I finally Arrived at Akita after going through hell to get here. My flight at Dallas was pretty dang late. So when I arrived in Tokyo it was too late to catch the flight on account of th fact that you have to take a 75 minute bus ride from Narita Kuko no Haneda Kuko. They told me the next fligh wa at 8 am . So I ended up sleeping at the terminal with all my lugage. On account of the fact they said the flight was to early and they couldn't afford to put me up in a hotel. So I'm smelly and sleepy and it's very not fun since tokyo is SWELTERING!. Come Monday morning it turns out the flight has been pushed to 3 pm. TERRIFIC!. So instead of waiting for a flight that may or may not come I hopped the Train to shinigawa station.. THEN I had to switch over on a train that took me to tokyo terminal and THEN I had to wait on the Ungodly hot platform while I drank some Pocari sweat(Japanese Gatorade) to replenish all my electrolytes. Oh by the way some chick fainted and she was being taken away in a gurny. Another woman was being pushed around in a wheelchair because she must have been feeling light headed (she wasn't disabled or anything like that). So FINALLY the train came. Trains are always on time in japan ( side note: I missed the first train trying to carry my majorly heavy suitcase around. so I had to pay like another 70 dollars for a new ticket( The lady at the desk had really bad dermatitis). So I finally got on the train where I could relax (somewhat). I had been drinking all that (nasty) green tea to keep me alert. All I could think about was taking a shower. I finally arrived at Akita and I called a Cab. I didn't know the Cab ride was so costly. Akita is really up there in the hills and stuff. I paid like 60 bucks. Checking in a t the school was pretty quick and efficient. One of the guys helped take my stuff to my apartment. I was to tired and in NO condition to carry it any further. It's a nice apartment but the way it's set up. the rows of apartments look like a bunch of storage lockers at the Uhaul. The people at Komachi say it's terribly cramped in their dorms. I wouldn't know. I haven't seen them yet. I also have one of those magic toilets (The one with all the buttons and stuff) I don't know how do anything but flush it, that and make it so the toilet seat is warm enough to sit on when it's cold. The shower and bath are seperate from the toilet which in retrospect is really a good idea considering I'll have a roomate soon..when she gets here. For now I'm enojoying my solitude
3 comments:
Nzinga, your blog is cool! Thanks for all of the pics. It gives me a realistic idea of what it's like there. I can't believe how horrible the food is there. The packaged stuff looks awful! I'll bet that astronauts have better food. Thank goodness you have a stove in your room. Maybe you can offer some cooking classes and make a few extra $$$. Should i send you some military rations? Hopefully, the food will get better when classes actually begin. Perhaps you should consider running for some kind of office or joining the newspaper staff (if they have a newspaper) so that you can have some influence over what's being served. If there is not a paper, perhaps you and a few other interested students can do a newsletter and start a food revolution! Since packaged goods seem to be popular, maybe you should package your own. The mall looks decent but expensive. How far is it from campus and is it expensive to get there? Love the pics.... keep-em coming.
mamasan
The food is looking better & better and the cook guy looks like a young Mr. Miyagi from the Karate Kid!
mamasan
That guy isn't a cook. He's a student. The cooks are mostly women. If there's a male cook, I've never seen him. He's hiding in th back somewhere.
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