Winter months always get to me. I have seasonal affective disorder, so I'm missing my sun lamp. I've been keeping my mood up by spending a lot of time with my friends. Earlier this evening, I made enchiladas for myself and my friends, and we celebrated our birthdays. I don't feel much different. I have had a really good month so far, however. We went to Fuji-Q Highlands on Valentine's Day, and that was a good experience for me since I went with a group that I normally don't get out with. It was also a group of only Japanese people and people who are fluent in Japanese, so I got a chance to improve my listening skills. I was too nervous to talk a lot, but I still feel like it was good for my language development. I'm struck by the fact that my friend Lillian is leaving soon, and that's going to be really difficult for me. I have some close friends in the dorm, but she was the person I felt closest to. She also taught me a lot since she's an Australian person who's been living in Japan her whole life, and her Japanese is extremely fluent. She's more fluent in Japanese than English, so we try to have conversations where we exchange ideas in both languages. I'm going to miss having her here, but I'm also looking forward to the arrival of the new exchange students in the coming months.
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