Horrah! I'm on the Internet in my host family's dining room. I feel a little antisocial, but I think it will be okay.
I have about eight single-spaced pages of blog to update, since I've been writing and not being able to post them. I will post them in different posts day by day, chronologically from the first.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
Nagoya
Todays were long.
I have a lot of pictures of clouds. And several nice pictures from the enormous airport at Detroit, where I gaped at the industrial scenery and tried not to look like someone suspicious enough to report. (I did manage to get an x-acto knife past security, completely without realizing that it was still in my pencil case). They have a tram, so I took that a few times, and then spent an unusually long time trying to decide where to eat. And played on the moving sidewalks a lot. Five hours is a long time to kill in a huge airport.
My hotel room has a miniature hotplate with a truly miniature kettle. Also one wrapped cup, one mug and one packet of instant green tea. Also one yukata with sash, and a sign urging you to refrain from smoking in bed.
When I got off the plane and through customs and immigration, the first thing I had to do was send my luggage. And the first thing the IES girl said when she saw what I was bringing was a gasp and "Sukunai desu nee!" Apparently I had an unusually small amount of luggage, "especially for a girl".
Walking around with the guys from the program trying to find a place to eat, I felt like we should be found out at any minute, running around speaking English and being ignorant. I felt a little like we were a group of eight-year-olds, trying to pretend that we knew what we were doing. I'm so glad we were able to go where we wanted, and I really hope it's not the last time.
I haven't slept for more than an hour and a half at a stretch since Tuesday night. Today started on a Thursday, but it's now a Friday, and I think I should probably sleep.
I have a lot of pictures of clouds. And several nice pictures from the enormous airport at Detroit, where I gaped at the industrial scenery and tried not to look like someone suspicious enough to report. (I did manage to get an x-acto knife past security, completely without realizing that it was still in my pencil case). They have a tram, so I took that a few times, and then spent an unusually long time trying to decide where to eat. And played on the moving sidewalks a lot. Five hours is a long time to kill in a huge airport.
My hotel room has a miniature hotplate with a truly miniature kettle. Also one wrapped cup, one mug and one packet of instant green tea. Also one yukata with sash, and a sign urging you to refrain from smoking in bed.
When I got off the plane and through customs and immigration, the first thing I had to do was send my luggage. And the first thing the IES girl said when she saw what I was bringing was a gasp and "Sukunai desu nee!" Apparently I had an unusually small amount of luggage, "especially for a girl".
Walking around with the guys from the program trying to find a place to eat, I felt like we should be found out at any minute, running around speaking English and being ignorant. I felt a little like we were a group of eight-year-olds, trying to pretend that we knew what we were doing. I'm so glad we were able to go where we wanted, and I really hope it's not the last time.
I haven't slept for more than an hour and a half at a stretch since Tuesday night. Today started on a Thursday, but it's now a Friday, and I think I should probably sleep.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Opening Post
Theres always one of these.
I wasnt trying to be silly with the lack of spaces - the keyboard Im using actually doesnt have a functioning space bar (or apostrophe key).
Preparations are still going on for the trip to Nagoya. Im really looking forward to it now that I know itll be a relatively small group. Not 18, as Id previously thought - I just didnt get the last page of the mailing. It would have been amusing if theyd really selected only participants with last names between A and L.
I was pleased to have a fascinating dream last night. Its amazing, and in a way reassuring, that I can remember people from high school so vividly. I really want to know more about dreams. That, and psychoacoustics. I doubt Ill be able to sleep tonight without contact, so it might be a good time.
Im extremely excited to have a chance to write letters. This may be what Im looking forward to the most about Nagoya at this point.
I wasnt trying to be silly with the lack of spaces - the keyboard Im using actually doesnt have a functioning space bar (or apostrophe key).
Preparations are still going on for the trip to Nagoya. Im really looking forward to it now that I know itll be a relatively small group. Not 18, as Id previously thought - I just didnt get the last page of the mailing. It would have been amusing if theyd really selected only participants with last names between A and L.
I was pleased to have a fascinating dream last night. Its amazing, and in a way reassuring, that I can remember people from high school so vividly. I really want to know more about dreams. That, and psychoacoustics. I doubt Ill be able to sleep tonight without contact, so it might be a good time.
Im extremely excited to have a chance to write letters. This may be what Im looking forward to the most about Nagoya at this point.
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