Where to start? The past collection of days has been a whirlwind of new places, new friends, and most certainly new experiences. (stick email to everyone from first day here, make sure to edit for a few things)
Though most of Japan is me-sized (I am 5’2.5”), sometimes even I feel like I’ve eaten the wrong side of the mushroom and have grown too tall to fit through the door to Wonderland (or rather, in the shower in Wonderland)! It is unusual for me to feel tall (or be able to reach the ceiling in the bathroom!)
The day after we went to orientation, which ended at around 3:00PM and thus gave us time to wander around. Realizing we’d quickly lose one another in such a large group without cell phones, a group of us headed off to the Soft Bank store in Kyoto Station just across the street. In broken Japanese we explained what we wanted and in slow, easy Japanese, the clerk replied that we would first need to be registered aliens and have our health cards, which we were to do the following day.
Meanwhile, a small group of college students (four in all and all female) stopped us in two groups and proceeded to ask us questions about where we’re from, why we were in Japan, how long we were staying, etc. for a group project. We ended up conversing with them for about two hours, I being there on and off whilst attempting to get a phone and going off in search of snacks within the station. A few of us eventually exchanged numbers and email addresses with them so that we could exchange the group photos we took. Once they send them to Matt and he sends them to me, I will, of course, be posting them. Matt is particularly confident in Japanese and seems to make many acquaintances easily—it really is amazing to watch!
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