first week: of confusion and friends

たくさん面白いしゅうかんでした。。。

it was an interesting week...


all right, well my flight from tokyo to nagoya was uneventful really. i chatted it up with dani during the half an hour flight and we didn't even get food or a movie options. we were very worried because of the time that no one would be able to pick us all up at the aiport. we got our bags, went through customs, turned the corner and found our people waiting for us. WHAT A RELIEF! they were all very nice and gave us gifts. they then bought our bus ticket, loaded our bags, and said to get off at the last stop. we didn't hear how long the trip would take and were falling asleep. we didn't, though, since we didn't want to miss our stop.

72 minutes later(!) we get to our stop. i was worried again, that no one would pick us up because of the time. luckily, i noticed in our packet of how to get around nagoya, they included a way to get a hold of a taxi and make it to the I-HOUSE. again, there were people waiting for us. they gave us more gifts and helped us into the taxi. the taxi was a short one and we made it in less than 15 minutes. the people that met us outside paid for our ride. a very quick, but very detailed tour of the house and i was OUT.

i woke up at 5 AM and decided i'd decorate my room. i worked till 7, where i passed out again. dani woke me up at 10 because there was a shopping tour the following morning. HOLY HELL WAS IT HUMID! oh man... and there are giGANTIC spiders EVERYWHERE. i almost ran into 7 in one web.

we met these really nice japanese girls who led the tour. we went to this italian resturant that had sooooo many good foods to chose from. i couldn't pick just one ><

during that time, i got to meet new people and chat it up with them. it was nice and we hung out the rest of the tour. we walked EVERYWHERE in that heat. first we went to get stuff for our room that only cost 100 yen (the 1 dollar store) and i got laundry detergent and a summer wind chime and some other little things. i found doitsu the BEST gift ever. [evil smirk.] ;>


so then we went to the super market. i was SO focused on getting my milk and cereal that i forgot to get anything else. oh well! we were told we would be coming back the next day.

THE NEXT DAY we did the exact same tour again, only this time, i met even MORE new friends. i was talking to these two girls and i went, "....where are you from? you have an accent..." the stare and go, "can't you tell? england...?" ho damn did i flip out in sheer happiness. they laughed and said they were surprised i enjoyed their accents so much. THEN they said, "oh, we LOVE hetalia!" i practically lept across the table in sheer happiness. XDDDD



at night, after the tour, some of the senpai's (older students) went out and bought alchohol. i had me some nasty ass vodkah, but got pretty drunk. it was fun and we played some games. then i went, "hey...wait...there are OTHER british guys here!" and had a damn good time talking to them. i made them read harry potter. XDDD (yeah, i'm pretty bad. lol. they didn't mind.)

so today, we had orientation and a campus tour. the classrooms were nice and big and there was a translator there. i was amazed how much of the shit the guy said i could understand. うれしいよ！


we then took a tour around the campus. confusing as hell at first, but then i got the hang of it. then came the computer problems... so...they showed us how to set up the internet at SCHOOL. we asked them what do we do with our laptops. they said, "ask your senpai's. they know the proxy." so we did... we got back from school at like... 4 PM, it's almost 6 PM and no one has the internet. BUT HEY! i can use the ones in the house for a little while... yeah...no fun...

i have a crap ton of pictures to upload for you all so i can't wait until you all see them. i miss you all, but i'm not homesick. tomorrow is a free day (no tours or anything) so there might be a hetalia and a movie marathon and HOPEFULLY the internet will be working. we'll see... in any case, sunday i go for a nice long tour around nagoya city. stay tuned for that update as i KNOW something good is bound to happen!

much love

じゃあ

～星子☆

I HAVE ARRIVED!

hoshiko is now on japan's land! ohhhh hee hee hee

so i had the most interesting plane ride. i really liked my plane. unfortunately because of the seating situation and where i put my baggage, i couldn't get to my books and dictionary that i had packed so i could study on the way to tokyo for the 10 hours it took. so i watched a bunch of movies instead like 17 again, star trek, monsters vs aliens, and i was so tempted to watched the second death note movie, but instead i put on my ipod until it died. somehow, i had turned it on and it stayed on for like 5 hours of the ride so when i actually used it, it was almost dead. it's charging as i type this.

then i got really tired and konked out for an hour or two, but it totally didn't feel like it. it was kinda hot in the cabin after awhile. eventually, i turned on the video recordings that i had from my friends that i had gotten the weeks before i left. it brought quite a smile to my face.

so once i landed, i got lost once or twice, but i kept my wits and pretended to not know a bit of japanese. i went up to every single security guard i saw and went, "c-can you help me...? i don't know where nagoya's gate is..." and they were all SO NICE! like one even walked me practically to my gate to make sure i was ok. i was like, "awww, thank you so very much!"
then i sat down and saw the other people going to nagoya so i join them and find out we're near each other on the plane.

so...now i' in narita airport chatting with the girls and getting ready to board. come back tomorrow for more updates! and thanks for all the comments! don't worry about posting annoynomus posts. just leave a little hint as to who you were so i'm not guessing which person you all are. i'd avoid putting real names, guys. i'm not puttin' mine.

all right. じゃあ

～星子☆

ドキドキ

i leave tomorrow...ohhhh man... my heart is racing so i try not to think about it. i have three suitcases, a little bag, and my laptop bag all packed up... but i still think that's way too much. hopefully it's not and i can still buy stuff and all.

ok...well i get up at 7 to get out of here by 8 to have breakfast with the family and make it to SFO by 10:30. my plane leaves at 1:30. i land in tokyo at like 6 PM or something, wait for 2 hours and then fly to nagoya.

i'll make a quick update announcing my arrival and then i'll pass out.

～星子☆

getting started

はじめまして！星子とおもいます。どうぞよろしくおねがいします。

welcome! my name's hoshiko. nice to meet you.

if you've stumbled upon my page for some reason or another, i hope you enjoy your time.

this blog is made for my friends and family to keep in touch with me while i live in japan for a year. i will try to update regularly with crazy antics i know i'll get into and have video logs of my adventures. i leave monday so expect the true countdown of my time in japan to start then!


じゃあ！

～星子☆