School uniform(s) + pink flowers

We went to check out my school in the start of the week. I must say you really could tell it's a private school. The spesific busses were in a fine line all shimmering beautifully in the light. And there were like 20! And the yard was huge, a tennis court, volleyball court, random court.. Next to them weres these raincovered tables and chairs sets for lunch I guess. I could imagine the schools elite dining there just like in a standard shoujo manga, haha. The school consists of many independent buildings and I don't quite yet know what are they all used for (one of them is a church I assume).

Entering the school we found this nice teacher who guided us through the halls. I was relieved to say, I was fearing that every teacher would wear these nun cloacs, but no that's just the headmaster. And it was really confusing when we went to see for the uniforms that I didn't know where the people helping me teachers or students! XD It's really hard to guess a Japanese persons age but I'm now quite sure they were just young teachers from the way they talked.

They had this huge locker, or a pair of them, full of different size and kind of uniforms. I received tons of stuff including: Two different kind of summer shirts, one white blouse, blue vest and blue sweater for autumn and winter, a onepiece dress, a skirt, a ceremony jacket, school's special socks, shoes and indoorsports sneackers and finally two bags. Oh no, I forgot the sports suit. All for free and I don't even want to know how much they would've had costed.. Or actually I do but hadn't yet had the chance to ask.

I prefer this summer shirt (btw those socks are mine, no I won't use them in school XD)

And this is the onepiece dress! I have to say this uniform is copletely different than I expected! In a good way, of course.

Yo yo

And in comparison my own sense of style

Then let's gather up some of the schools rules, shall we?

1 - Absolute no for make-up

2 - No accessories whatsoever

3 - Forelock (fronthair?) mustn't hide your eyes (exlamation mark: the hairpin you have to wear must match your haircolour)

4 - School uniforms skirt must be about 6cm below your knees (mine's just 2cm and they were really worried will that do)

5 - No boyfriend(s) [so I guess girlfriends are ok]

I may have forgotten something as important but I'll go with these. Not all the students really follow these rules, like if you have a boyfriend then you may have it but keep it seacret, keep it safe. And make up such as skin products are okay if they won't show.  Rules are strict but that goes with almost every Japanese high school, so nothing unusual although most of  'em propably allow dating.

I'll start school at 7th and have to make a 3min speech in total Japanese. But I already wrote it and spell checked it with my HF so I'm okay with that. I won't apparently have any word with my timetable and now I'm just hoping that it won't be all mathematics and/or sience. And my schooltrip is to Australia so I'm not going to be able to go because of AFS's rules plus it would've costed too much. ;...; But I'll have enough trips here with host family and AFS so I guess I'll manage. :D Oh yeah, and I am, despite of my age, in first grade. Most AFS'sers I've heard are in 2nd and some in 3rd. Lucky for me because I hoped for this (if this'd go by age I'd be in 3rd).

Oh I've just talked, now I'll just end this with beautiful pictures of hanami to make this post a little lighter:

This place is so famous that even people from Osaka came to see it

Me and Ayuha both weared white socks and shoes which is now in fashion (I saw it on TV that day!)

 

 

These small stands sold taiyaki and caramel apples for example. Ayuha and I bought the apples but I haven't even yet finnished mine! (Could eat it now..)(Done)

Our lunch <33333

  
It was really fun and also beautiful, if I have to tell you. And oh that mop thingy, that's our dog, Jack! And one pic's older but still pretty. Today it's a bit rainy but I get to go to see the cherry blossoms again with this one girl from my school! I wonder where we go this time.