Day 130, 131, 132 and 134: I FOUND MY BIKE! Chaos at work and finally a day off!

Monday 15th of June

You have no idea how much I wanted to skip Uni today! xD My weekend work really got to me... I'm used to sleep in on my weekends to recharge and be ready for a new week. But getting up a little before 6:00 in the morning when I'm used to have the day off was horrible! Haha. The thing is that my work is not physical work, but in a big degree mental work. Dealing with customers (in Japanese) is very exhausting. So waking up 06:15 today was not fun... But I did get up! And I went to Uni!
When my Japanese Language and Society and Japanese class were over I ate my delicious lunch that I actually made yesterday

I usually eat at the common space at the International House, because it's close and spacious. Sometime I eat alone and sometimes some of my friends are eating there too :) So today I was eating with company and as I as about to dig into my lunch I heard a "pling" from a microwave! And I was like: "was that a microwave!?" and it turned out that, in the corner behind some covers, there is a microwave. So random! But that means that I can have my lunches heated up, and that really makes a difference! So yay for hot food! :D 

Before work I checked out the mall and I came across some cheap kimono/yukata. If there is a festival going on soon, Jimmy and I are going to buy one each ^_^

Then it was once again time for work. It went fine as usual and I went almost straight to bed when I got home! On Mondays I usually go for a 30 minute jog, but today I just didn't have the energy... So 20:30 I went to bed! And that was a good decision. I fell asleep right away, haha.
Tuesday 16th of June

After sleeping for 9,5 hours, you would think I was fully energized, but NO! I felt like a zombie... But once again, I crawled out of bed and dragged my ass to Uni. Luckly, when I got home I felt a lot better and did my workout for yesterday + my normal workout for today. So I did my usual leg and butt-workout + 10 minute abs, and then went jogging. I must say I felt it pretty good in my legs today! The rest of the day went to prep for tomorrow Japanese class. we're going through a lot and it's pretty difficult. So I had to search up words and do the exercises beforehand so I actually know what we're doing xD

A little later I prepped my lunch for tomorrow ^_^

And time flew by as always, and I once again went to bed "early" I think around 21:30.

Wednesday 17 of June

If you didn't already know my bike got stolen last month. Pretty sad ( but that's what I get for forgetting to lock it...) And since then I have been looking for it when I'm around my house, going to the store/station etc. And today I was on my way to the busstation as always when I spotted a black bike. And I thought "that looks like my bike", when I passed it (it was behind a tree) I saw it had a pink seat-lock! And I just stopped, staring at it and thought "oh my God, that's my fucking bike". It was literally 20 meters away from the police office where I reported my bike stolen. GOOD JOB POLICEMEN! It even had a red note on it, that the policemen probably put on it.... It was is a good shape, even with the keys in it (so yeah, not only did I forget to lock, but also left the key in it..Smart!) so right away I took it home and LOCKED it. Of course I lost my bus, but I managed to only be 10 minuts late for class. I would be on time, if it wasn't for the train being delayed for 12 minutes. 

After 3 hours of Japanese it was finally time for lunch

Then it was time for work again. Today was a little chaos because there were many kids and my boss took one of my desks xD  My paid was a little off to, so I had to check that. It turned out that they forgot to give me money for the transportation which adds up to 2280 yen. But it only took them about 5 minutes to fix and I got the money right away.I also (just now) got to know that prep-time is 900 yen per hour and lesson-time is 1000 yen per hour. So after recalculation, I'm still 1000 yen short, but didn't want to bother them again for that little. If the pay is off again next month I have to tell them, but I'm hoping it's correct.

Somehow the person working before me forgot to reserve the Skype call so two of my students didn't get to do their Skype conversation. My boss was NOT happy about that... I should have double checked they were reserved, but I took it for granted as it was written in the book. So next time, I'm going to make sure it's in order! 

After work I went to Shinjuku to meet Jimmy. We ate a Freshness Burger and went for a little shopping. I bought a new dress which I think I'm going to use for our date on Saturday. After that we went to Jimmys place.

