Aaaaaalrighty then. One week down and here`s the dirt:
1) First: you need to understand that currently my computer access is very limited, so updates may take a couple days. Right now the only way I can get online is thru the school computers and you are only allowed to use them at certain times and in certain places. (everything in Japan is very carefully organized and orchestrated; punctuality is a law... well not really, but may as well be)
2) My dwellings: I live in a small apartment building with my host family. My host father is hilarious, and very well versed. And my host mom is very small, but kind. The building has six floors and each apartment is very small. My room is a little bigger than my closet at school. I sleep on a mat on the floor; the Japanese version of a futon. (or I guess, it`s the original version of a futon) Needless to say, I haven`t really slept much since I got here. Every morning I fold up my `bed` and put it in the closet. Save for the bed, all my room has in it is a desk and a small mirror stand thing. Oh! and there is a Totoro tatami. It`s really hot here and we barely use air conditioning. The Japanese are much more energy conservative than people from the States are. ...It`s so hot....
3) My Commute: I ride the bus for about 20-30 minutes from kamiasahi to Nonami, then I go to the subway. I ride the Sakura-dori line for three stops, then take the Meijo line to Yagoto-nisseki. After that I have a 5-10 minute walk to the university. The whole thing takes about an hour.
More updates to come. Don`t touch that dial!
3 comments:
totoro!
glad to know you're alive!
Sounds tough. An hour? Still, sounds kind of cool...not literally. I guess you don't have to worry about wasting time like here.
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