[Demonskid]

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? ._.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

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

[Demonskid]

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...

[Quiet Man Cometh]

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.

[Demonskid]

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

[Ashurato]

Originally Posted by Demonskid

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? ._.

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.

[Demonskid]

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]

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

[Ashurato]

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.

[Espy]

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

[Ashurato]

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.

[Demonskid]

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

[Quiet Man Cometh]

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 :)

[Demonskid]

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:

[Ashurato]

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.

[Demonskid]

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