After the Storm

Well the typhoon has passed and now I can say I've been in a typhoon. I wasn't sure what to expect but I think if I would of been closer to the coast it would have been a little more scary. It was projected to hit Tokyo around 6 AM but I believe it actually hit between 3-4:00 AM. It poured for hours and I watched the streets and parking lots fill up with water until I fell asleep. By the time I woke up around 9:30, the water was gone and replaced by hind winds like I've never seen before. Regardless of the winds though, it was actually the first beautiful day we've had in a while. It was so sunny outside and the sky was an amazing shade of blue. I stayed inside all day and enjoyed the weather while working on my homework when around 12:00 I found out that all classes for today had been cancelled. Yes, I was excited.

I've spent all day just enjoying my time off and finishing up the Japanese drama "Hana Yori Dango" after starting it over the summer. Now I will prepare for tomorrow. I have two classes and then for dinner, I'm meeting my friends to celebrate my friend Mayu coming to Tokyo to visit from Kyoto. I'm so excited to see her. She's a really sweet girl and I haven't seen her since the beginning of the year.

Making friends has been a little difficult unfortunately. Some Japanese students have been really outgoing and we've exchanged numbers but I can only say I've really spent more than one occasion with one girl, Saori. In terms of the international students, a lot of them split into groups immediately it seemed but I'm trying to be more outgoing and less shy. Everyone seems really interesting and I do want to get to know them. Speaking of being more outgoing, I've also been trying to be more independent. Of course it was very nerve wracking to come to a new country knowing only a handful of people so naturally I glued myself to Kaitlin and Desiree. I love spending time with them but lately I've been trying to be more independent and go out on my own. In general, I am more of a independent person, just shy at first so I'm afraid that maybe I seem like I'm closing myself off from people but I'm not. It's been very annoying being so exhausted all the time and getting used to Tokyo when it's such a busy and overwhelming city is the main cause of it but I will be fine soon. Also, it's VERY expensive to go out all the time and I would rather save my money for other things like going to Korea or Thailand during my break. I've been here for a month and I'm figuring things out I'm happy to say. I hope that everyone else is figuring there stuff out as well. While some people are joining clubs or "circles", I'm content to just explore things on my own this semester. I don't really know which circle I'd join anyways and I want to get used to things here before I tie myself down to something.

Have a good night everyone!