[kind of obsessed with this song at the moment]
So it's been a really long time since I last posted anything and by long time, I think it's been over a month. Whoops. To be honest I didn't know what to say and eventually it just seemed tedious to write in here until something really interesting happened. So here's some updates:
- Halloween was interesting. I went to a restaurant called Lock Up. In order to get to the restaurant you had to go through a haunted house but it wasn't as scary as I thought. It was more about the suspense and expectation that something would happen but it didn't. The food was amazing and for 3500 yen, they brought many small courses that each table shared but it was definitely enough to feel somewhat full. Drinks of course were unlimited for two hours which is something I love about Japan. Drinking in Japan is expensive unless you find the bars that offer deals where you pay a certain rate that usually lasts for two hours. It's a really good deal, trust me. Towards the end of our meal they turned off the lights and people dressed up as monsters ran around trying to scare us. It was amazing. Afterwards most of us went home but I went with the small group that went to karaoke. We had a really good time honing our singing skills, or lack thereof, and caught the 5:30 train back to Asakadai afterwards. All in all, a good night.
- Fall break followed the weekend of Halloween. While most people went off to different countries or parts of Japan, I spent it in my dorm and wandering Asakadai. Not a very interesting time but I'm planning to go to Kyoto for winter break to stay with my friend Ayla and my friends for the Christmas holiday.
- This past weekend Kaitlin and I were taken to Harajuku and Shibuya by our new friend Natsumi. We had a really good lunch that was a buffet of traditional Japanese foods. Salads, potatoes, miso soup, chicken and some other things were offered to us and everything was so delicious. There were a lot of shops there that I knew from America and some from other countries but it was actually really pretty. I found some shops with cheap clothing that I'd like to check out soon. The weather here is still pretty nice most of the time but I won't go outside without a long sleeve shirt or a jacket of some sort. It's almost like the end of summer/beginning of fall still compared to the weather in Michigan right now. Afterwards Kaitlin and I head back to Asakadai to get ready for our night. During Halloween Kaitlin met a guy, Kevin, who is full Japanese but has moved around and was born in the States. He is a producer of various things and does debates on tv here in Japan. He invited us to a big party in one of the nicest apartment buildings I've ever been to. It was located in the rich part of Roppongi called Midtown. The floors and walls were made of marble and had huge chandeliers in the hallways. The party was nice but really packed and Kevin took us to a smaller party that was being held for governor Miyazaki. (Kevin explained that governor Miyazaki is the equivalent to Arnold Schwarzenegger being governor of California and that he used to be a comedian.) The smaller party consisted of several rich and/or powerful Japanese men. Their occupations included: governor, real-estate trader, president of the Mirage hotel in Las Vegas, and music executive. The other attendees were 20-some Japanese girls who were all in their mid-twenties and dressed very nicely. They spent the entire time fawning over the men. Meanwhile, Kaitlin and I just watched from the couch and spoke with people who were interested in us. I met a lot of people and some of the girls were really sweet and not like some of the others that were there. I didn't like some of the men that were there but I never felt in danger, in fact Kevin was pretty helpful in my opinion. We were supposed to go out clubbing but for some reason or another we ended up not going and since the trains stop running at 1:00 AM, a man named Toshi gave us a ride back. I'm still so grateful for this because it was a 45 minute drive from Roppongi to Asakadai. But we made it back. Oh, on an interesting note...a girl we had met from the first party had exchanged phone information with us and we wanted to her to come to the party with us. She tried to get a hold of us later but we didn't know where to tell her where we were and when we tried to call her back so Kevin could give her directions, no one answered. Somehow she got to the party and seemed very upset and kept asking Kaitlin and I if we were okay and trying to get us to leave. Kevin got really upset about it but I didn't think much of it. Apparently though she thought we had been drugged by the men there and was worried about us and so she called the police and told them that the men were having a drug party. What we didn't realize as Toshi was pulling out of the road away from the apartment was the policeman talking to some of the girls that had left only maybe 50 feet away from us. Luckily most of the people were gone and only a few people were left. A man we had met, Kuroiwa, explained to them that no one was drugged and got them to calm down but it was a very close situation. eek. What an exciting night.
- On a good note! Kevin offered Kaitlin and I jobs doing voice overs in Japanese videos in English. I'm excited because this might help me out in some way or form later on when I'm trying to get a job. And who knows where it will lead. I have no aspirations to become "famous" but I think it could help with something maybe.
So that's all that I've been up to until now. School is getting a little more difficult with midterms being just about over and soon our big project for the end of the year are approaching quickly. So until then, I'll try to update more often!
Goodnight!
No comments:
Post a Comment