Last Sunday, I went to a Christmas Concert in Shinokubo with a girl I met at school. It was a little strange that she randomly invited me, but I figured it was worth it just for fun. When we got to there, I met a couple of other people. I've never been to a Christian church or anything, so it was an interesting experience for me. It was a really interesting mix of people. It was mostly Japanese and Korean people, but everyone spoke Japanese. Some gospel singers, No Mu Han, Song Ok Nam Gung, Aram, and Naeri performed, which was a big deal for a bunch of people there since they came from Korea. (But not for me since I didn't really know who they are.)
Apparently the Japanese way of saying 'Jesus' is 'イエス' which roughly sounds like 'yes', and made me confused at first. Then after I actually listened to the rest of the words I thought, "Ohhh, Jesus." Hahaha. They sang Christmas carols, 'Fight', 'Love', 'Amazing Grace', 'イエス', and 'Holy Night', but my favorite by far was 'You Raise Me Up'. No Mu Han and Aram sang it together (they're father and son) so it was really cute. XD Singing was done in Japanese, English, and Korean, which was kind of funny, but cool because everyone sang in all 3 languages, even the little kids.
Afterwards, I met a few more girls. I was surprised that I didn't meet any Japanese people there since most of it was held in Japanese. Most of the girls there that were my age were Korean, but they have amazing Japanese. o_O Anyway, I'll probably go on Sundays (I know...weiiirrrddd...don't worry, I'm not converting.) to hang out with them. One girl used to be Buddhist and ended up converting and all of that so she understands how weird it feels, but since I'm only here for a year and they don't care if I only go for fun it should be interesting. We'll see how it goes...
Besides that, I have a midterm and presentation this week. As long as I can make it through those, I'll be home free. Vietnam in 11 days!!! I'm so excited!