Thursday 18th of June
Finally a day off! It was amazing! Jimmy and I didn't have the best sleep today for some reason. We kept waking up during the night. But in the end it was ok ^_^ We watched Supernatural while eating breakfast then Jimmy went to Uni. I already brought Japanese books with me so I stayed at Jimmys place to study while he was at Uni. When it was time for lunch I went to a cafe nearby to eat and study

 After staying at the Cafe some time I went back and messed around on Tumblr, doing ab-exercises and listening to music. Then I met up with Jimmy to eat dinner. I went to meet him at the station, but he arrived earlier so he got halfway and scared me D: haha! We then ate at Gasto and went home again :)

Day 128 and 129: TOEFL-test = polite Japanese!? And Vietnam festival

Saturday 13th of June
I usually only work Mondays and Saturdays with the LEPTON-program. Thats is the English teaching materials the students use. And (as you may already know) I give and check homework, set up the PC and reserve Skype calls, check their progress in the books and generally help them if they need something or don't understand the English. But this time I did something a little different!

Here is a random picture of my working place, it's on the second floor

Between one and two weekends my workplace is organazing the TOEFL-test:

Test of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL (/ˈtoʊfəl/, toh-fəl) is a standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers wishing to enroll in U.S. universities. The test is accepted by many English-speakingacademic and professional institutions. TOEFL is one of the two major English-language tests in the world, the other being theIELTS.

So I said I could work this weekend + Saturday 27th for the TOEFL-test. I didn't have much clue what to do other than I was going to "chech" the participents. You know, make sure that they don't cheat or whatever, help them with the PC if there are any problems etc. But it turned out to be a little bit different. 

Right away I was set to greet the participents, tell them where to sit (to fill out some papers), then guide them to the correct check-in. Doesn't sound to difficult, but you're supposed to use the polite Japanese, called keigo:

Honorifics in Japanese are broadly referred to as keigo (敬語, literally "respectful language"), and fall under three main categories: sonkeigo (尊敬語), respectful language;kenjōgo (謙譲語),^{[note 1]} humble language (or "modest language"); and teineigo (丁寧語), polite language. Linguistically, the former two are referent honorifics, used for someone being talked about, and the last is an addressee honorific, used for someone being talked to. Sometimes two more categories are also used, for five categories total: teichōgo(丁重語) "courteous language" and bikago (美化語), "word beautification", but more often these are included in the above three: teichōgo as a kind of kenjōgo (humble), bikago as a kind of teineigo (polite)—these two other categories use the same forms as the general categories, but are used in different contexts, hence differentiated by some linguists. Each type of speech has its own vocabulary and verb endings.
For example, the standard form of the verb "to do" is suru (する). This form is appropriate with family members and close friends. The polite form of suru, the addressee honorific, is shimasu. This form is appropriate in most daily interactions. When showing respect, such as when talking about a customer or a superior, however, the respectful word nasaruand its polite form nasaimasu are used, and when referring to one's own actions or the actions of a group member, the humble word itasu and its polite form itashimasu are used. These respectful and humble words are referent honorifics, and thus can coexist with addressee honorific -masu. 

Easy to say; I don't know how to speak "respectful" over the "normal" -masu form. So it must have been a little weird for the participents to first (in the hallway, for identification) be greeted by two japanese girl speaking in a very formal way, then be "directed" by me with my half-assed Japanese, trying to be polite. But as I have the Scandinavian appereance, I hope they didn't think too much about it. You know; I'm not Japanese so I'm somewhat excused for being "rude" in my language. Haha! But all in all, it went fine and everyone got to the rigt place.

Then I got sent to "watch" over the participents taking the test. That was pretty boring, haha! I made sure they followed the rules and took their break etc. During my lunch I went out to buy some food and the cashier called me beautiful, which made me very happy ^_^ The break was 30 min and after about an hour I got to put sticker, with adresses written om them, on flyers that's going to be sent out. Pretty random! But I didn't mind, but it got a little borin too~

One of my coworkes where so kind to print out some "respectful sentences" that I can use tomorrow. The only problem was that it was way to complex for me to remember, so I had to make some adjustments to it. 

When I was done at work I went home and didn't do too much because I was feeling a little under the weather. To cheer me up, Jimmy came over to visit me ^_^ We then went out to eat some delish food because it's Saturday!

Later I talked with my mom, sister and nephew <3 It was so good to see them and for once Skype didn't fuck it up, haha!

