A journey through time, space, and Japan

Friday, October 1, 2010

I'm in Japan, honest

It wasn't until last night, when my bowl of rice had coiling, purple octopus tentacles in it, that I fully realized that I was in Japan FOR REAL.

Here`s proof, if you don`t believe me


















It's only been a few days, and already I've made a dozen friends just by claiming I like Pokemon, seen a wasp the size of a small mouse(deceased, thankfully), got stopped on the street by a restaurant owner who thought we didn't pay but really we had left the money on the table, eaten a pear the size of a cantaloupe, and held a conversation with someone who didn't speak a word of English.

John and Brit, my partners in crime
It's overwhelming, but I don't really mean that. It's just... good. Everything is good. I'm laughing a lot, eating everything I see, and having a good time. I couldn't ask for more.

I may join the kendo club which consists of 4 girls and 1 guy. More to come.

I may also join the tea ceremony club(due to peer pressure) which only consists of girls. I might have to wear a yukata.

Did I mention that my school is 85% female?

Random photo dump:

 


Topical words:
たべさき = tabesaki ; chicken wings
しっけ = shikke ; humidity
ぶんかさい = bunkasai ; cultural festival
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 1, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    Okay, so totally jealous of basically everything, but tea ceremonies too?? ARghghgh.

    Catch me like 40 Shanderaas :( <3

    Also: "Ready the rhinos."

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  2. Julian D.October 3, 2010 at 12:00 AM

    Nice. If you join the Kendo Club, I totally want you to teach me some when I get there. :P

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  3. SeanOctober 3, 2010 at 2:02 AM

    @Julian: It's funny how we didn't join kendo back then because we would be the only white people there.

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  4. rostilfcOctober 4, 2010 at 1:20 PM

    That Kendo club sounds suspiciously like the one in Bamboo Blade, so you should definitely join it.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 8, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    That's so cool, man. Glad to hear it's as good as I thought it would be. But if you're not in those photos then it's just as good as Google Images. You could be in serious danger and the killer is masking it with clever blog entries.

    Also, find as much Engrish as you can!

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