Sumimasen!

Ohaio gusaimasu!

So yes, I did arrive here safely. I got lucky too, because today Lufthansa went on strike and I arrived yesterday. The flight was long and even though it was night for most passengers, I could not sleep, because my body was kind of like: "GOOD MORNING AMERICA!" So yeah, I was sort of tired when I arrived at my residence. The residence is a lot better than my campus in New York, and thank God for hot showers and soft beds! Oh, and when I got out of my plane, I was cornered by the Japanese version of  "Hello, goodbye." My brain was practically mush at that point, so my answers weren't the most intelligent ones out there. After my failure of an interview, a guy from EF came to pick me up. We drove from the airport to my residence, through Tokyo. So I got to see the Tokyo tower (you know, the one that looks like the Eifel tower). The people here are super nice and helpful. Japan is a bit different than Europe or the USA, though. For example, they have toilets with warmed seats, and that's not the only thing these magical toilets possess. Oh no, they have a music and rear cleaning option. This morning I safely made my way to school (courtesy of my room mate) and had my first classes. We started by pointing at stuff and asking what they were. (Nan desu ka? Pen desu). My SPIN class was a writing class, so we had to replicate the characters, sort of like you do in kindergarten. I had fun, though. After that I had my welcome tour, and one of the staff members showed me around. I saw Shibuya crossing (Japan's answer to Times Square) and a lot of karaoke bars. When I had finished my tour, it was time to go home, on my own. I got really lucky (again) because the trains after mine were delayed by three hours, because of an accident or something. I am really exhausted by all these new experiences, so that's it for now.

Sayonara,