Hello again everyone!
I decided to wear my new jacket today, it was very nice, but I think the zipper is backwards to what I am used to.
Today I did not really want to get out of bed, too tired. I ended up getting up at 9 because I was meeting up with a friend at Shin-Urayasu for our cultural observations. That was the last of my first round. Two more places to go for that homework.
I got breakfast from a supermarket then headed to the station. I wandered the mall for a bit looking for shirts that go with my new jacket. Then did the cultural observations. I wandered a bit more waiting for a friend to arrive, but she never did. After about 30 minutes of waiting, I got a text that said she was not coming. Grr
I got lunch at one of the shops under the station getting soup.
I then took a train back to my dorm where I dropped off my notebook. I walked around the neighborhood a bit then returned to my room to work on homework. I left at about 6 to get dinner, but I don't know any good restaurants around the area. I was going to ask someone, but thought that would be a strange question, so did not have the nerve to ask. I wandered the neighborhood for about 30 minutes eventually deciding on a random place. I went in and realized that it was a cook at your table place where usually only groups of people go. At that point, I lost it a bit. The shock and the embaressment of walking into this crowded restaurant alone and so out of place made me temporarily lose all of my Japanese and apparent mental function (especially because everyone turned to stare and a few people giggled at my predicament). I thoroughly embaressed myself and fled the store. That was sort of the kind of thing that is a release of pent up emotions where it was a somewhat minor thing, but it had a big effect on me. At that point, I seemed to hit the brick wall that most people that are abroad for a long period of time will know about. I wandered a bit more extremely upset then decided to get a bento and just eat in the relative safety of my room. I think I am over it now, but that was a terrible experience. I have been working on some homework since, and listened to the recording of our interview with the Japanese college girls.
I loved wearing my Jacket today though, I got several complements on it from my friends.
I decided to wear my new jacket today, it was very nice, but I think the zipper is backwards to what I am used to.
Today I did not really want to get out of bed, too tired. I ended up getting up at 9 because I was meeting up with a friend at Shin-Urayasu for our cultural observations. That was the last of my first round. Two more places to go for that homework.
I got breakfast from a supermarket then headed to the station. I wandered the mall for a bit looking for shirts that go with my new jacket. Then did the cultural observations. I wandered a bit more waiting for a friend to arrive, but she never did. After about 30 minutes of waiting, I got a text that said she was not coming. Grr
I got lunch at one of the shops under the station getting soup.
I then took a train back to my dorm where I dropped off my notebook. I walked around the neighborhood a bit then returned to my room to work on homework. I left at about 6 to get dinner, but I don't know any good restaurants around the area. I was going to ask someone, but thought that would be a strange question, so did not have the nerve to ask. I wandered the neighborhood for about 30 minutes eventually deciding on a random place. I went in and realized that it was a cook at your table place where usually only groups of people go. At that point, I lost it a bit. The shock and the embaressment of walking into this crowded restaurant alone and so out of place made me temporarily lose all of my Japanese and apparent mental function (especially because everyone turned to stare and a few people giggled at my predicament). I thoroughly embaressed myself and fled the store. That was sort of the kind of thing that is a release of pent up emotions where it was a somewhat minor thing, but it had a big effect on me. At that point, I seemed to hit the brick wall that most people that are abroad for a long period of time will know about. I wandered a bit more extremely upset then decided to get a bento and just eat in the relative safety of my room. I think I am over it now, but that was a terrible experience. I have been working on some homework since, and listened to the recording of our interview with the Japanese college girls.
I loved wearing my Jacket today though, I got several complements on it from my friends.