Wed, Aug. 20, 2008: Sleeping on Trains

One thing you'll notice a lot...people sleep on the train. That may not sound unusual, but they way some people doze off looks really uncomfortable. They just shut their eyes and barely tilt their head down...sitting upright, of course. If that were me, my head would be nodding occasionally and probably start to ache from holding that constant position. Oh, and everyone is constantly listening to an iPod of some sort.

I am such an idiot. I got off the train when I wasn't supposed to, but I asked around (in my broken Japanese to get back on the right track.....it's sooooooo frustrating not knowing the language!!).

Training was pretty informative today. Afterwards, we had 2 hours to kill....so Cara (Parker), my new friend Shannon, and I went to an internet cafe for only 700 Yen...we had a private booth (each of us), complete with a comfy chair, computer, TV and free drinks, slushies, popcorn, and/or soup! How cool is that?! Quite relaxing and awesome! Even though we passed some guy (in one of the booths) who was looking at naked girls....eewwww! I mean, I just happened to glance around and I sure didn't expect to see that! Anyways...I think I could have even taken a shower at the place or paid more for a night's stay! Crazy! Plus, they have tanning beds and nail salon services.

We then went to to our welcoming party. It was really a lot of fun...I got to meet a few new people and spend lots of time talking to a couple of different guys about Australia and the best places to visit (like Cannes is the cheapest in December, because it rains a lot and it's hot, hot, hot...Sydney's a big city atmosphere, and expensive...Brisbane has Steve Irwin's zoo not to far from it...Perth is pretty buy probably expensive to get to). It got me really pumped about visiting sometime!

Welcome Party (me, Shannon, Saiko, Neil, Cara)

It's crazy that I've officially been here a week, it seems like its been longer.