Sunday 14th of June

I guessed I would be given the same job as yesterday, and I did. So I practices my three "respectful sentences" that was:  

1) Good morning, please take a seat over here
2) Please use the bathroom before checking in
3) Please sit in this order over here. 
(Of course in Japanese, but I'm too lazy to write it..)

And the easiest when they were done with the check-in; "good luck with your test" in plain English :P It is an ENGLISH test after all~

Today was nosticker job, but I helped with cleaning instead :) Then we had a quick review before we were done!

After working I took the train to Shinjuku to meet Jimmy. Today is the last day of the Vietnam Festival in Yoyogi so we wanted to try out some good food ^_^

VIET NAM FESTIVAL 2015

Day 123, 124 and 125: Bad luck and payday!

Monday 8th of June

University went fine as usual. 1,5 hours with Japanese language and society and 1,5 hours with Japanese. I have been more prepared for Japanese class lately, by looking up the words and writing down some of the exercises.  beforehand. Sometimes the text contain many new words for me and it makes it difficult to follw. I need to "step up my game", and just memorize more words. Simple, but hard. I'm a very slow learner when it comes to languages. The fact that I didn't manage to write or speak proper English until 10th grade speak for it self... And as most people in the class is actually in N3 class doesn't make me feel any smarter xD But they are a good support so that's very positive! 

Either way.. Uni was over and I killed some time in the computer center before going to work. Mondays are not as busy as Wednesday, so that's good. Work went fine, and I went home to get ready to jog my usual round over the hill. I got my clothes on, jacket, phone-holder-thing for my arm and keycard to get in (that I store in the holder). I did pretty good on my time for the round and was ready to get home and eat. I later took a shower, cleaned my room and went to bed. 

But what I didn't know, was going to occure to me the day after *dramatic music in the backround*

Tuesday 9th of June

Got up for my first period at University and went back home. I feel like it's such a waste to go all the was to Uni just for 1,5 hours of Global mindset. Either way... I got off the bus and walked to my house. When I touched my wallet to the sensor to get into the house, nothing happened... Confused to why my card was not in the wallet as it always I though I forgot it in my room. But it was not a big deal because someone let me in. When I got to my room I searched for my keycard...And i searched, and searched and searched... BUT I DIDN'T FIND IT!

You know when you're overthinking a senario, you don't know what you remember anymore. Maybe it happened, maybe not? Briefly explained, I got in a veeeeery bad mood! I used the card to get in, but now I can't find it. Last time I saw it (I think) was a t my desk, but I have turned the room upside down, but still can't find it. The stress over maybe losing it destroyed my whole day. It costs me 15.000 yen + tax (1000 kroner) to replace it and that thought just made it all worse. I'm rearly in a bad mood, but this day just took off! 

Jimmy, being the angel he is, visited me after his event with his University. He really made me feel better and even got me to laugh! He also searched the room, but didn't find it. I'm so confused... If it doesn't show up soon I need to replace it...

Wednesday 10th of June
The keycard is still a mystery, but the stress is gone. After 3 hours of Japanese, I had a meeting with my Global Mindset group. We are going to make a presentation of Japanese tourism in Norway. We still haven't gotten any usable information yet. So for now we just worked on the outlines. It's only a 20 minute presentation, so I think we'll do fine. 

After presentation I ate some lunch~

And then it was time for work! Since it's wednesday there are many kids coming so Theresa and I came a little earlier to work to be able to finish all the preperations. Todays is her last day so from now on I'll be alone on wendesdays... Wish me good luck! But all in all it went fine, even though I always get a headache. So weird. Since it's the 10th, it means it's payday, yay! I was veeery curious if they calculated my pay correct. It seems like they got the hours correct, but I don't know if they forgot about the transportation fee or if it's something else... Either way, it was so cool to get a japanese salary. 

It looks like just in a anime!

They got my nickname wrong though, haha! It's Vicky, not Vike. The kanji on the end means "sama" which is a honorific term of great respect.

