Sometimes I come to Japanese class a little sleepy. For some reason, it has been especially hard to stay awake today in class. The reasons for my sleepiness vary but usually it is because I stayed out late the night before. And that was the case last night. I went to a bar with my girlfriend and her friends and ended up staying till 1 in the morning. The next day is usually hard if I stay out late because I have work from 8 am to 1 pm Monday through Friday and then sometimes Japanese class at 2 pm. So if I stay out late one night, I don’t get that much sleep before work and then once I’m done with work, I feel mentally exhausted trying to speak Japanese… haha I think that was the case today. So I guess the lesson to learn is that the mind & body needs sleep to function throughout the day.