Here's a recap of everything:
I didn't sleep much the night before my flight because it made more sense to just sleep through most of the plane ride. That was...difficult. The plane, while not as crowded as I thought it might be, it was still kind of cramped. Even though I could kind of lay down, it was uncomfortable. My cold didn't make it any better. I've been sneezing and coughing for days and luckily it started to get better the day before I left but still, I'm not feeling like how I normally do. There wasn't much to do on the plane and I was very bored. Luckily the last few hours flew by and next thing I know, I can see Japan outside my window.
Narita airport was a little confusing for me. I knew the places I needed to go I just didn't know how to get to them. I had to build up the courage to ask a Japanese man where immigration was and he pointed it out to me. Luckily after that I didn't have a problem finding anything. It was difficult to translate at points but I was able to figure it out and I stayed calm through it all. I'm sure it had something to do with how exhausted I was. I was past the point of being quick to jump to being angry, I was just letting things come as they did.
I admit I was scared when I finally got to the hotel in Ikebukuro thought. I had signed up for a student from Rikkyo to meet me there and take me to the dorm but I had never heard anything confirming that I would be picked up. I arrived and tried to explain to a woman that I was supposed to meet someone but she thought I just needed to get to the dorm and pointed me in the direction of the train. At this point, I'm getting nervous because I wasn't sure where I'd be sleeping if at all. I tried to use a pay phone to call one of my Japanese friends or the dormitory but I didn't have all the change I needed and I started to panic... And then my savior came! A guy named Toshi asked if I was Kelly and I was so happy. I wasn't going to sleep in an expensive cardboard box on the streets of Tokyo!
After a kind of awkward walk, then train ride, then more walking to my dorm, I had FINALLY made it!~ All I wanted to do was sleep but this very 'genki' (energetic) man and woman who run the place immediately bring me to my friend who I was dying to see at this point. They then asked if I was hungry and although I was a little, they gave me A LOT of food. I feel terrible for not being able to finish it all but to be fair, it was a lot. I don't know how the Japanese eat so much. I guess my stomach will have to adjust. But it was interesting being shown around my dormitory by a man who barely speaks any English. It was interesting to say the least :) But he was really nice and showed me how to work everything.
Okay~~ I'm sorry if this was boring and lacking in details but after only about 2 hours of sleep since Tuesday, I am ready to sleep. Goodnight! Or...
Oyasumi~!!
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