Hey Everyone,
Sorry its taken me a few days, but heres the first blog post. its gonna be short, as i have a lot to do today. and i cant figure out how to type an apostrophe on this computer. Its my first morning in the guesthouse which is nice but kind of reminds me of my first college dorm, only quieter. The journey from the airport to here was kind of tricky but luckily i met another teacher in my program on the first leg of the trip. With the power of our two brains combined we were almost as competent as a japanese person in navigating the rail system for the first time. We only caught the wrong train twice, and even had time to fit in a delicious lunch of spicy ramen noodles in Shinjuku. I hadn:t expected japanese food could be so spicy, but now ill know, medium means really hot. Many hilarious sights were observed over the duration of the trip, namely the awesome engrish on the japanese billboards. For those not familiar with engrish, check out engrish.com for some serious laughs. last night we got to check out the neighborhood a little as we found a place to eat. despite being 35 minutes from downtown Tokyo, our neighborhood feels quite urban and has all the amenities one could ask for within walking distance. Ive gotta run and get some breakfast, and do some more exploring, so thats all for now. Ill post again soon with pictures.