So far Japan has been a very nice experience. The study abroad part is a little stressful with the forms and the orientation and the placement test and the registration and the paying of fees but other than that I am really enjoying myself. I am not bothered too much by the heat or the intense brick wall of humidity.
My Wednesday evening my friend Justin and I decided to look for a place to eat off campus (the cafeteria was closed...). We wanted a ramen shop so we asked the guards at the main gate where one was. We understood straight blah blah something blah blah ramen. So we nodded and smiled and said thank you and walked a bit came to another gate and asked the same thing. We pretty much just ended up walking around talking making fun of ourselves saying stupid foreigner and what not. We ended up making it to a okonomiyaki place. It was a small cute little restaurant that where you could get food and VEBERAGE!!! Janglish... Makes me giggle!
My Thursday afternoon we were a little more successful with directions. Justin need a new pair of sandals because the ones he bought for 300 yen were giving him blisters and I need to do my alien registration. So we too the bus to Hirakata Station and then walked to the City hall. Shiyakusho! A new word! (City hall) It is very helpful to just text Kae and ask her things. I love Kae! She's my hero! Anyways I wish I took a picture of the guy that helped me with my registration because he had the most AMAZING hair!!! It was like Elvis but way more UMPH! After that we went to STARBUCKS!!! I totally love the fact that I can order things in Japanese!!!! After the caffeine run we walked in to a department store looking for sandals . the first floor didn't have any so we asked where to find them. The lady said 6th floor. The 6th floor didn't have any so we asked where to find them. The lady said 1st floor... So we went to another store and asked a girl who actually walked out of the store and to the end of the street and pointed to it for us! Justin and I were amazed! No one in America would ever do that! But anyways we get to the shoe store they all nod and smile and say welcome and we're actually in there for a good 15 minutes talking to the people. I even tried on two pairs of adidas shoes which I bought. They're slip-ons so I was very happy. Then we got back on the bus and got off at Kansai Gaidai where I asked a cute guy in a business suit what the time was. It was 1:45!! Justin then bought a cell phone and I went back to my dorm. Other than that the only thing I did was sign up for classes. Soooooooo Yay for that!
Oh! I totally saw a bird the size of a cat today... I think it was a crow. Yeah and I saw a moth the size of a small bird! Crazy!