1st Day Full Report!

Ok let’s see... I’m tired as hell, but it’s a good tired. Thirteen hour straight plane ride to an two hour bus ride to Tokyo and then browsing around Shinjuku (Tokyo) from around 4:30pm till around 9pm. Magically enough there has been no culture shock, no feeling out of place ( on my part) rooming with a rather cool chick from NY and having a warm (removable shower head *wink) shower to top off the night.

I received about twenty pounds (Literally) of informational material and our schedules for the next two days of orientation. While walking around Tokyo after receiving our room assignments me and my room-mate went to find food. I ended up having (chicken, egg, and rice w/ miso soup and green tea).

After that we were on the hunt for sweets and I just so happened to run into a street performer known as Irie Yosuke ( "Phenomenon of the Earth" he so calls himself) who on a flute like instrument of some kind was playing Chrono Cross music. For those of us who understand the epicness and all around pleasantness which is Chrono Cross’s soundtrack will know how flippin awesome that is.

Shits and Giggles

There is manga in the 7-11 (enough said)

Went into a department store and looked at the lingerie. As I suspected, there was absolutely nothing in that entire department that would be able to fit my two friends. Though some things were cute and would be nice to wear, I find it far more amusing (and cost effective) that I simply have a bigger bust size then 95% of Japanese women.

You all know about the bend in knee pose by anime girls that signify shyness and intensely high levels of cuteness?? Well as an observation… that isn’t just in the cartoons. Most women here are naturally built that way... but to burst your bubble that isn’t called cute, it’s called being bold legged. For those who don’t know what that is, it is a: deformity marked by medial angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh, an outward bowing of the legs, giving the appearance of a bow.

Finally because we were on a desperate search for something sweet and cold, my room-mate and I found frozen tiramisu at the local KFC and had a sit down to eat up, and get out of the heat.

Here are a few photos of my first meal, my room-mate ( for Tokyo orientation) and Tokyo itself.