So, today was interesting. Last night, there was a thunderstorm. I didn't mention it because it didn't seem like much. It was pretty big, and quite loud, but didn't effect me much. It was a precursor, however, to the earthquake this morning.
I woke up at 5:20 this morning, I remember, because I was confused about feeling so awake, and there was so much light coming in through the curtains, I was afraid I'd woken up late for school, so I looked at my clock. I lie there, wondering about what could have woken me up so early, when it hit. This one was a 5.4, and seemed to last longer than the others. After it finally stopped, it was like… "Okay, now what do I do? It's still early… I should sleep," but I had a difficult time getting my heart to stop racing.
One thing I've got to say, is the Japanese really have their bathrooms set up right. I LOVE taking showers here. It's one of the few spaces in the home where I actually have room to move, and don't have to worry about knocking over half a dozen things. It's actually bigger than the shower/bath back home. I'll have to take a picture in the morning tomorrow. It's quite lovely, and if and when I ever get my own home, that's the kind of bath going in, no doubt about it.
The rest of the day was dreadfully dull, compared to this morning. I missed breakfast because I took a long shower (whoops). First class I had to do a discussion from a script. My partner volunteered us first, without even giving me a moment to refuse. I grant the class a little leniency, it's a 1-2 level class, but seriously, I have never heard more robotic conversations in my life, and K-9, the Daleks, and Cybermen are some of my favorite parts of Doctor Who. こ。ん。に。ち。は。・・・は。じ。め。ま。し。て。It was appalling.
Next was lunch with Colleen. We had bento from the place across from building 22. It was okay, but I don't think I'll go back. I hear from Kenny that Colleen goes there all the time… I think I'm already tired of it. I also had class with Colleen today. This is easily becoming my favorite class. The prof really has a knack for humor and getting the class to respond.
Last class of the day was with Kenny, the other honorifics class. It's tooooo haaaarrrd. Well, not as hard as my monday class, but I'm glad I don't really have to pass it to graduate. Went out with Kenny afterwards in search of a real burger. All the ones I've come across have either been lonely on a plate, slathered in sauce, or tiny. We tried "Freshness Burger" today. It was overpriced, but indeed very fresh tasting. Not what I was hoping for. I don't think I'm gonna be able to buy the burger I want. Which means I get to make it. (≥ o ≤)
The woman who's been helping Mama with housework, Sabi-san, is returning to her home country of Nepal. She was homesick, and missing her child. I totally get it. But that means Mama hired another woman today, Kabita-san. Her name isn't particularly difficult to remember, but that doesn't mean I didn't forget it 5 times in as many minutes. Dinner was kind of awkward. Oh well.
I've been able to get an episode or two of Community in the past few days. I'm not really homesick, I don't think, but I'm desperately craving American food (MEXICAN FOOD) and television. Also, interesting Japanese word of the day: Ranbo. It means lawless or rude. I thought it was appropriate because it sounded a lot like Rambo. That is all.
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