ishnu alah
yes it’s me, the little english girl lost in the far east. well not exactly lost, just having so much fun and without much of the rubbish i had to deal with in england. Now i’ve been here for the past week i’m starting to feel that this was the right thing for me to do. i dont think i’ve been happier with myself than right now. i’m like a kid in a sweet shop. everywhere i’ve gone so far have been amazing.
before i waffle too much about myself, just want to ask how you are. how’s your summer break going, keeping yourselves busy? when are you back at uni? And how are things in WoW right now. i read something about real names going onto the forums but people didnt like it so they’re not going to. hmm makes me wonder what a certain FK real name would have been. Jeff was my bet... missing you so much, especially emma. (nothing personal boys, jsut girly bonding) i miss our late night in WoW girly chats. so much fun. maybe somehow we can work out a way to have some real time chats through some system or another. the time difference here has thrown me but i’m starting to climatise. it’s currently 8am here but i think that means it’s like midnight back there.
So, what have i been up to so far. well i’ve met a good friend. She’s called Saori. she’s been helping me sort out about the teaching english thing and we’ve gone for drinks n started socialising. my japanese isnt great and her engish is flakey but we’re getting on really well. it’s nice iv’e got a friend here already. that was my first worry, getting loney.
i’m struggling with the transport system out here. can’t read Kanji characters but at least i know enough to ask directions in japanese. my language is getting much better now already. when you’re surrounded by the language it’s so much easier to pick it up. the taxi doors threw me. they open and close automatically. well funny, i made a tit of myself when i first tried to get out. no door handles at all. hehehe
busy place... and this is a quieter part. anyway, yesterday i spent the day with Saori. we pottered about shinjuku and went to a really nice tea shop. real japanese green tea is so much nicer than what i’ve had before. or maybe i’m just getting into this place more. later in the evening we went out in Roppongi (hehe i love that name) it’s a district in Tokyo that has a good night life. we went for an incredible meal at this tiny bar, (everythings tiny here) i had tonkatsu (fried pork cutlets) and miso soup. we then went to an arcade. omg no one does arcades better than the japanese. it’ was so noisey but so much fun. i was addicted to Taiko no Tatsujin, i’ve played it on the DS but the real arcade game is amazing, you get two japanese drums and you beat out rhythms to jpop and other songs.
tiny restaurant we went to last nightThe Arcade we ended up at I’ve mostly been in the Shijuku area. good place for shopping but i’m going easy on my money for now. there’s a place here where there’s still a few real geisha girls around. they look so pretty.
i haven’t really planned today, i’m just going to potter about today, see where i end up. the thing about this place is there’s so many secrets hidden around each corner. really nice finding little shrines hidden down alleys.
a random shrine i found while walking about the weather isn’t looking too great over the next few days but Saori was telling me about a place in Bunkyo where there’s a leasure complex where there’s a theme park built in the gaps of the building and there’s a rollercoaster that goes up and over the main buildings. she said it’s “saggoi” incredible.
i’m hoping to visit kyoto some time soon, also osaka. some really great cities i’ve heard. but iv’e not done too much and not gone too far away from where i’m staying yet as it’s taken me some time to get myself climatised. anyway, hope you like the pics so far.
anyway hope you enjoyed reading this. missing you like crazy.
sending all my love, daisuki daisuki daisuki (means loads of love)
becca xxxxx