| A Silver Hope ( @ 2008-06-08 17:10:00 |
Coming Home Soon~
SO..yup I only have 4 nights left here. I know I will miss Kenji, but I am actually ready to go home. It will be a lot easier this time too, since I will be seeing him again at the end of july or early august when he comes to Florida.
I had a good time this trip, it was very different though. We still did a lot of exciting (touristy i guess) things like disneyland and the aquarium. But like 70% of the trip was jsut me alone, so I got to see and experience some different things. A major goal of mine was to learn a bit more of Japanese, and I failed hahaa. I think I maybe have learned one or two more words, but my katakana is a little better, and now I know like one or two more kanji XD.
I really enjoyed shopping at 7-11 (its actually a HUGE mall with a grocery store on the bottom). It usually took me between like 30mins - 1hr to find everything I need...and decide on what to get, but it was always fun.
Got to meet 4 of Kenji`s friends that he either works with/lives by now. They were all very nice and very funny. And they all spoke a little bit of english (some better than others...actually the one guy I only saw once, his english was very good). We ate/drank with them I think....4 or 5 times, Kenji and I only paid once...I guess they never make him pay cause he is the youngest (their ages range from 23-which is kenji to 31 i think) and because he is always the designated driver.
Got to go to Kiddyland again =DD I guess an exciting (and nervewracking) part of the trip was looking for clothes for dan and mike. Haha, I explained it to my mom as...sending two people (kenji and i) who know nothing about fashion, into a huge fashion capital of the world....to look for clothes for two guys that arent even there to give approval or disapproval XDDDD
but, I think it all worked out and I really hope that they like their stuff!
I got a chance to figure out the train system while I was here! That made me happy, I think it is a lot easier now...just a little tiring have to switch trains a lot. I also realized that if I dont eat something in the morning, and ride on a train......i feel really dizzy like im gonna pass out (weak sauce i know xo)
I ate so much instant curry and spaghetti with kenji for dinner..that i think im actually not wanting to eat curry for awhile xddd...maybe non instant will be better though
Yesterday I went on a bike ride, and got lost but uhh....before I got lost I found this really cool shrine. It was free ( i hope) just to walk around and look at everything. It was so pretty! But kinda creepy....one area was this grave part. And you could walk up a couple of steps to this huge one. it looked more like a memorial, it had a lot of writing onthe side but of course i couldnt read any of it. but anyway, in the middleo f the memorial there was a door....like into the grave stone thing, and there was alockpad on it....that really creeped me out
i kept waiting for a fatal frame ghost to come get me XDD
haha with all those movies and scary games out.....i stand by my theory that japan is very haunted xd
actually rented quite a bit of movies while i have been here...saw: Saw 4, number 23, the departed, the holiday, i am legend, pursuit of happyness, memento, superbad, baby momma, hellraiser, and i think a couple more horror films...
yeah a few of those i had already seen, but i had wanted kenji to watch
oh we also watched the village whihc i brought with me
i miss some of the food from home (like taco bell, chick fil a and chilis) even though the food is great here. and I miss how I can understand signs when i look at them, but mostly i miss people. i really do miss friends and family and am looking forward to seeing and hanging out with them again.
I`m going on a trip to georgia on teh 29th of june...and Im excited for it, which makes me think i am getting older. XD i usually dont want to go, and this I didnt have to go...but I chose to, and am looking forward to seeing all of my family.
But yeah i am ready to go back and get a new apt! look for a job (hopefully soon) and get a puppy!
thats about it, hope everyone is having (at least an ok) summer. and i will be back in florida either the 13th or 14th!
SO..yup I only have 4 nights left here. I know I will miss Kenji, but I am actually ready to go home. It will be a lot easier this time too, since I will be seeing him again at the end of july or early august when he comes to Florida.
I had a good time this trip, it was very different though. We still did a lot of exciting (touristy i guess) things like disneyland and the aquarium. But like 70% of the trip was jsut me alone, so I got to see and experience some different things. A major goal of mine was to learn a bit more of Japanese, and I failed hahaa. I think I maybe have learned one or two more words, but my katakana is a little better, and now I know like one or two more kanji XD.
I really enjoyed shopping at 7-11 (its actually a HUGE mall with a grocery store on the bottom). It usually took me between like 30mins - 1hr to find everything I need...and decide on what to get, but it was always fun.
Got to meet 4 of Kenji`s friends that he either works with/lives by now. They were all very nice and very funny. And they all spoke a little bit of english (some better than others...actually the one guy I only saw once, his english was very good). We ate/drank with them I think....4 or 5 times, Kenji and I only paid once...I guess they never make him pay cause he is the youngest (their ages range from 23-which is kenji to 31 i think) and because he is always the designated driver.
Got to go to Kiddyland again =DD I guess an exciting (and nervewracking) part of the trip was looking for clothes for dan and mike. Haha, I explained it to my mom as...sending two people (kenji and i) who know nothing about fashion, into a huge fashion capital of the world....to look for clothes for two guys that arent even there to give approval or disapproval XDDDD
but, I think it all worked out and I really hope that they like their stuff!
I got a chance to figure out the train system while I was here! That made me happy, I think it is a lot easier now...just a little tiring have to switch trains a lot. I also realized that if I dont eat something in the morning, and ride on a train......i feel really dizzy like im gonna pass out (weak sauce i know xo)
I ate so much instant curry and spaghetti with kenji for dinner..that i think im actually not wanting to eat curry for awhile xddd...maybe non instant will be better though
Yesterday I went on a bike ride, and got lost but uhh....before I got lost I found this really cool shrine. It was free ( i hope) just to walk around and look at everything. It was so pretty! But kinda creepy....one area was this grave part. And you could walk up a couple of steps to this huge one. it looked more like a memorial, it had a lot of writing onthe side but of course i couldnt read any of it. but anyway, in the middleo f the memorial there was a door....like into the grave stone thing, and there was alockpad on it....that really creeped me out
i kept waiting for a fatal frame ghost to come get me XDD
haha with all those movies and scary games out.....i stand by my theory that japan is very haunted xd
actually rented quite a bit of movies while i have been here...saw: Saw 4, number 23, the departed, the holiday, i am legend, pursuit of happyness, memento, superbad, baby momma, hellraiser, and i think a couple more horror films...
yeah a few of those i had already seen, but i had wanted kenji to watch
oh we also watched the village whihc i brought with me
i miss some of the food from home (like taco bell, chick fil a and chilis) even though the food is great here. and I miss how I can understand signs when i look at them, but mostly i miss people. i really do miss friends and family and am looking forward to seeing and hanging out with them again.
I`m going on a trip to georgia on teh 29th of june...and Im excited for it, which makes me think i am getting older. XD i usually dont want to go, and this I didnt have to go...but I chose to, and am looking forward to seeing all of my family.
But yeah i am ready to go back and get a new apt! look for a job (hopefully soon) and get a puppy!
thats about it, hope everyone is having (at least an ok) summer. and i will be back in florida either the 13th or 14th!