Don't even know where to start. It's my fourth day in my new place, I'm living in an area in a mountain valley that's very green and cicada-y. I'm tired and in a constant state of hungry. I'm not eating so much cos I'm not used to the food, even when I enjoy it I don't eat so much. Yesterday we were given a tour of Kobe, not so much sightseeing as government offices and places we need to know for paperwork etc. But it's been information overload and none of us are retaining any of it.
"This is where you need to fill out this form and do this or you will die"
"Don't give a shit!" I had fun in the end though, as we were downtown until late. And all the old JETS go to so much effort.
I've got lots of people in the buildings around me so it's a nice little community in the Hana. Today we're going to the 2nd hand shop and picking up the phone I applied for yesterday.
Anyway it's really my first blog and I've heaps to catch up on, esp. pics. So I'm just going to list some firsts:
first time overseas
first time used a bidet (woohoo!)
and a squat toilet
ate some eel
first time speaking Japanese to a Japanese person who wasn't my teacher
ate pasta with chopsticks
Tonight I'm going to a fireworks festival, where I'll be wearing a summer kimono and dancing;) I'll regale you of tales of last Sunday in Shinjuku and Harajuku some other time..
