Showers

The showers in Japan are based on the 12 second rule. At least this holds true with my dorm. After 12 seconds the water stops unless you keep pressing this little level! Its supposed to help conserve water, but I think the water pressure is too fabulous to really be helping.

Being green is now a huge deal to Japan. I know I've already mentioned the sorting of the trash and now I can add to it that there are islands surrounding Japan that are basically piles of trash turned into islands. The island that the Kansai Airport stands on is a trash heap! No, it doesn't smell bad.

The other day I saw one of my High School friends in Japan! He's teaching English to Japanese high school students. We walked around Hirakata-shi eki (the train station nearest me) and he told me about why there are so many parks in Japan. Since earthquakes are so frequent, there has to be locations without any buildings nearby. We have a park across the street from the dorms! Speaking of earthquakes... we had our first one this morning. I was walking to school and didn't even know until I heard a friend talk about water in her glass sloshing.

This weekend I'm going to spend the night at my Home Visit Family's house in Kobe. I am sureeee ready for a home cooked meal! I'll let you know all about that next week!