I've been in ikemen heaven ever since I've arrived...
Oh shiz people...decision to study abroad near Tokyo? BEST ONE EVER MADE.
So I go to school in Makuhari, Chiba. I live in Ichikawa (I still don't understand addresses and stuff). And Tokyo is suuuuper close. So good!
So I've still technically been in orientation since I've arrived and there's more of it on Monday and Tuesday but it's been pretty fun. Plenty of good info and whatnot about life in Japan that actually is relevant. The staff members of my program are so awesome and I'm so happy I picked IES for my program.
Here a few pics of my first couple of days where I didn't leave the city where orientation was:
This is the library at my school...anyone who's watched Mr. Brain should recognize it. XD Yay KUIS!
One floor of the library has replicas of homes from different countries...this is the Vietnamese one.
Yummy cheese gyudon!
I love this part of my room sooo much!
Yesterday (Friday) after a session on culture shock and a tour of the university campus, I ended up tagging along with a bunch of IES kids and e-pals (mine included hence why I went) to Harajuku and Shibuya. I was a bit hesitant about going but it ended up super fun and I became friends with a bunch of the guys who went plus the e-pals are more awesome than you can imagine. They totally put up with us wanting to go to Shibuya even though we told them they could leave. And I was super happy a bunch of the guys were at the other dorm near my station...I basically followed them home.
My first purikura!
I love crepes. I had strawberry, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup.
Karaoke time!
And today me and two other of my friends went to Akihabara and Ueno! I wore my new boots and although they are starting to become broken in (they better be after walking and standing for 7 hours) my feet were seriously hating me. But we went to some cool stores that had cosplay and lots of electronics and figures and whatnot. We also visited a few arcades which were cool.
This is a video game. So cool.
LMFAO.
I didn't take like any pictures in Ueno because my feet were killing me by this point.
So yeah, it's been suuuuuper fun. It still doesn't feel like I have to start classes on Thursday. That's just bleh but hopefully they won't be too hard. I heard that they weren't but my school's academic level always seems lower than other bigger schools so we'll see.
Also, I've yet to take the train by myself but it's scaring me less and being in a crowded train isn't too bad especially because I've only had to get on one super jam-packed one once. Hopefully I'll be much more comfortable with the trains really soon. I think that's the only part of life here that scares me senseless. I feel really good here otherwise and people are pretty nice. I just hope I pick up Japanese much quicker once I have class everyday and then I can actually do things alone without worrying about being about to communicate.
I'm also really happy because I bought some shirts today that actually fit! I was afraid that I would have a hard time finding clothes since I'm not a stick but they fit pretty well although they just hit my hip and I would prefer them to be longer. I also think I've lost weight since my appetite has decreased (don't worry, I still eat a healthy amount) and I have to walk so much now compared to at home. It's also really good I can buy clothes here because after unpacking I realized I really didn't bring enough. XD; BTW food is absolutely delicious here. I can't get enough of it. And I swear curry rice is my new favorite food. Plus, home cooking at my dorm? I can't even begin to explain all the happy.
And holy crap, the amount of ikemen is killing me. I can't look down a street without seeing someone I find highly attractive. I love you Japan and your fashionable men. I haven't been lucky in love for years now and I really hope that I can at least snag a few dates while I'm here. I would love to try dating a Japanese guy especially since I've never dated an Asian guy before but I feel like I just want to date since it was so hard to meet guys at home. I feel like I need to date again in order to give myself some more confidence (although it's at a lifetime high, I used to be preeeeeeetty low) and just to make me feel like I have a happy, well-rounded life. Haha, it sounds sort of stupid but I guess that's just how I feel. =p
It's so freaking humid here. Definitely more so than home. Thank god for having an aircon in my room.
And already there's a national holiday coming up! What am I going to do during Silver Week anyway?! I know to do volunteer stuff that Saturday but then I have 4 days off. Must find/make some plans.
So I go to school in Makuhari, Chiba. I live in Ichikawa (I still don't understand addresses and stuff). And Tokyo is suuuuper close. So good!
So I've still technically been in orientation since I've arrived and there's more of it on Monday and Tuesday but it's been pretty fun. Plenty of good info and whatnot about life in Japan that actually is relevant. The staff members of my program are so awesome and I'm so happy I picked IES for my program.
Here a few pics of my first couple of days where I didn't leave the city where orientation was:
This is the library at my school...anyone who's watched Mr. Brain should recognize it. XD Yay KUIS!
One floor of the library has replicas of homes from different countries...this is the Vietnamese one.
Yummy cheese gyudon!
I love this part of my room sooo much!
Yesterday (Friday) after a session on culture shock and a tour of the university campus, I ended up tagging along with a bunch of IES kids and e-pals (mine included hence why I went) to Harajuku and Shibuya. I was a bit hesitant about going but it ended up super fun and I became friends with a bunch of the guys who went plus the e-pals are more awesome than you can imagine. They totally put up with us wanting to go to Shibuya even though we told them they could leave. And I was super happy a bunch of the guys were at the other dorm near my station...I basically followed them home.
My first purikura!
I love crepes. I had strawberry, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup.
Karaoke time!
And today me and two other of my friends went to Akihabara and Ueno! I wore my new boots and although they are starting to become broken in (they better be after walking and standing for 7 hours) my feet were seriously hating me. But we went to some cool stores that had cosplay and lots of electronics and figures and whatnot. We also visited a few arcades which were cool.
This is a video game. So cool.
LMFAO.
I didn't take like any pictures in Ueno because my feet were killing me by this point.
So yeah, it's been suuuuuper fun. It still doesn't feel like I have to start classes on Thursday. That's just bleh but hopefully they won't be too hard. I heard that they weren't but my school's academic level always seems lower than other bigger schools so we'll see.
Also, I've yet to take the train by myself but it's scaring me less and being in a crowded train isn't too bad especially because I've only had to get on one super jam-packed one once. Hopefully I'll be much more comfortable with the trains really soon. I think that's the only part of life here that scares me senseless. I feel really good here otherwise and people are pretty nice. I just hope I pick up Japanese much quicker once I have class everyday and then I can actually do things alone without worrying about being about to communicate.
I'm also really happy because I bought some shirts today that actually fit! I was afraid that I would have a hard time finding clothes since I'm not a stick but they fit pretty well although they just hit my hip and I would prefer them to be longer. I also think I've lost weight since my appetite has decreased (don't worry, I still eat a healthy amount) and I have to walk so much now compared to at home. It's also really good I can buy clothes here because after unpacking I realized I really didn't bring enough. XD; BTW food is absolutely delicious here. I can't get enough of it. And I swear curry rice is my new favorite food. Plus, home cooking at my dorm? I can't even begin to explain all the happy.
And holy crap, the amount of ikemen is killing me. I can't look down a street without seeing someone I find highly attractive. I love you Japan and your fashionable men. I haven't been lucky in love for years now and I really hope that I can at least snag a few dates while I'm here. I would love to try dating a Japanese guy especially since I've never dated an Asian guy before but I feel like I just want to date since it was so hard to meet guys at home. I feel like I need to date again in order to give myself some more confidence (although it's at a lifetime high, I used to be preeeeeeetty low) and just to make me feel like I have a happy, well-rounded life. Haha, it sounds sort of stupid but I guess that's just how I feel. =p
It's so freaking humid here. Definitely more so than home. Thank god for having an aircon in my room.
And already there's a national holiday coming up! What am I going to do during Silver Week anyway?! I know to do volunteer stuff that Saturday but then I have 4 days off. Must find/make some plans.