OwO *drools* DK loves Doujinshi!

I hope to be able to reads it Dx

how much is a passport.. where do you go to get one? ._.

What's Sakura Ki? Haven't heard of it before. The "Ki" part that is. Sakura is an ornamental cherry tree, yeah?

oh sakura tree.. sorry forgot to translate x'D and sakura is the name of the japanese cherry blossom.

Sakura - Cherry Blossom
Sakuranbo - cherries
Sakura ki - cherry tree

:3 I am quite sure thats what it is...

Didn't know sakura was the blossom though I knew about the tree. There are a number of them lining streets in my city, though there is a large Asian population here. My university has a Japanese garden with a tea house (thought I've never been in it. I keep missing the dates) and is part of the cherry blossom festival in May (and I'm out of town! Dammit!). My brother bought his house from a chinese couple, I think, and there's an ornamental cherry in the backyard. From the living room window it looks like snow sometimes when the petals fall.

That sounds so beautiful.

but yea, from my experiance, sakura is the blossom, add ki to it and its the tree. make it sakuranbo and its the fruit :3

Don't quite know how much, but you should be able to apply for one at your local post office.

I like looking at cherry trees. I just hate cleaning up the petals that seem to all just fall at the same time.

I should be going to the post office soon so I shall ask :3

then save up to get one... then save up for a trip.. after i get a new bed.. cause.. my bed sucks ._.

Espy wants to go to Japan too >.< Maybe after college? :D

How about during college? Some colleges offer home-stay exchange programs. If they do, I really, really recommend applying for one if they're being offered.

Home-stay exchange...? What's that?

Certain colleges have options where you can study abroad (live with a family in that country) so that you can experience/study what it is like over there.

I wasn't able to go myself, but my friend had studied for a semester in Japan (staying with a Japanese family) and earned college credits as long as she took designated classes.

I supposedly have a family member over there but no one will give me his contacts or have him contact me ><

Might be one of those exchange programs where you stay with a local family. I know there are a few school exchange programs. My college had one with a girls school in Japan that was geared toward basic study in Japanese culture/history/language/etc as well as for people learning to teach English.

I'm hoping to save up some money to visit Japan while my friend is still there so I have a free place to stay :)

my high school did student exchange.. one of the sophomores came back with the "Hotaru Koi" folk song for the sophomores to sing in choir.. I was sooo jealous D:

Going there as a high school student is fun, but going as a college student is better.
More freedom and you can stay out/travel by yourself much later.

xD I bet. I never got the chance to go cause I failed my english classes

Oh right, that. Being an exchange student. Sorry, Espy's mind was dead for a bit. The problem with that is I don't understand the language at all. Now, being an exchange student in, say, Spain or Mexico would probably be a better idea for me.

Doesn't the student exchange program help teach you japanese?

I think you're expected to know some before you go. My uni has accelerated Japanese courses for just that purpose.

my school didn't have ANY japanese class so I'm not sure ;-;

My college didn't have have any prerequisites. Even new people were able to go because there were different levels of classes.

that sucks, DK. My original community college only had Japanese for exchange students via private instruction. It wasn't part of normal classes. Other languages I thing were the usual French, possibly Spanish, German, and Inuktitut. (I think, I know there was one native language in there.)

Then I went to my University which is twice the size of the town I moved from. I don't think I can name all the languages available there. I took Swedish for my degree.

How many times can you guess on the cat breed? o:

riddles & Jokes, and the Cat breed are unlimited guesses :3

Oooh okay.
I think I have a slight idea of what it is... xD
*used to be a cat person*

CATS 101 For the win <3

I prefer Dogs 101! o:

Your points are updated

I watch both. :). Though some of the animals on Dogs 101 (particularly the bullmastiff or mastiff) could be a little more accurate as far as appearance. My sister has English Mastiffs. I'm currently helping to look after four of them. And a horse.

Almsot all I know about cats comes from Cats 101.

That means I can try again on the riddle? :D

yes you can try the riddle all you want xD

Yay for early risers!

*pets thread* don't die while I am away D8

1 more hour ;~; *clings to thread*

We leave for moms foot operation

I hope so too... First she had a hysterectomy, then her right foot was operated on, and now her left D8

I have the shot thing birth control, I haven't had a monthly visit for 1 year and 5 months <3 eventually the doc said they would stop permenantly but if I wanted i could still get pregnant.