Japan Semester II - Revisit the Craziness

So, I am currently back in Japan, which means this blog is no longer on haitus. It also means I should probably post something with some semblance of intellegence. So here I am.

I flew to Japan on Monday, January 21st and arrived on Tuesday, January 22. Though I had a seat on the aisle and originally no one assigned to the seat next to me, they assigned two standbys to the window and center seat. These standbys were Japanese so I listened to their convos occassionally in order to practice my comprehension skills. They also kept getting up every two hours so I was constantly moving. This was partially an annoyance and partially a good excuse to stretch my legs. The flight featured four movies: Ratatoulli, Artic Tale, The Seeker, and some movie about a book club that reads only Jane Austin. All were alright, but also fairly boring.

When I arrived in Japan, I went through customs, then left for the trains. I road the train for close to two hours and reached Kuzuha at about 8:30, where my host mother picked me up and drove me home. I then distributed the gifts that I brought them and went promptly to bed.

Since then, I ate lunch with Heather twice, went shopping at Kuzuha (I needed more hangers, that's my excuse), am now sitting in the CIE lab checking my email. Oh, and I'll be stopping by the campus bookstore to look at cheaper school supplies. I'll also be stopping by the McDonalds in Makino to see if they do indeed have wi-fi, as I suspect that they do. I might be eating at Makudo more frequently this semester if they do indeed have wi-fi. Anything to sit and chat on the computer and not use the host family's computer.

Orientation starts next week, so my assignment for the rest of the weekend is to check for wi-fi access and figure out what classes I would like to take next semester. I also need to register my laptop so I can use the university's internet. Le sigh.

More later.