When I got home the landlady opened the door for me, and of course reminded me and asked about what I would to regarding the keycard. I said I would wait a little to see if it shows up, and go the same route as I jogged (tomorrow). If it doesn't show up soon, I'll replace it. My stresslevel got up again and now I'm feeling irritated. I guess I'm not good at handeling someone "stressing" me. Oh well, it's not the end of the world replacing the card, but paying 15.000 yen (1000 kroner) is going to destroy my bugdet,,, Either way.. I'm going to FujiQ tomorrow! :D It's an amusement park~

Fuji-Q Highland (富士急ハイランド Fujikyū Hairando^?) is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.

The theme park is near the base of Mount Fuji. It has a number of roller coasters, as well as two haunted attractions: The Haunted Hospital, the world's second largest haunted attraction,^{[citation needed]} and the newly built Hopeless Fortress.^[1] Other attractions includeThomas Land, a children's area with a Thomas the Tank Engine theme and attractions themed to Gundam and Evangelion.

Fuji-Q's most famous roller coasters are the following:

• Fujiyama, 79 metres tall, 130 km/h,^[2] opened in 1996 and was once the world's tallest roller coaster. As of 2007 it is the world's 8th tallest, 5th longest, and 10th fastest roller coaster.
• Dodonpa, 52 metres tall, 172 km/h,^[3] opened in 2001 and was once the world's fastest roller coaster. As of 2013 it is the 4th fastest in the world but still has the highest acceleration at launch time.

• Eejanaika, 76 metres tall, 126 km/h,^[4] opened in 2006 and is only the second "4th Dimension roller coaster" ever built (the first being X² at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California). As a "4th dimension" roller coaster its seats can rotate 360 degrees forward or backward in a controlled spin, thus allowing Eejanaika to invert 14 different times, even though the actual track inverts only three times. It surpasses the first built "4th dimension" roller coaster, X², in both height and speed.
• Takabisha, opened on 16 July 2011, contains a 121° freefall, as well as seven major twists over 1000 metres of track, and a drop of 43 metres.^[5][6]

Day 118,119 and 120: Super busy day at work, Package to and from Norway!

Hello!
Wednesday 3th of June
Second period today was Japanese, and we had our first mid-term exam! It went ok ( I hope we get the results on Monday next week), but my brain forgot all my japanese vocabulary xD Haha! Exam is not good for the brain. So it ended up with a very "childish" feeling because I used simple words etc. I really need to step up my game, haha!

This is actually the first time I had a propar bento! I made it yesterday, so I didn't have to get up any earlier than normal. It's vegetables, salmon with a spice rub and grilled corn. It was very good! And all in all it only cost 300 yen (20 kroner). 

 After Uni it was time for work! On wednesday I am at work with Theresa, but she was sick so I had to be alone today. It was kind og crazy because it was packed with students today. I barely had time to give homework before they went home. On wednesdays it's devided into 4 periods, 15:30-16:30, 16:30-17:30, 17:30-18:30 and 18:30-18:55. Different students come to different times and some student are there for more than one period. So it's a lot to have have control of, not only that but theirn name is in kanji that I have to look up in my notes each time, and that's time consuming. I'm slowly starting to learn some of the names, but it takes a long time. When I was done the sunset was very nice:

Thursday 4th of June
My day off <3 It was very nice after the stressfull day at work yesterday~ It's so relaxing to eat a late breakfast and just enjoy the food. 

 I was chilling in the livingroom with my AWESOME watermelon and a cup of tea, when I got a message from Lånekassa that my application for money STILL had not gone through the system. Lånekassa still said that my home University had not given the correct information, even though the University said to me they had done it. Super frustrated I sent an urgent mail to my contact person for my study abroad and asked why Lånekassa agve me this message when it was supposed to be in order. This was suppossed to be fixed for 2 months ago... Then it turned out to be a fault in Lånekassa's online system. Luckly this got fixed and I hope to get my money soon. 

I also got around to send my package to my sister! I bought a lot of different thing and of course some gifts that my nephew wanted ^_^ The lady at my local post office was VERY nice :) She spoke slowly and clearly so I could understand what she said~ 

The rest of the day went to make my presentation for the Social change in Japan-classs. Later I went to Jimmy's place to company him while he was feeling sick. 

