Pics of BR Perhaps?
Whattup?! I know now at least.... two people are reading this in some capacity or another. It's now 3 weeks before I head off to Tokyo. I've got some new winter clothes for the trip, as it's not really all that cold here in South Louisiana now and I've got to make sure I don't freeze my nose off in Tokyo. I figure that before I go, I should post some pictures of my hometown here just so that you can contrast where I live now with where I'll be in Tokyo. I have a few pics, but they're at home and I'm at work. I'll have to go around and try to get some pictures of some of the touristy things or somethin' too.
My next step is to actually set out what I need to pack besides clothing. I just got a handful(50,000) of yen for the trip as well. That turned out to be like $437.68USD. According to one of my school counselors, I need about Y45,000 as soon as I meet them on the day that I move into Tokyo from my friend's house in Yachiyo, for my cafeteria meals. I guess I'll just have to get more when I get there, since the exchange rate is better if you're actually there and less of a hassle than having to order yen here. You can tell people order it ALL the time, since when I asked the banker if I could order some yen, he was like, "So, goin' to China??!" I had to advise him not to jump to that conclusion if he's dealing with an Asian person in the future, as that would surely cause a bit of stress. Haha!
These next three weeks may be a bit crazy. I just finished my toughest (fail) final exam for the semester today, and have three more this week. Next week, I'll be traveling across the state to Ruston, which is about 5 hours away by car, then to my folks house (2.5 more hours), then back (2.5 more hours), then back to Baton Rouge (5 more hours...). This is all for Christmas of course, so I can hang out with a great friend of mine up there and of course, see my family. The next week, a friend from my parents' town is coming down to visit as I finish packing up and getting bills taken care of before leaving. After that, it's time to head to the airport! I'll be filling up the spare time I have, studying my Japanese some more and playing lots of video games, as I probably won't see games much while over there with the busy schedule I have lined up in Japan. I've been putting hours and hours on Xenosaga(PS2) and Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate(XBox).
My next step is to actually set out what I need to pack besides clothing. I just got a handful(50,000) of yen for the trip as well. That turned out to be like $437.68USD. According to one of my school counselors, I need about Y45,000 as soon as I meet them on the day that I move into Tokyo from my friend's house in Yachiyo, for my cafeteria meals. I guess I'll just have to get more when I get there, since the exchange rate is better if you're actually there and less of a hassle than having to order yen here. You can tell people order it ALL the time, since when I asked the banker if I could order some yen, he was like, "So, goin' to China??!" I had to advise him not to jump to that conclusion if he's dealing with an Asian person in the future, as that would surely cause a bit of stress. Haha!
These next three weeks may be a bit crazy. I just finished my toughest (fail) final exam for the semester today, and have three more this week. Next week, I'll be traveling across the state to Ruston, which is about 5 hours away by car, then to my folks house (2.5 more hours), then back (2.5 more hours), then back to Baton Rouge (5 more hours...). This is all for Christmas of course, so I can hang out with a great friend of mine up there and of course, see my family. The next week, a friend from my parents' town is coming down to visit as I finish packing up and getting bills taken care of before leaving. After that, it's time to head to the airport! I'll be filling up the spare time I have, studying my Japanese some more and playing lots of video games, as I probably won't see games much while over there with the busy schedule I have lined up in Japan. I've been putting hours and hours on Xenosaga(PS2) and Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate(XBox).
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