What everyone needs in the morning: a good bathing in a giant sink.
My department: Office of International Relations.
Tomoko and I had more adventures in the city today...opening a bank account, buying a cell phone, getting my own signature stamp (Japanese sign with stamps, not pens), and getting lost. It took forever to open the bank account because the teller thought I was an exchange student, not a teacher, and students cannot open an account for 6 months....then after visiting two cell phone stores and finally making up our minds, I couldn't purchase it without the proper forms from the city ward, which Tomoko will get tomorrow. Tomorrow is a holiday (as is every day in Japan), so the cell phone store is closed, so I can't get the phone until Friday, which is crucial if I'm to meet my guest (Kelly!). It was a very fruitless day, save for the stamp, and I feel even more insecure on a bike than yesterday (though today no blood was shed).
But today was also good. I talked to Bob, Meg, Mom, Brian, Kelly, Katie, Bethany, and more. I felt more comfortable with Tomoko, I was okay with being lost (given I was with her), I watched a movie in English, I didn't sleep all day, I figured out how to use the washer, and I ate actual food! I think my spirits are improving.
Tomorrow I have to introduce myself in chapel (first of 3 introductions), but I'm not nervous because I have Tomoko to interpret---there is something about translation. Certainly a lot is lost, but then again it serves as a great buffer between stupid things I say and eloquent things the Japanese say. Wish me luck!
2 comments:
good luck!! (today!)
also, i think you should get a big bubble, like in bubble boy, and that way everyone will clear out of your way when you're on the bike. problem solved. no need to weave in & out of people!
HAHAHAHA....perfect :) AND, I couldn't hurt myself too much ;)
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