Day...3?

Okay, so sit down and get comfortable, this will be a long one.

on the first day, i met with my school and went to my dormitory
and tried to figure out how things worked.

day 2, i kinda figured out how everything worked, i emailed everyone,
and took my placement test (i'm level 2 japanese), and met up with
some of my students after dinner. I met so many of my students and
even though i was (and am still) exhausted, i felt like i couldn't stop smiling.

after i met with my friends, i accidentally fell asleep on the
train home and had to ride for an extra hour just to get back
to my dormitory. but i learned more about the trains and because
of my incident i now know the how-tos back to front.

oh and that morning, the train was so crowded that they literally had poeple
pushing others to fit them into the train. it was like everyone was attached
at the hip but your feet and head was free. i felt like a spring that kept
wobbling around because there was no room to even hold on to anything.
but you really didn't need to, unless it got less crowded. but as it was,
the other people around you held you up. crazy.

and finally today, i slept from 1am (when i finally got home from the incident)
until 5:30am. then i got up and ready and left for another couple hours on the
train. normally, the train takes about 30-40minutes but there was a malfunction
on the first day on the line that i ride so it took longer. so i left so early because i thought it would still take a long time. it didn't. me and my dormmates
went and had coffee before class and then we were in an oreintation meeting
from 9am to 5pm, after which my teacher took us walking around downtown
shinjuku like a tour group and we found a 1 dollar shop. i bought a lot,
including some presents for the nephews and niecelings. i don't know who i'm gonna give it to yet but since all but becca can't read well i'll put it up here.
i found a play money set for children but it's japanese money. it looks just like the real thing.

it still might take me some time to figure out how to mail stuff. but at least i
know where a fedex and a post office is. i haven't taken pictures of the food
because i found so many more things to take pictures of. but i will try because
some of these dishes are really strange but always good.

right now, my feet feel like they're going to fall off. i had a blister that was so big that the open wound covers almost my entire heel. it's very painful. but i don't let it get to me. i refuse to be anything less than content. oh, and today i was told implicitly that i might be transferred to the next level up, if i prove myself in the first week. i'm not too worried though because no matter where i end up, i will learn a lot and enjoy myself. besides, even if i don't get the level i want, next quarter if my grades have been good i will be placed in the next level and the next quarter the next.

i probably wont be writing to anyone individually for a while. i'm being run ragged.
but i will try to keep you updated on everything i'm doing. right now i'm going to go eat dinner then study some because my classes start tomorrow and i do want to prove myself, or at least try. chances are that i'll just ending sleeping with the book over my face.

good night everyone. I love you.


oh and i know i promised pictures but wait one more day. i have tried everything i know to get this stupid site to upload them but they wont. and i'm really too tired to mess with it. but i have pictures of all the three days, not as many as i maybe should have taken because it's hard to remember to take a picture rather than just be impressed.

again, i love you. oyasuminasai! Good night!