gonna treat you with TWO update the very same day :)

First... Patrik and I have a request; we LOVE your comments! Please don't leave this time without writing something. Who ever you are... We are super curious who else than friends and family reads our blog. Please just say hi :)

Second... Patrik and I are moving. I allready moved, and Patrik is joining me within the month. It is a Sakura House in Yukigaya Otsuka, much closer to school and it is PERFECT! New address is:

Hanna Westergren, Yukigaya Otsuka House 1, room 206, 2-7-1 Minami Yukigaya, Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-0066, Japan

Third... School is starting again, the tempo is even faster now, plus we have to get jobs, but life is supergreat! We will not have time to update very often though, but we'll do our best!

Forth... We are PISSED at SI! (Our language school agent in Sweden) The reason we don't have any money now is because the carged us 6000 kronor to do some VISA application, which other friends at school has been able to do for free, because the did not use an agent. And also, the school fee is only 35 000 kronor for a whole year and SI adds 9 000 kronor on top of that for their "administrative costs" or whatever. This means that the money we get from CSN is only for the school fee 35000 kronor. We had to pay SI 15000 kronor from our own pocket and for nothing. We think SI should tell the students that they DO charge extra costs ON TOP of the school fee. In their catalogue, they say the school fee is 44 000 kronor, and this is NOT true. If you are a student going to Japan to study at this school; make sure to contact the school directly and you can save a lot of money!! Or ask me or Patrik, we can help you for free!! Japan does NOT charge anything to apply for a VISA (except for a little stamp you need wich is only 240 kronor, and that even SI did not include in the 6000 kronor they charge us for the VISA application). And the school is allready in CSN's database. I''m sure there are people who prefere to be on the safe side and pay SI these extra money, but trust us, there is nothing you can not do by your self. Thank you SI for letting us be poor students in Japan...

Fifth... Some pictures from Kamakura, where I went with Maria just before she left. As you can see, spring is here now and all the sakuras are in full bloom!

Sixth... Some more pictures; Of course we had karaoke with Maria several times. We also tried to had a Hanami (watching sakuras in a park) Picknick, but the weather was to bad that day, but we had some sushi and wine anyway.

Last pictures... Are from Sunshine City Tower in Ikebukoro. We were there almost a month ago, but I remembered I have not told you about "Ice Cream City"!! This is a very strange place, they have ALL icecreams imaginable. Strawberry icecream? -hell yes! Banana Icecream? -you got it! Snake icecream??? -Sure!! Well, you don't have Cow tounge icecream right?? -Second counter to the left!.... ??!!?? We didn't try it anyway...