So Alvarez-san from my third year class at Yale is also here at HIF, but he got placed in a higher class than me (sadness!). I`m in Advanced (second highest class) and he`s in High Advanced. When I told my host family about this, my host mom`s reaction was funny, and very Japanese:
"Well, you know, in Japan we say that the second highest class is the best. Because, you know, in the second class you can still がんばって and move up, but in the highest class there`s nowhere to go but down!"
^_^
The adventures of a former North Carolinian and recovering Yalie, loose in Japan for the first time.
3:18 PM
the what: class, hakodate, HIF, host family, japan culture, japanese
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Hey, I think you found the fellowship's new motto: "Nowhere to go but down." =) Sounds like you are having a great time. Thanks for the photos, too.
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