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  • "Graduating Class of 2019..."

  • "Please stand when we call your name..."

  • [graduation day] March 26, 2019.

  • [6:30 am]

  • Good morning, everyone! (Ohayou gozaimasu!)

  • It is super dark and super early because it's 6:30 am.

  • Lily, say "hi!" to everyone! (Lily: nope!)

  • Today I'm going to get my Hakama fitted

  • which looks kind of like a kimono with Japanese samurai pants.

  • I'm also getting my hair done! We'll see how that turns out...

  • because it is....GRaDuAtiOn DaYyY~!! AAAHH! (the crowd goes wild!!!)

  • Today I graduate from my University in Japan

  • SO! First order of business, I have a special announcement!

  • I get to tell you my school name! Ready for the big reveal?!

  • Today, you guys are coming along with me to my graduation!

  • [ 3...2...1!] (San, ni, ichi!)

  • Yokohama Kokudai ...tte kaitearun dakedo, Yokohama Kokuritsu Daigaku! (Its abbreviated, but my school is Yokohama Kokuritsu Daigaku in Japanese)

  • I am finally graduating from Yokohama National University

  • and I'm graduating from my Master's degree, my MBA (Master's in Business Administration)

  • So today's a big day! AHhHHH!!

  • B: Lily, did you get a shirt? L: let's get going!

  • Let me give a quick rundown of how today's going to go:

  • The studio that I'm going to is going to do my hair and outfit

  • I don't wanna pay like $100 for them to do my makeup if that's not their speciality

  • funny thing is, I don't know how to do my makeup either! OOPS! I'M GONNA DO IT ANYWAY!

  • I've got my Sakura spring nails to match my Hakama.

  • This is the hair piece I'll be adding, which also matches.

  • We're doing some kind of complicated up-do

  • along with some pearl pins as well.

  • This is called "chirimen" it's a Japanese "crepe" style of sewing.

  • there was also shibori but I thought these handmade sewn flowers were cuter.

  • AND it's got a smaller version so I can use it, even after graduation!

  • If I want to use it for Yukata I can.

  • I got these at Takashimaya yesterday and I'm really happy about them.

  • We're out of time so we'll just talk as we go!

  • ("It wasn't supposed to rain today!!!!")

  • Ohayou gozaimasu~! ("Good morning!") Omedetou gozaimasu!! ("Congratulations!!")

  • Boomer: How do you feel?! How do you feel today?!

  • The boots fit by the way! (Boomer: the BOoOoOOooots♪!”)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • There are some beauutiful Hakama and obi!

  • So here is the final hair piece!

  • I also have some little pearls!

  • Are you ready? L: I need to find my friends!

  • "We made it!!!"

  • All these people back here!!

  • Yayyyy!!!

  • We're finally all together!! [my best friends!]

  • [ *blows kisses*]

  • [It's our turn!]

  • [ Graduate School of International Social Sciences, 98 graduates, please rise! ]

  • chakuseki! (Please be seated.)

  • We did it!

  • [memory mode:] "It's the day!"

  • [memory mode:] "Are you ready for your first day of school?" L: I'm kind of nervous!!!

  • [memory mode:] "Bring an apple for the teacher. Good luck!"

  • [memory mode:] "Welcome to my channel, and the 1st ever Japan school day vlog type of thing!"

  • [memory mode:] "Today is my 1st day as a grad student in Japan!"

  • [memory mode:] "Just to start things off, I'm really stressed!!"

  • [memory mode:] "I'm really friggin stressed out..."

  • [memory mode:] "So much so that I just broke my phone!"

  • [memory mode:] "The class is for Industry Analysis, "Sangyo Bunseki"

  • [memory mode:] "Maybe that was a bad choice?"

  • [memory mode:] "I googled game theory..."

  • [memory mode:] "I went out to lunch with my friend"

  • [memory mode:] "I usually end up eating cafeteria or conbini food"

  • [memory mode:] "...which looks like, SO DIFFERENT!"

  • [memory mode:] "Here are my grades! 3 , 2 , 1 !"

  • [memory mode:] "This is happy! This is good news! Things are finally going well!"

  • [memory mode:] "Things are finally going well guys!"

  • [memory mode:] "I just finished my final presentation..."

  • Congrats guys!

  • Just finished the ceremony! Feeling good!

  • It was pretty brief actually. What do you guys think?

  • douzo mae ni okoshi kudasai! [ Please proceed to the stage. ]

  • "Award for Outstanding Academic Performance: Scott, Loretta"

  • That was funny! As usual I was late...

  • so they had to move the award ceremony a bit

  • but it was really nice to receive the award

  • and be with my professor...WHY AM I GIVING A SPEECH?!

  • This is not the academy awards!

  • Good day. REALLY good day.

  • I'm also really glad I got a hakama!

  • Boots? Still fit!

  • HEY GUYS! I want to sit this way so you can see.

  • So I DID IT!... Oh wait...what am I saying?!

  • I did it guys! *SquEalLL* I graduated!

  • I got my diploma and let me say, it looks super cool!

  • It's super cool to see my name all in Japanese

  • with the official school Hanko seal as well!

  • iTs Real Its Real itss REAL!

  • As of today I am officially a graduate of Yokohama National University

  • There are definitely schools that people outside of Japan are more familiar with

  • in Japan though, Yokohama National University

  • well, any National University, but this one specifically is a renowned school

  • When I first applied to the MEXT scholarships I got to apply to different schools

  • I picked this one because I like Yokohama and Kanagawa

  • when I tell people in Japan (at work) that I go there they're like

  • "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO THAT SCHOOL?!"

  • To me, it's so real that I'm holding this

  • I did it! I graduated in one piece.

  • If you guys have any questions about like what I'm doing in the future

  • or what I did to get into here

  • a lot of you don't know, I have a second channel where I normally post my regular vlogs

  • So we already did a Q&A about am I going to stay in Japan

  • what are my next plans, WhAtS GoNna HapPeN!?

  • I'll leave a link below so you can check it out

  • but if you have any other questions, like about school life or this hakama

  • As you can tell, I am in no mood to take it off. I want to wear it all day.

  • I can't believe I'm wearing this in my own house! AHHHH!

  • One more time.. AHHHHH!

  • Look at these beautiful sleeves. Look at this fabric. This is BEAUTIFUL!

  • I totally used this as pockets.

  • This is the kimono, this is the under kimono

  • under that I have like under, under kimono.

  • and then I have a bunch of towels squished in here

  • to make my body looks more straight-lined and flat.

  • Lots of good stuff and I am in NO MOOD to take it off!

  • Guys I graduated!

  • It's so much in part thanks to you guys, my family and friends

  • Pretty sure the only reason I kept going forward is because you guys believed in me!

  • The school president gave a speech, and just like he said,

  • all we have to do now is take a big leap forward!

  • and if you're a foreign student, become a bridge for your home country and Japan.

  • Just two little things!

  • I'm really excited and feeling really good!

  • Right back up to work again, right back to working woman life.

  • Until then, see you in the comments!

  • Thank for watching! Thanks for supporting!

"Graduating Class of 2019..."

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