So i was on my way from Saitama to Tsukuba, i only had to get 2 trains and buy a ticket in the 10 minutes i had to change between the two, how hard can that be? I’m obviously not good at this independent thing (-__-;)
I left on the right train but during the changeover but while changing over, again, i couldn’t find the right station or where to buy a ticket. 15 minutes later and after asking around i got my ticket and was on the right platform..5 minutes after my train had left. Luckily if you miss your train in Japan, another one is usually along in the next few minutes よかった！..though the train i got on stopped 5 stops before my stop and everyone had to get off…i then had to get ANOTHER train, but it was fine in the end and waiting for me at Tsukuba Station was a friend i hadn’t seen in over a year ^^. Nobuyo had done her year abroad at Sheffield university when i was in first year and i was so excited to see her!
That evening she took me to an 居酒屋（izakaya) which is like a japanese version of a pub.
The next day after a rather stressful trip into tokyo (shinjuku station is just the worst thing ever) though i did get to meet my friends from Sheffield there ^^, Nobuyo held a Takoyaki party for me with 2 of her friends who had studied abroad in america. However, because i been speaking english all day (for the first time since arriving in Japan!) conversation was a little difficult.
Before i came to Japan i had decided, after 6 years of only eating fish, that i would eat meat because i wanted the full japanese experience. And after eating it for about a week now i come to the realisation that..i..don’t really like it ^^; and it’s made me kinda sick as my stomach isn’t used to it. But i will persevere and hopefully i’ll find something i like.
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