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Ano?!?!
First impressions of Tokyo:
- Tokyo is so big, it might as well be it’s own country
- What am I doing here?!
- Riding the trains and being stuffed in them with 817,675,354 people and baggage during rush hour is NOT FUN
- Why is it so intimidating to convert USD into YEN in my brainsz? Why? It took me three tries to get eighty dollars out of the atm.
- Speaking of ATMS, why are they so amazing? And easy to use?
- Vending machines are EVERYWHERE
- Although Tokyo is known for having incredibly stylish citizens, there are some hot messes walking around the city.
- Attempting to speak Japanese is not as hard as it seems. The Japanese are very accommodating and willing to help you get your point across if you just try.
I have a serious case of homesickness though. It only really hit me after I landed, and it’s making me physically ill. Although, I have a feeling the airline food probably has more to do with it than anything. After a fourteen hour plane ride and a horrific albeit very interested hour long commute with my host family to their abode in Saitama, I am worn out. I have orientation tomorrow at ten am, Japanese time. Mataku…
