友達になりませんか?
It seems that I am on my way to becoming significantly less anti-social than I have been here in Gifu. It is definately an interesting feeling. There is a big part of me that is really excited at the prospect of socializing, but there is still that tiny, nagging part of me that is warning me to not get my hopes up because things could always turn for the worse. My roommate described me as 'manic' yesterday. I think that fits.
Last night I met Mara in Gifu and went to Ohgiyas, a tiny little izekaya, for dinner. There were a bunch of NOVA instructors there, most of whom I knew and some of whom I got to meet for the first time. It was fun. I had sake for the first time and it wasn't bad. I also had way too many beers. And I tried something that was supposedly water, but it turned out to be awasaki (some kind of sake I assume). I spent most of the night talking with Mara and Amy, another new girl from Australia. I also had a very long conversation with Emily, one of the Gifu teachers, and it turns out we have the same days off so she gave me her contact info in case I wanted to hang out. Woo hoo! I like friends. :)
For the second night this week, I ended up not coming home until the morning. It was fine the first time because I didn't work that day, but now here I am getting ready to go to work and going on only a brief power nap. Ugh, it's going to be such a long day, but suprisingly I am looking forward to it. Maybe more so the coming home and going to sleep part at the end...
Last night I met Mara in Gifu and went to Ohgiyas, a tiny little izekaya, for dinner. There were a bunch of NOVA instructors there, most of whom I knew and some of whom I got to meet for the first time. It was fun. I had sake for the first time and it wasn't bad. I also had way too many beers. And I tried something that was supposedly water, but it turned out to be awasaki (some kind of sake I assume). I spent most of the night talking with Mara and Amy, another new girl from Australia. I also had a very long conversation with Emily, one of the Gifu teachers, and it turns out we have the same days off so she gave me her contact info in case I wanted to hang out. Woo hoo! I like friends. :)
For the second night this week, I ended up not coming home until the morning. It was fine the first time because I didn't work that day, but now here I am getting ready to go to work and going on only a brief power nap. Ugh, it's going to be such a long day, but suprisingly I am looking forward to it. Maybe more so the coming home and going to sleep part at the end...