after registering and lunch and such like, i decided to check a bike out from the residence hall office. i filled out a form, and a little old japanese fellow with giant black eyebrows took me out to the bike rack in the back and gestured at a few things before relenquishing the bike. the bike was designed to be ridden by japanese people, who are all a foot and a half shorter than me, and there wasnt much air in the tires, but i wobbled down the street anyway, weaving into traffic and shooting off into the woods. i wove around the giant sporting complex across the street, then turned around and went past the school down a rural road alongside a golf course. i saw a big site marker in a wide open field for the former location of tsubakigawa castle with a long green mountain range in the background, and a strip of tiny houses with their tiny japanese cars in front. i chugged back to the school, had some dinner, and tonight, maybe some lounging about and more vending machine useage. here's the next entry from the journal...
from tues 8-28-07...
got here monday morning and was rushed through a series of tables with schedules, room keys and more forms. finally unpacked and organized things in my room. talked to the suite mate, (the person we share a bathroom with) wataru, and then my roommate charles showed up. charles is from quebec, a little neurotic and goofy, but easy enough to get along with. he says "what de 'ell is dis?" a lot, and when we have separate schedules, he says "see you in the next future!" over this first week, they're going to pile on a ton of procedural stuff, where's and how's. i have to keep reminding myself to calm down and let the whole introductory process go through before i whip out all my questions. today we set up a bank account and alien registration at the yuwa branch of akita city hall. i hope tomorrow i can use a phone and the internet. i'm sure things will fall into place and there will be a way to find support if i need it. i already miss everybody, though. can't wait to take a shuttle into akita city and wander around. gotta make sure it's the right shuttle, though, or i'll be stuck in the city or wada station again. time to go fill out more forms.
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thus ends the reading. almost caught up with journal entries. then i won't have to bounce back and forth like this. googity.
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Are you taking pictures of all these happenings? Great visual of you on the bike! What is your dorm apartment room like?
V in Lutsen
Hey Pete!! It's your cousin Andy!! (second cousin twice removed or something like that HA!!) Sounds like you are having a blast!! Good Luck in Japan! Talk to ya soon!
Yes, I was going to ask, do they have cameras in Japan? Would love to see pictures.
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