Hey, so it's the beginning of month 2 in Japan. I wish every month started with a week off from school. Well, today was my last day for the next like, 10 days. I don't have school again until the 8th. Yeah, could get used to this.
Today was rainy again. Unfortunately, they had the heat on this morning in the train. I don't know why. But it was busy, and hot, and crowded. Not fun. Went through the normal stuff in school today. A lot of profs are nice enough to not even assign hw for the week. I only have some in like, 4 of my 9 classes. So that's pretty nice at least.
So, I mentioned before that I bought an umbrella. It's really cute, and see-through, with orange polka dots… I broke it today. One of the spokes has been bending a lot lately anyway, and today it just finally snapped. So one of the sides of my umbrella is now limp. It is sad. I don't wanna buy another one, but I don't wanna be walking around with a limp one either. Oh well. I'll figure it out next time it rains.
Got a chance to talk with Marie this afternoon. Apparently, she hasn't actually worked with my particular homestay before. Yep, out of everyone in the group, I get the untried one. Mama's had homestays before, but I guess through different organizations. Well… Yeah. We will work through any issues as they come up. On a bright note, I signed up to see a Sumo match, and am taking so Taiko lessons soon. The plans for a longer trip are in the making, and things are looking positive, travel and activity -wise at least.
Speaking of travel, Mama really wants to be a guide for me and my friends around Tokyo for at least a day. As much as I like the idea, I'm not sure it's gonna work out so much because I only really understand like, 40% of what she says, and I know Tamarra will struggle if I am. I'm gonna talk with people, who knows, we may end up on a day with Mama.
So… this isn't really related to anything in particular, but it's been hot in Japan lately, especially in the trains. There are also posters in the trains for Baskin Robbins (which just goes by "31" here). Yeah. I went there today with Tamarra. And ate. Too much. There's this easter flavor (I said easter was big in Japan, right?), that's called "easter egg hunt", and is melon-flavored ice cream so it's green, and it has tiny brightly colored egg-shaped candies in it. It was light and pleasant, and would have made a delicious float in melon-flavored soda. They have a melon-flavored ice cream on its own, but I figured it would be different with the "eggs". There are also such interesting flavors as sweet-bean, "popping shower" (with pop-rocks in!), and green tea. I may have to go back soon.
That's pretty much it for today. Oh, on a side note, Mama got a tv for my room. Don't know why she did that, it kinda takes away any incentive I have to go downstairs, other than for food. Well, and I feel like I need to spend time with the family. But that just means the tv's gonna go unused. So yeah… it's a adorable though. Pink and flatscreen. There's even an HDMI in, so if I wanna get a cable and play with my computer with another, slightly larger screen, that's a possibility as well. Hooray!
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