Tokyo Orientation
So my life in Japan began with a 3 day orientation in Tokyo. I've always heard about how crowed Tokyo is and how many people live there, so I always thought it would be a terrible place to live. But I was wrong! Although it is small and crowed they have used lots of imagination to make room for all the people that live there. It's such a fun city and so alive. There's always something to do, and for it's size it's pretty safe.
I was mostly excited about how many people of color are on the program with me! There were so many of us and I found a bunch of my sorority sisters are on the program too! That makes me feel alot better, knowing I'll have someone I can gripe to, who will understand my problems trying to find a place to get my hair done, or trying to find clothes in my size. ;op
This is such a great program!! I've met so many people here in Japan doing the same thing as me but without the benifits and they all wish they could be in the program too.
Well, that's about it for that. Now on with the pictures!!!
Living in Japan
So, I'm definitely in Japan now, and things are going great!!
Sorry, I haven't been posting much lately, but I haven't had access to the internet. I'm actually bootlegging somebody's wireless access with my wireless network card to get connected right now. Wireless networks are the great things ever invented!
So I don't really have much time, as I'm going to meet some people for lunch in a bit and I need to get dressed, but like I said before, Japan is going great!!
Iwate is such a beautiful place!!! The land is covered with the most beautiful and vibrant green because of all the rice fields. Not to mention the mountains that you can see in every direction that are covered by a mysterious haze. It's sooo wonderful. And as long as you have air conditioning, the weather isn't bad either. I however, do not and it's really, really hot!!! Which really sucks trying to ride my bike to and from school. Then to the grocery store and the hardware store, and everywhere else I need to go.
I also felt my very first earthquake ever in life!!! Apparently they get those often here.
Ok, well now I've got to run so I can get dressed.
I promise to update soon and and more pictures. Now that I found out I have bootlegg internet access, I can get on more frequently.
