Interview 1

つばささんは高校の時は友だちははなすのからたのしかったと言っていました。つばささんは高校の時はクラスはごぜん八時にはじまってごご三時はんにおわると言っていました。つばささんは高校の時は当たりしことうしるからべんきょするがすきだったと言っていました。つばささんは高校の時は試験としゅくだいがｍずかしとたくさんあったと言っていました。つばささんは高校の時はアルバイトがあなかったと言っていました。つばささんは高校の時はべんきょうしってカラオケをうたうからいそがしかったと言っていました。つばささんはここががっこうのきそくがとてもっきびしかったと言っていました。つばささんは高校の時はがっきをひかないからあなかったと言っていました。

I found it really interesting to listen to Tsubasa talk about high school. He didn't have much more in class time than I did, but he had to do a lot more work. Tsubasa said that they would do more work after school was done until really late at night. Then a lot of his time on weekends went to studying. I was really lazy in high school, but still got decent grades. If I had gone to a Japanese school I have no doubt in my mind that I would have failed, and not just because I didn't know any Japanese at the time :P. I wonder if it is common for high school students to be really busy in school, or if that is just for people who want to get great grades. Is there any free time to just goof off and have fun? Also I wonder what sort of extracurricular activities there are. My high school life was stage crew. Most of my time after school was done was working with them for plays, dances, assemblies, announcments, and any other events. Plus I did a lot with a scuba diving club and bookstore. I wonder what sort of non academic things there are to do in Japanese high schools.