Having lived here for over 3 months now, I can`t say I feel really homesick or miss anything from home (but maybe someone could send me a scrabble dictionary/travel scrabble so I can start a revolution). My new roommate, Caz, asked what it was I missed the most from home, and the only answer I could muster was "cheese." Even that took a few ( Read more... )

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Still living life large here in Japan. Right now it`s in the high 80s and low 90s every day and the humidity is suffocating. People keep telling me it will only get worse. Yay stickiness ( Read more... )

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The Japanese just LOVE lines. Nice ordered queues where everyone takes a number or snakes around velvet ropes. I had to queue this morning to get cash from an ATM. I was supposed to queue at the station post office, but I don't like taking numbers and waiting. I have no patience or decency. That, and being a gaijin is a free pass to be "rude" ( Read more... )

Well, I've got you pics of my place here in Fukuyama. Check them out.

( Living it up in Fukuyama )

I am currently in Fukuyama at an internet cafe near my apartment. For a week I was without a roommate as she was out of the country visiting her family ( Read more... )

I made it here safely with all of my luggage and my sanity. Hugs to everyone I talked to over the past two weeks and all of your well wishes and good karma sent my way! Now I've got to give up the pics.

( my hotel room )

Here it is, the last post before I jump on the plane tomorrow morning and fly out. Unless the Detroit airport has a wireless network I can tap. In which case I have a good 3 hours between flights ( Read more... )

Passport with visa stamp?

Check.

Ticket to Japan?

Check.

Hotel reservations for the night before?

Check.

Fabulous new glasses?

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