Oosaka

After technically living in a part of Osaka, I finally saw Osaka! Nine of us went to stay in a hostel for two nights and see the city. We saw the castle, several museums, and a couple views of the skyline from various heights. 

While at the castle, a man put a parrot on our shoulders and we held sunflower seeds in our teeth and the parrot would grab it and munch away. The Japanese tourists would grab their cameras to take pictures of the gaijin (foreigners). 

I'm a little more than halfway through my semester in Japan. Like most trips there have been some ups and downs. The down would be how opinionated the majority of international students seem to be and the ups would be the Japanese people and how different Japan is from the States. I'm enjoying the different aspects between the two countries and the customs that I'm getting used to.