There's a reason it's called "studying abroad".

After a week of orientation sessions and few classes, followed by a 9-day-long holiday, it's finally time to get started with the "studying" part of studying abroad. (The "abroad" part, aside from a 14 hour plane ride and 16 hour time adjustment, has so far been more or less manageable.) Two hours of Japanese this morning began the routine that will include 9 hours of Japanese class a week as well as the usual load of quizzes, problem sets, midterms, readings, papers, and presentations. Better hit the books.