Friday 5th of June
I went to school from Jimmy's place and while on the train, Penny called me. My package had come at the door and I needed to sign it in order to get it. I asked if Penny could sign it for me and she told me she would call me back soon. She called back and had signed the package in my name, haha! No problem, right, all white people look the same and have weird names! xD 

At Uni the presentation went well in the Social change in Japan-class and we ended up with some very fun and interesting Gender-discussion. After Uni I was super excited to get my packaged (which was store at the front desk) and my mom had bought me alot of awesome food!

 Lol, julepapir!

 Look at all the stuff! Most important is the cheese slicer for my brown cheese!

THANK YOU MOM!!!

Day 109,110 and 111: Earthquake alarm and more work!

Hello!

Monday 25th of May
Uni went as usual, but I had to take a trip home before going to work. When I was waiting for the bus there was an eartquake! Of course I felt it in my body, but I could also see the buses and lampposts sway and everyones phone went off saying: "地震です" "地震です" "地震です" (jishin desu) which means "there is an earthquake" and I though that was more scary than the quake itself, haha! I also got a warning message on my Japanese phone

The quake wasn't too strong where I were, but it lasted longer than usual. Then of course, everything went as before!

Today was my first day on the job alone! Woop woop! I came very early to make sure I had time to do everything. I even made myself a "to-do"-list so I didn't forget anything. The only thing I forgot was to write down that I gave out two books, but that's something I can do on Wednesday, On Mondays there are not too many students, so it was easy to have an overview. From 16:30 to 17:30 there was 4 students, then from 17:30-18:30 there were only 3 students, because 2 vere absent. Even if the work is not so difficult, it takes alot of energy because everything is in Japanese, and I'm still new to everything. But it's a fun job! It's easier when I have students that can understand english sentences, so if it's something I need help for they can help (till some degree at least). After work I took the train to Chofu to meet Jimmy. I had forgotten my Suica-card ("travelcard" for train/bus) and camera in hisbag so I could get it back :) We then went out to eat. 

Tuesday 26th of May
When I work I like to take the bus to school, but on the other days I take the bike. The only problem now was that my bike was not where I left it... So very short summarized, I'm not sure if it's the staff that removed it or it's stolen. I just now remembered College students are not allowed to park in front of the house (for some stupid reason). So the neverending quest to figure out what happened with only japanese people, failed... If I don't get an answer if the staff removed it I'm going to report it as stolen on friday. The bike is new and my mentor is the one that bought it (I'm borrowing it) so on friday we have qa meeting so he'll bring the papers on the bike I'll give to the police. Hopefully it will show up soon! Apart from the bike-mess, I finished my Social change in Japan-report and my japanese homework :) 

Wednesday 27th of May
After Japanese classes I tried out the French restaurant with some of my classmates :) It located in the same building as our classrooms, so it's suuuper close! It var only a 1080 yen; one small main dish, and all you can eat salad, bread and drinks. :)

Today was work as well, but this time I worked with Theresa. Everything went very smooth, and we almost finished everything while in class. Some weekends each months there are TOEIC-tests 

The Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) is "an English language test designed specifically to measure the everyday English skills of people working in an international environment."

So I'm going to send a mail to say I can work these days too :) I was going to ask sensei after work, but he was busy. Working some weekends are OK, but I wouln't want to work everyday. Some of the workers are quitting soon because they have to prioritize Univeristy over work, so I got asked if I wanted to work every friday and saturday. I wouln't mind the fridays, but I'm not done at Uni until 18:00... And I don't want to work 15-19 every saturday... I hope to find somewhere with a full-time job when I'm done in July. Of course I'm coming home to visit when my exams are done, but I'm going back to Japan to work. But I don't know how long I'll stay. Maybe only till christmas? A year? Don't know yet~

Day 103,104 and 105: Houshold shopping, first day on the job and planning date

Hello!

Tuesday 19th of May

I really like to take the bike to school, even though it takes longer from home to Uni than from Uni to home. It's because the Uni is located on the mountain side + I'm sleepy in the morning. I'm not among the people that look forward to ride a bike before 07:00... It takes about 45 minutes to Uni and 30 minutes home. 

