Hmm, well that was fun trying to figure out which Japanese link would take me to log in in order to post!
I have arrived in Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan!
The plane flight over was uneventful. No major turbulence, baggage didn't drop down from the overhead compartment onto my head, no food ended up in my lap...
When we arrived I met four others on my same flight and we talkatively loaded into a huge bus for the hour and a half bus ride to our Seminar Houses (dorms) near the Kansai Gaidai University. I was pleasantly surprised to find out living arrangements were very clean and that tatami mats were soft! Also, we have rice paper sliding doors that are just beautiful when the sunshine comes through in the early morning hours. And I do mean early as I'm still slightly jet lagged!
This week has been comprised mostly of orientation and trying to be as friendly as possible to the other 435 exchange students. We got a lecture about getting beer out of the vending machine at night and drinking in public, separating our trash into five different containers (pet bottles, plastics, cans, burnables, & glass), and how to avoid jail.
This afternoon I went to a hyakkin shopu, which is a $1 store and registered myself as an alien in Osaka.
I mentioned earlier that there are beer vending machines. I feel that I should add there are also ramen vending machines, coffee vending machines, and the normal fruit juice vending machines. Some houses have them in their yard so as we walk our thirty minutes back from campus and we just happened to be thirsty... handy!
Hope everybody back home is doing well!
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I'm going to get a Coke machine and put it our front yard for all our thirsty neighborhood dog-walkers. Or do dogs would prefer ramen?
It'd be intersting to study Japanese drinking habits and whether or not beer vending machines lead to less drinking. Other than that I'm glad they informed you on not getting arrested; that can be quite tricky.
Sounds like your trip is off to a good start! Maybe you should bring beer vending machienes to the U.S!
I added you to the blog list on my blog so maybe some of my (few) readers will find their way here.
Keep us up to date and eat lots of raw fishes!
Sounds like you'll be having some adventures...those beer vending machines woulda come in handy in Australia, I tell ya!
Miss you lotsssss, keep updating. And I wouldn't be opposed to emails from you either. :)
Vending machines are fantastic. They are convenient and polite... unless you have no cash!
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