Day 25 - Dinner

I started off the day with Economics. Which was rather boring. I think it always will be, and therefore from now on, goes without saying. Had a really long lunch on my own, which gave me plenty of time to stress about getting more paperwork into the university on time. Hooray. Only had one other class today, the "interactive" japanese class, where we had to pick three words that were import to explaining us, from last week. Barely anyone had actually introduced themselves, so that's what we did today.

Buuut before that, I found out that another OUS member that's been in Japan for a while joined my class. She seemed too energetic at first, and after I got to know here, I found out that yes, she is a little too energetic. But she's also obsessed with BBC's Sherlock and Doctor Who, so it was fun nerding out and chatting while waiting for class to start.

I came home early today, so I could go with mama to pick up my Alien Registration Card. Every time I type or say that phrase, I think of Men in Black, and actual aliens. I'm not an alien, I swear, I'm just alien to Japan. I might as well be from outer-space from the amount people stare at me. I'm not kidding. When I got on the train this morning, there was a woman on the platform opposite me, openly staring at me, as though I were a ghost or had killed someone right in front of her and was licking their blood off my fingers. No joke, she was white as a sheet, and didn't stop staring until my train left. I was a little concerned.

Anyway, after getting my alien card, I went with mama to the supermarket, and we bought a bunch of stuff. Wanna guess why? We made Gyoza tonight!!! Wooooooaaaaahhhh. It was so fun! I've never made gyoza before, and I'm usually pretty shit in the kitchen, so this was a new and exciting experience for me. We made the filling with Garlic, Ginger, Shiitake mushrooms, Onion, Pork, and egg. Mama is a master with a knife. I'm glad she didn't want me to try, 'cause we'd have had individual gyoza with enormous chunks of just onion. Guh. I have a little extra time tonight, so I'm actually gonna upload pics! Also, I'm really proud of them.

Be jealous, be very jealous…