Arrival!

I have a small period of time right now to make a little post--

First thing. It is UNGODLY hot and humid here. I don't even WANT to know what the temperature is because it would just depress me. Suffice to say, the weather here is like the worst summer days back home.

And of course, only gaijin [foreigners] are sweating. The Japanese are wearing LAYERS of clothing, and they're not sweating. I wish I could get away with that. Everyone I know is dripping in sweat.

Side note: Eventually I'll make this blog more personalized, but as I can only go to the computer labs to get online, that won't happen anytime soon. (Gotta get my computer registered and stuff first)

Everything is shrunk here. It makes everything seem really really adorable. I also seem to be at about the max height for females, so I don't feel too tall or anything. But at least I don't feel short. Which is cool.

Vending machines are LITERALLY every 20 feet. Not even one every block. No, TWO per block. It's usually canned coffee, water, juice, and Japanese drinks. I've only come across one beer vending machine so far. But those exist too.

I'll eventually be with a host family, but for now I am in a room that is supposed to be a double. It is, naturally, very small. The three futons take up half the room, and our suitcases take the other half. There's a sliding door that seperates two desks on either side of the room, and then another sliding door that leads to the balcony. Again, a very small balcony. Maybe a foot and a half of space.

I will note that the "bitesize" appearance of everything does not bother me in the least.

And now I better take the 20 minute walk to campus (for the third time today).

I can already tell that I'm going to lose weight, what with the food I've eaten so far and how much walking I've already done. I've walked EASILY double (triple?) the amount I would at Beloit or anywhere else.

But I really hope I can get a bike soon-- I'm waiting on my host family to see if they have one I can borrow instead of having to buy one. Which means a wait of one week, approximately. I'll meet them either on Sat or Sun.