Bright Lights, Big City

Last night I got my first taste of the Japan I envisioned. The awkward silence of the train on the way to Nagoya city was oddly broken by some school boys with the same rat-mullet haircut that seems to be pretty popular around here. The city was nice, in a busy way, but I really feel more "at home" in the little city of Kasugai where I live. It's a little bit on the country side of things but has the mom and pop store appeal. I live really close to the Supermarket and Department store which makes life pretty convienent.

The most interesting thing I have found so far in living in a different country is waking up. It is weird waking up to footsteps on the floor above me and thinking, "hey, those are Japanese footsteps, what am I doing here?" Then going to the bathroom and selecting the "small" flush and drawing back the curtains to let the rising sun shine into my room. Everything in here is familiar until I turn on the television or hear people talking outside about things far from my reach.

Maybe I'll cook something tonight.