So 2 weekends ago was my program's long weekend. In an effort to escape the grasps of Kanazawa at least for a bit, I planned with 5 other guys to go on a trip to Kyoto and Osaka. Last minute another 2 girls were added.
Sometimes traveling with that many people was a bit of a mendokusai (pain in my ass) but also with that many people I had a great time.
There was a lot of stuff that I discovered while on this trip.
1. hotels can be very good and cheap at the same time in Japan.
2. I actually have the power to stop mysef from buying a cheap computer screen in den den town (osaka's version of akihabara).
3. Japanese women spend a ton of money on clothing
4. I will always compare US public transportation to Japan and the US will never be up to par with the convenience and timeliness of Japanese public transportation.
5. I cant wait for the end of this program to do more sightseeing.
In Kyoto I saw kinkakuji, kiyomizutera and went to gion (geisha district). I had my first taste of shabu shabu which is thin slices of meat that I boil myself. There were a lot of us so we got our own room--tons of fun.
In Osaka I went shopping tried my hand at pachinko and ate some delicious okonomiyaki (i can't describe it so look it up!!) oishii desu! (tasty!!)
I gotta run to class but I'll post about this last weekend with my host family.
--signing off for now--
dre
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