Long time no write! I must fill everyone in on my busy weekend!
I went to Disneyland on Friday, which, thanks to an approaching typhoon, was VERY rainy. However, that worked to my benefit because all of the rides had a waiting time of nothing at all to just under thirty minutes. I think I did everything except Splash Mountain. Didn’t feel much like getting even wetter, but there were some dedicated patrons who did! They looked so cold. The scariest thing, even scarier than the curry flavored popcorn (no kidding) was hearing Mickey and Donald’s voice in Japanese. It was so creepy. Not that you can understand much of what Donald says in English anyway… I managed only to track down one character to take a picture with, but I did see Mary Poppins! All of the princesses were off being dry somewhere. Then yesterday, Saturday, I went to Sanrio Puroland with the Australian exchange student at my school. Her host dad had gotten free tickets from work. Everyone ready your hands for applause! I made it by myself from Narashino to Tokyo and Tokyo to Shinjuku. Thank you thank you. It really wasn’t to bad, but I hadn’t been to Shinjuku station in two years and they’re redoing a lot of stuff in it. Then we both made our way out to the somewhat strange location of Puroland. It isn’t really near anything. It looks like the tackiest, but cutest, thing from the outside. Everything was indoors and kind of dark. They had a boat ride that reminded me of a less scary version of the it’s a small world ride at Disney (which I stayed far away from). We went on it twice and I think I still smell like the nauseating fake scents they use in each room. Well, only nauseating after having eaten I guess. We spent until six o’clock there and took some purikura and then headed back to Shinjuku. We stopped in a book store that carried foreign books, which were of course on the top floor and since the elevators mysteriously took for ever to come involved a lot of walking up stairs and wondering if I still had feet. They had all sorts of books, I even saw the Hungry Little Caterpillar, so cute! I also saw a magazine that said in Japanese ‘the day America died’. Hmm. It was in plastic wrap so I couldn’t see exactly which day they were talking about. So-o! Today is Sunday and that consists of reading my new manga in English, watching Tsubasa on TV, and studying until I fall asleep! Fun stuff! My host sister is listening to ‘just like a pill’ by Pink right now ;-P
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Hi, my name is Hannah and welcome to my blog ‘Tales of a Gaijin’. I started this blog several years ago to share the experiences of my first exchange to Japan and now I’m heading back again. My days of being an exchange student are over (silent tear). This time I am taking on Japan and the big scary ‘real world’. I hope you will join me, whether again or for the first time, as I experience Japan as an employee of a Japanese company (and of course, as a gaijin^^).
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hana!! How are you? Its me Judo buny girl! I need your host family's phone number! That way I can call you to hook up some where. Do you want to go back to Tokyo disney? We are planning to go there sometime in the trip, but I don't kn0w when so I need your phone number to call and tell you. I also want to spend some time shopping with you so you can show me all the cool and cute store. My brother wants to know if he can tag along on our shopping spree...JK!anyway, Judo is fine, its the week before sakuramatsuri, so there is obon practice so we got stuck in the auditorium. *bleh* I have to do the women attack thing with big Evan Vessels. I get to do the 3 man attack as well. I have my purse all ready to smack him with! n_n. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me your phone number viua email and I hope to see you soon!
Oh! Do you also want to come to Yokosuka with me to the hide museum?
I have been reading the entries from 'fatcat' and I'm presumming that your trying to find ways to get hte Japanese stray kitties to come to you????? Store bought treats work...duh, and so do salmon pieces with mayo on them...
Dear 'fatcat' I'm sorry if I am intruding on an inside idea between you and hana.
ohohoh! I know this! It has been on the news a lot! There was a third year class room and a student from the next third year class over involved. The one student went through the hallway during class with a bomb he had made and chucked it through the window (they have windows out to the hallway) into the classroom. It landed right on some student in the front row before exploding. A lot of people were injured not just becasue of the explosion but because the gasses got stuck in the room. And the ladies only car! It came out maybe when I first came here. Other lines are thinking of adding them too. I haven't actually seen it, only on TV. Sounds good to me! They probably won't have them out here anytime soon though. Oh, and the big news on TV, which lucky me got to see first thing in the morning (HA!) was Michael Jackson.
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