Nuri Japanese Restaurant

So today, the plan was that I go to a Japanese restaurant with my Japanese class and the other japanese class (section 1 & 2) and a whole lot of Japanese helpers. It turned out to be alot of fun, and I have an amazing story to go along with this event haah

So, the bus direct to Woodgrove from VIU left at 11:31 am and the lunch was at 12 and the bus arrived at Woodgrove at 11:54 and it was only a few minutes away from Woodgrove so that was all good. So I left my room at 11:25 and I waited...and I waited some more and when it was 11:40- I thought to myself-- %$*#(%& I missed it....%&()#&%(@)!%. So there I was, standing in the rain, madly sending help text messages to Sora (Section 2 Japanese class) and Akina (Japanese helper) to try and help me find an alternative bus route to get me to the restaurant. Sora managed to text me to take the 4 and then transfer to the number 1 at the country club to get to woodgrove, she would wait for me at woodgrove centre and we would walk together to the restaurant because she knew where it was. Sounds great, I got on the 4 that showed up 5 minutes later, and then I told myself 'country club'.................... I haven't been to the country club before, or in that direction at all, so I was hoping it was going to be obvious. It was a 20 minute ride and yes it was an obvious stop to get off at because there were other buses stopped there, so I transferred to the number 1 to woodgrove and everything went reasonably smoothly. I arrived at Woodgrove centre at 12:30 or so and now contacting Sora was another challenge. I'd only met Sora once in person, and that was at a Korean friend's birthday party, so I didn't exactly remember what she looked like. haha, I called her and then we ended up making contact after we saw each other talking to each other on the phone across the transfer location so we met up and walked through the mall. We ended up illegally crossing the road- I think it was called 'the island highway'- um- yeah- it just sounds dangerous but it ended up being okay and no close deaths, it was just really rainy that's all, which made climbing the banks of either side of the highway more dangerous than the actual crossing. haha Um, so we arrived at the restaurant and I think there were 23 people there so that was totally awesome :) It was soo much fun and we ended up eating a very yummy meal, I have sushi and sashimi bento box which was delicious and it was the yummiest thing of my life, there was also tempura and it was absolutely delish! I made lots of new friends, one of them by the name of Chikako :) Also, what was kind of embarrassing but not really, was when we were talking about what classes we were from, and Chikako pointed out that the guy that was sitting opposite her was from the same class that I was in, but I honestly had/have no idea what the dude's name was and I think I had seen him once or twice before, but it was awkward. I sit in the very front of the class so I don't see anyone else in the class unless they sit next to me or behind me, and if they're behind me, I have to be partnered with them for me to meet them and that doesn't happen often and usually my partners are the same person. hah, so that was pretty funny. I stayed for around 2 hours or so and Sora and I left together too because our buses came at around the same time. Walking back through the mall, I ran into another Japanese helper student which I'd never actually spoken too, but we had made eye contact more than once in the class so I stopped to say hi and introduce myself quickly, I found her name to be Numi and her friend who was another helper Minami I think, but I couldn't chat for long because we had buses to catch. Unfortunatly, unless I run into her at school again, I probably won't ever see her again because there is only Monday's classes left and I don't have Japanese on Mondays. :( Um, yeah, so on the way back, I caught the right bus and went directly back to school and now here I am. I finished my research paper- yay!! and all I really need to do now is study, study, study.
So today's outing was alot of fun and it's been solidly raining all day today, not misting, actual raindrops have been in a constant downfall all night and alllllll day long, ding-a-ding-ding.
It's Dec 1, so now only 24 days until Christmas!!
I have nothing planned for tomorrow which means I should start studying...haha see you later! :D