So! Another big day today! (I didn't write yesterday because I basically stayed in the hotel all day, it was so hot outside!) Apt pics here! (click the arrow above the first pic to see the rest)
Woke up at 6 AM this morning, and left the hotel at 8. Drove and drove and drove (or rather, was driven), with frequent stops. (Somehow that reminds me of how thirsty I am... o_o) Ahem. But moving on. Had a few nice, brief chats with S-san, and some longer ones in English. He said he wanted to read my blog, but I don't feel that this would be good enough...
FINALLY, we made it to Osaki city. Furukawa is nice enough. Somewhat rural, but there are some chain stores here. Jusco, a supermarket, a drugstore. It's all pretty good. I just have to hope I get super good at finding my way around.
Anyways, then we stopped by each of our apartments. I am incredibly impressed with mine especially. It's exactly what I've wanted ever since I could even fathom my own place. A small bathroom, a small kitchen, and one bedroom. Just a washer, but no dryer- I hope no-one steals my clothes when I put them out to dry...or I'll have to figure something else out...and no dish washer, but I can live with doing them by hand- I have before.
But, in any case, this is all I really need in terms of living quarters, not too cramped, yet perfectly cozy and modest enough for me. And with a few surprises! Like the walk-in closet beneath my bed (hold on that will be explained), just tickles my childhood to no end lolz. And, (drumroll please) a loft! Yes, a loft, a nest, a cozy place that also tickles my childhood fancy. Although there's no porch, like J-san has, i think i'll live.
Hm...also met another ALT, although he's kind of intimidating for me, though still nice enough as a person. To me, it seems, he's the kind of person who can get most everyone to like and respect him, yet is bold enough to do basically whatever he wants and get away with it. I could never be that kind of person...whether it's the lack of confidence or what. Duno.
Tomorrow we'll visit the schools. I'll have to dress nice, and hopefully have time to iron my shirts...although I'm not sure what I could do it on. I'll figure out what to do when it comes down to it though. I think I have yet more shopping to do >_< although I don't have to buy a bike now! :) Lucky me! As long as it doesn't get stolen or broken by anyone. But at least it means that's a little more money for the things I'll need, like a towel, hangers, a screwdriver (random, but my stupid clock won't, for whatever idiot though it'd be a good idea, open for battery insertion without it, i just have to hope my watch alarm will be enough to wake me up tomorrow) a trash can- maybe several, one for dry stuff and one for food...maybe. Yuck.
Anyways, oh yeah! We'll also go to register for my gaijin card, although I'm still not sure if I can get a phone or bank account yet. I'll also need to see if I can get my hanko as well. Time to whip out google maps...and hope I can figure out how to lower the seat on my bike.
Hm..I think that's it...I should probably shower, although I'm not sure what to do about keeping hair from going down the drain and not sure if the drain strainer would catch all of it. Probably not..so maybe I'll keep a look out for a drain strainer when I go shopping tomorrow. Ugh...just think, I'll get to do all this again when I move into an apartment in America, although finding one this nice for what I'm paying for it, would basically be impossible...
Anyways. Very sleepy...maybe I'll shower tomorrow morning instead. After all, I somehow end up getting greasier faster, when I shower at night.
In my thought world, I've been thinking a lot about my extremely personal relationships. I actually thought I didn't care. But who knows if that's true or not. On the better note, I wish John, you were on to talk to. I miss you. And that, at least, is a purer and less tainted feeling than the other one I've been feeling. A part of me has been hoping something wonderful and unexpected might happen in terms of relationships. But I'd have to leave in a year again anyways...
Japan is a wonderful country, but I'm not sure I could live here for the rest of my life. This, to me, is just another dream sequence in my life. And sooner or later, I have to wake up and face what I've been putting off. Sooner or later I won't be satisfied until it's resolved in person. That feeling has never gone away, no matter how apathetic I feel for however many moments at a time...
Random quote for those thoughts. But don't worry, I'll try and keep the down-comments and more non-Japan thoughts to a minimum.
"Why didn't they work out? What happened?"
"What always happens. Life."
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