ようこうそ!日本

May 30, 2006 13:37

Hello, typing this right now from the Ritsumeikan University]s website. The keyboard is designed for Japanese students, so it is a little difficult to use.

Today is my second day in Japan. から9時午前、立命館大学がいます。At 9 AM we met up with our ]buddies], a group of people are age, about half our age. All of them are nice. There were a couple of guys and most of our buddies were girls. One interesting part of Japanese teen fashion, are that most have a casual 70s rocker/punk rock look. Nearly all the guys gave spikey well-done wild hair and wear casual rock styles. There]s some rock clubs on campus.

I thought that our group would stick out more, but everyone]s nice to us, and I haven]t seen anyone staring really except for old people. When we were walking to the university, a bunch of kids were in a bus and they waved at us and said hello.

I]m going to get a bike soon. You can get a normal one with a bell and basket for about $35-$60! They look really nice and everyone uses them for obvious reasons. The roads are narrow! They have SUV]s and van-type vehicles that are scrunched up horizontally so they have a cool sharp rectangular design. The streets are so fucking beautiful, though! One of the best designs i]ve seen. They go any way they feel like and follow nature. Our inn is a tall-ish building with multiple stories. Go outside, and your inside a village-like city. A street next to our building is cut by a stream that runs under it. Look to the sides, and you can see tiny hills and slopes. Always on the horizon you can see the mountains that surround it from three sides. You can also sell the bike i]ve heard when you]re done.

The university has a lot of activities. They have some music practices and whatnot i might hit up soon, and the bike will help travel immensly. For now, i]ve decided to take it easy, and get to know the group better and not go off on limbs like i usually do really early. By keeping a sharp ear and overall sticking to the little group we got seperated in, I found out we]re going downtown around 4 PM.

Wow, it]s probably really early in the morning for you guys. On the first day of the trip we flew for like 18 hours with few breaks. My head almost split open on that Los Angeles to Tokyo flight. It was the first time that happened in descent. Usually, my ears just feel foggy. When there was 10 minutes left on the flight, it felt like someone was squeezing my head really hard. I found out about a new type of torture.

I]ll put some pictures up soon if any of you guys like. I need my cord to upload pictures right now and I don]t have that.

It wasn]t raining too long ago, maybe it stopped?

さようなら
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