Too Long!

So its been over a month since my last post but I thought i should write one now. I cant believe its already November. Unfortunately, im still sick and October was a really hard month for me. I had a lot of problems with my host family since the boys were so loud and I just felt extremely uncomfortable around them. Things, luckily, have gotten a little bit better. School is ridiculous and my motivation has slowly started to decline. The constant tests and essays make me miss American education (at least Soka education, anyway) and Im getting really burned out. Im sad that i missed out on Halloween, since its not really celebrated in Japan. I went to an ofuro with my friends and it was a really strange experience, if not really awkward altogether. I also found out by weighing myself that ive lost about 8 lbs. My mom just told me that I have a ton of ripe guavas on my tree which is slightly depressing, considering they are my favorite fruit. Im so ready to come home! lol I miss the variety of food i had at home. For the most part, im just trying to keep my head up, especially since my cold looks like it wont be subsiding until i get back to California. But i got a 95 on my kanji exam, which is the only really good news i have as of now. Im tired of public transportation. I definitely took for granted living 5 minutes away from class. I miss waking up a half hour before class and walking the short distance there. Now i have to wake up 2 hours before just to get to school on time. >.< Im really bummed that ill be missing Thanksgiving too, but I hope that Christmas will make up for it.