First Days in Tokyo
Thursday, March 19, 2009
I am dead tired right now from wandering the streets of Chiyoda-ku (Tokyo) where the Sophia University campus is, and our hotel for the night happens to be. I already knocked off #5 on my to-do list: talked to a drunk salary man IN JAPANESE. That's right. It is quite an ego boost--the Japanese are so impressed by foreigners. I want to post lots of pictures with comments etc etc but I am so tired after all the walking around. Today, we toured the campus and had a group dinner before the exploration. The first night in Narita, we were given free reign and everyone went to a mall for dinner. I got used to the staring pretty quickly.
Sometime I have to stop, look around, and tell myself: You're in Nihon. It's surreal. Wandering the streets, I am surprised how normal it feels. These are people. They walk around getting to work, getting drunk, holding hands, like anyone else. At the same time, I am definitely an outsider.
I am freaking out about my Japanese placement test. Bleeeeh. Sleep now!! G'nite! Pics later, I promise.
Sometime I have to stop, look around, and tell myself: You're in Nihon. It's surreal. Wandering the streets, I am surprised how normal it feels. These are people. They walk around getting to work, getting drunk, holding hands, like anyone else. At the same time, I am definitely an outsider.
I am freaking out about my Japanese placement test. Bleeeeh. Sleep now!! G'nite! Pics later, I promise.
the stars are there to keep you warm at night,
8:07 AM
1 Comments:
That is unbelievably cool (i think i spelled that wrong...oh well lol)!!!! Speaking to a drunken salary man in Japanese? Hell, im impressed! I'm stationed by my computer for these pics lol
:)
