BACK IN JAPAN.
Disclaimer: I am fairly buzzed right now. I have snacks and 30 Rock to enjoy before bed, so I am impatient and therefore unwilling to make this entry less dumb.
I AM BACK IN JAPAN AND I FUCKING LOVE IT. My first day back, I flew in around 9 pm and had to race to my hotel in Shinsaibashi ha ha ha, because a) I was fucking tired and b) I was afraid that the trains would shut down before I could reach my hotel! That was a fairly silly fear, but made getting to my sweet darling hotel bed all the better.
On Wednesday here, my father's flight came in the evening, and since then we have been sooo busy and also gaijin-smashing our way through everybody. As embarrassed as I am sometimes, I'm a little thankful that my first week back in Japan has included the excuse to be incredibly touristy and get away with a lot of English and pantomiming.
Wednesday, my father came into Osaka Airport, and from there I took him around Shinsaibashi and then to this little bar right next to our hotel. This bar is awesome by now, because we have been there EVERY NIGHT. Uhhhh.
Thursday, we spent the day tromping around Kyoto. We managed to see Kinkakuji and Toji temple before everything kind of shut down. From there, we had an awesome pasta dinner in Namba, argued, and then went back to that bar (ha ha ha).
Yesterday, we ran around Osaka for the first half of the day.. I took him to Umeda, and from there we went to the Sky Building, found a good restaurant for okinimiyaki, ran some errands and then headed out to Hirakata. In Hirakata, I had the chance to take him to campus where he met Heeral and Carlos, and then we went out for an incredible sushi dinner with my host family.
I MISSED MY HOST FAMILY SO MUCH!! めっちゃびッくりしたね! Like, I got incredibly happy as soon as I hopped into my host family's car from campus.. Ohmygod. So excited to move back in with them <3
Last night, coming back from Hirakata meant another stop at that bar, but this time my father managed to get us talking to some younger company workers who kept us out until 3 am. The bar owners also busted out Mario Kart for the bar's big screen tv around 2 am, ha ha ha. Is this my life?! Yaaaaa~~~~
Today was an excursion to Kobe. My father and I wandered around a bit before finding the harbor, where we had an awesome two hours of enjoying Kobe beef as the sun set. Really cheesy but awesome, I loved it. We also ordered more alcohol than I anticipated.. So I've been buzzed since five this evening?! Is that awful!? I love Japan.
UHHHH ohmygod. I need to sit down and journal this week. It's been completely interesting with my dad, because he has been driving me up the fucking wall in a totally fantastic way. I hate him about 20% of the time and it's hilarious.. Ohmygosh ah ha ha ha.
UHHHH BUT! I have a weak attention span at the moment (thanks to beer and plum wine) and therefore, peace out. Ha ha ha.
I AM BACK IN JAPAN AND I FUCKING LOVE IT. My first day back, I flew in around 9 pm and had to race to my hotel in Shinsaibashi ha ha ha, because a) I was fucking tired and b) I was afraid that the trains would shut down before I could reach my hotel! That was a fairly silly fear, but made getting to my sweet darling hotel bed all the better.
On Wednesday here, my father's flight came in the evening, and since then we have been sooo busy and also gaijin-smashing our way through everybody. As embarrassed as I am sometimes, I'm a little thankful that my first week back in Japan has included the excuse to be incredibly touristy and get away with a lot of English and pantomiming.
Wednesday, my father came into Osaka Airport, and from there I took him around Shinsaibashi and then to this little bar right next to our hotel. This bar is awesome by now, because we have been there EVERY NIGHT. Uhhhh.
Thursday, we spent the day tromping around Kyoto. We managed to see Kinkakuji and Toji temple before everything kind of shut down. From there, we had an awesome pasta dinner in Namba, argued, and then went back to that bar (ha ha ha).
Yesterday, we ran around Osaka for the first half of the day.. I took him to Umeda, and from there we went to the Sky Building, found a good restaurant for okinimiyaki, ran some errands and then headed out to Hirakata. In Hirakata, I had the chance to take him to campus where he met Heeral and Carlos, and then we went out for an incredible sushi dinner with my host family.
I MISSED MY HOST FAMILY SO MUCH!! めっちゃびッくりしたね! Like, I got incredibly happy as soon as I hopped into my host family's car from campus.. Ohmygod. So excited to move back in with them <3
Last night, coming back from Hirakata meant another stop at that bar, but this time my father managed to get us talking to some younger company workers who kept us out until 3 am. The bar owners also busted out Mario Kart for the bar's big screen tv around 2 am, ha ha ha. Is this my life?! Yaaaaa~~~~
Today was an excursion to Kobe. My father and I wandered around a bit before finding the harbor, where we had an awesome two hours of enjoying Kobe beef as the sun set. Really cheesy but awesome, I loved it. We also ordered more alcohol than I anticipated.. So I've been buzzed since five this evening?! Is that awful!? I love Japan.
UHHHH ohmygod. I need to sit down and journal this week. It's been completely interesting with my dad, because he has been driving me up the fucking wall in a totally fantastic way. I hate him about 20% of the time and it's hilarious.. Ohmygosh ah ha ha ha.
UHHHH BUT! I have a weak attention span at the moment (thanks to beer and plum wine) and therefore, peace out. Ha ha ha.