On my way home today I, in some strange way, managed to take a 180 degreee turn somewhere, leading me BACK to my school (but on the other side)... That was quite embarassed >_> LOL! And not only that but my gear chain jumped off and got stuck. While struggeling, a car from the other side of river crossed the brigde to ask if I needed help. When I said I was OK, they crossed back to the other side and drove. They actually made a "u-turn" for me, just to ask if I needed help. That would happen in Norway MAYBE if the person by chance was going to same way as me... It was very nice of them! Even if I needed help I wouldn't want them to get their hand full of chain oil. But I fixed it and went home ^_^

At home I did some homework and watched the newest episode of supernatural. I think the next episode is the final episode! I also went to buy some food, and you can guess how much it cost:

1 Liter milk, crab, two kiwis, grapes, 800 gram cereal, 12 eggs, 4 small packages of ham, cherry tomatoes, cheese and two small cucumbers. 

It cost about 2700 yen which is 165 kroner. What do you think about it? Expensive? Cheap? The most expensive is the cereal for 800 yen (50 kroner). I don't think it's too bad since it has most of the expensive things: fruit, vegetable and cereal. Meat is also expensive,

Here I bought some stuff for my room etc. The notesbook are not new, only the organizer. I also bought a box, small food containers, pantyhose, furniture-leg-stickers-thing, stickers (for the students) lunchbox, forks and spoons. Can you guess how much this was?

 This is the notebook-organizer. I actually needed one more, but they didn't have any more. And I didn't understand all his japanese, so I don't know when they'll get more.

This was actually cheaper than the food! 1300 yen, 80 kroner. I bought this at a 100 yen store (6,2 kroner) + tax. So stuff for household can be very cheap!

Wednesday 20th of May

So today is the first day on the job! First I had 2 japanese classes at Uni, then I had my mentor look over my japanese homework, then I did my new japanese homework, and THEN I went to work at 14:45. Teresa showed me my locker and how to "clock-in". I have my own slip that I stamp in a machin, and when I'm done I do the same. So for the amount of hours I'm at work is what I get paid for, not the amount of work. This is super because I will probably use a lot of time getting things done.

Teresa then showed me what has to be done before the pupils show up. It wasn't too hard, but there were many details I need to remember: write down what they're doing at what time in their individual notebooks, and in one book that's for all the pupils etc. This is both for they work in the english books but also for the Skype conversation they have with an englsih person. Hopefully I won't make too many mistakes... When the pupils came they were very shy, but nice. And there weren't too many of them either, so I hope to remember their name quickly. The pupils know what to do, so they take care of themselves. When they have questions or need their work checked they come to me and I help them. Then they go back to work. During the pupils work you take notes about how far they're progressing so you know what to give for homework. You also check their homework when they come to class.

When the pupils go home I have to make reservation for the Skype for the next time, etc. I also write a little note in the individual notebooks about their work. I took notes on what to do, and I also got to do it myself, which was very nice.

All in all, I like this job, even though I'm scared of making mistakes... I had a little trouble with the Japanese, but I hope to learn more!

Thursday 21th of May

Today is my day off, so I didn't really do too much. I worked out, did my homework, chatted with different people in the living room and planned the date for Jimmy and I tomorrow. Tomorrow we have been together for 3 months. The time really does fly!

Day 95,96 and 97: Package from Norway, Sumo and Job as a teacher!

Hello!

Monday 11th of May

Today I got my package from my mom in Norway!!!! It fit into the mailbox at home so that was very convenient 

 Top right: "knekkebrød" 

Crispbread^[1] (Swedish: knäckebröd, hårt bröd, hårdbröd, spisbröd, knäcke, Danish: knækbrød, Norwegian: knekkebrød, Finnish: näkkileipä,Estonian: näkileib, Icelandic: hrökkbrauð, Faroese: knekkbreyð, German: Knäckebrot or Knäcke, Dutch: knäckebröd) is a flat and dry type ofbread or cracker, containing mostly rye flour. Crispbreads are light and keep fresh for a very long time. Crispbread is a staple food^[2] and was for a long time considered a poor man's diet.^[3] However, in recent years there has been renewed interest in crispbread in the Nordic countries.

Top left: Taco tubs and taco spice mix! 
Bottom right: Risengrynsgrøt

In the Nordic countries, rice porridge is a common dinner, and sometimes breakfast. It is made as a warm dish from rice cooked in milk. When served, it is commonly sprinkled with cinnamon, sugar and a small knob of butter, and served with milk or fruit juice.

