I woke up at 7 o’clock even though I went to bed at 10. The 8-9 hours of sleep made me feel very well in the morning today. After finishing all the morning routines, I started reading books. I decided to have listening practices of French, but it’s just boring to listen to a simple sentence on YouTube and write it down. Also, I do not want to open YouTube as the first thing that I do. It just doesn’t fit in me. I need to find other ways to practice listening to French. I have already tried to watch YouTube and Netflix videos in French, which is much more fun for me. Also, I think that I need to buy a book written in French just because I like reading. The one thing that I am concerned about studying languages by reading is that it reminds me of the way that I learned English. I remembered how miserable I was when I could not understand or speak English after studying and reading a lot in Japan. But, I feel like I can enjoy the “study” process by reading a regular book and listening to a podcast or other online content that I like watching. I love Young Sheldon on Netflix, so I have been watching it with French audio and English subtitles. It’s been working so far. Other than that, I studied conjugation of French for about 30 minutes. That is all I did.
At lunch time, I was talking to the American neighbor because we accidentally ate at the same time. He told me about his plan, which made me feel that I need to start planning for the next trip. In the afternoon, I was planning, and I could not conclude which one is better for me, traveling around other European countries or staying in France and visiting multiple cities in France. It sounds fun to travel around European countries, but I do not have a strong purpose to do that. I mean, I can see and experience different things for sure, but I am not sure if I genuinely want to do that. On the other hand, I feel like I will miss the opportunities to go to other European countries. But the main purpose of coming to France was to see and visit a lot Judo clubs as many as possible to learn, practice, and build a relationship. I do not have stronger purposes if I decide to travel around. So, eventually, I couldn’t decide it today. But I have already decided to leave here next week, so I need to plan as soon as possible.
In the late afternoon, at 6 o’clock, I joined the practice. My body did not really move well, but I could practice a lot more than before, so I am satisfied with it. I appreciate the fact that they ask me to practice sparring together. It is fun to communicate with them through Judo. After the practice, I was talking with a couple of French judokas in mixed language English and French. They are so nice people, and I actually will miss all of the students who practice here. I have one more week to be able to practice with them, so I would like to value that. Unfortunately, they do not have practice tomorrow because of the vacation period. I feel like I am old because I have pain in my lower back and a lot of rashes on my body. But I kind of like feeling this way. I need to bring my body back to the one that I have when I was a university student.
Anyway, I am tired, so I am going to bed. See you tomorrow.