In the middle: tortilla
Bottom right: Melkesjokolade = milk chocolate

Freia Melkesjokolade is a Milk Chocolate from the Norwegian chocolate brand Freia and has been the most sold chocolate in Norway since the 1960s. The chocolate was launched in 1906 after a Swiss recipe, originally called 'Freia Melkechokolade'. In the 1920s it was considered ”Europas bedste spisechokolade” (Europe's best edible chocolate), and people would often add that it was Norwegian, to underline that it was not imported. It was only after the chocolate again became available after World War II, that the name was changed to "Melkesjokolade" (Milk Chocolate) due to the spelling reform of 1939.

Fox and Nox:
Fox is lemon caramel and nox is liqorice  

I also got BRUNOST! But I had to put it in the fridge right away because it was a little melted xD

Brunost, also called raudost ^[1] or mysost (Norwegian), or mesost (Swedish), meesjuusto (Finnish), mysuostur (Icelandic), myseost(Danish) or Braunkäse (German) is a caramelised brown Scandinavian whey cheese. The main Norwegian and the German names mean brown cheese, and the others mean simply whey cheese

Brunost is made by boiling a mixture of milk, cream, and whey carefully for several hours so that the water evaporates. The heat turns the milk sugar into caramel, which gives the cheese its characteristic brown colour and sweet taste.^[3] It is ready for consumption as soon as it is packed in suitable sized blocks. 

Thank you mom! You're the best <3 
I made a baby taco! The taco tubs were in one piece! 

 Later that day I met Jimmy in Shinjuku to buy myself a Japanese phone!  It's just a simple one with buttons :P But this way I can call home for example! Which is good in case something happens. We went to the SoftBank in Omotesando, because they speak English there. It all went very fast! And the salesman was very nice :) After the purchase, we ate at the Freshness burger, yum!!

Tuesday 12th of May

Today I went to watch sumo for the first time!

Sumo (相撲 sumō^?) is a competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The characters 相撲 literally mean "striking one another".

This is at the Ryougaku station 

This is at the Ryōgoku Station (両国駅) 

 Trying to find his dad and Amanda, but Jimmy messed it up by giving wrong info, haha!

 My new phone! Now I have a japanese number, so I can actually call people in Japan and Norway!

 This is the agenda and ticket

 Jimmy, Roger and Amanda. 

 I'm dying!!!!

 So many old people fangirling over their favourite sumo wrestler! Shouting their name and stuff xD

 The inside of the arena

 This is the inside

 At first it wasnt that many, but by the end it was almost full!

 We got hungry so we bought some food! My favourite "takoyaki"

Takoyaki (たこ焼き or 蛸焼^?) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special takoyaki pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion.^[1][2] Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce, similar to Worcestershire sauce and mayonnaise. The takoyaki is then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of driedbonito (katsuobushi). 

 This is pastry filled with custard cream!

 It was insanely rich in flavor!

 The matches are over!

 Then we all went out to eat~

Wednesday 13th of May

So today I had my first interview in Japan! I cant tell you how nervous I was for this intervew... Before taking the bus to Uni I had to take my picture in a photo boot. The picture had to be taken with the job "uniform" so I got that done. I then went to Uni in my new uniform :P  During lunch at Uni I got my awesome mentor Nobuyuki to write the kanji for me on my Japanese resume. That way it look very cool! Hehe. That was after my two classes of Japanese. Beforehand I had practiced what to say and different Japanese vocabulary. But of course I messed it up on the interview due to being so nervous, but I could speak in English so it went fine. I tried to sneak in Japanese where it seemed natural, just to show him I can speak a little Japanese, hehe :P But the interview went great, it wasn't as formal as I thought it would be; we laughed and joked. He then showed me around the floor and we talked about working hours and pay. If you didn't realize it, I got the job ^_^ I'm so happy!!! I'm going to start from week 22 (Monday 25th) I'm going to work every Monday and Wednesday, for 3 and 4 hours, and the pay is 1000 yen/hour. Of course the pay can't be compared to my teacher job in Norway, but then again, this is quite different. If I want to keep living in Japan after Uni, which I want to, it's very important to have working experience :) So I'll do my best!