But i do feel Japan is trying to kill me, my hotel is brisbane was number 13 but it turned out to be way popuar since we eventually had half of us in this one small room!



everyone is awsome but people with a plus 10 awesome rating are Kimberly (my roommate in the dreaded room 13),sam (though i already knew how cool he is!), Samantha (adorable), and my awesome ぐれぷよ！ buddy samantha!

Unsuprisingly the J-horror continued when Melissa and i stayed in room 2108 which i am pretty sure was the name of a movie based on the Stephen King novel. I have pictures of that too fro those who don`t believe me.

I`ve been in Tochigi for a week and a half and already experience two WAY minor earthquakes which felt like a plane was flying overhead or something O-O.

One of the most interesting stories i have is when i had a plate of raw beef and pork sitting in front of me at dinner time, wondering what to say in japanese that would not offend my host mother i waited for the `itadakimasu` we say as a ritual, my fears were put to rest when i found out that you dip the meat in the boiling pot of water to cook first and then dip it in this sauce (OISHII!!!!)

Stitch from Lilo and Stitch is pretty much everywhere! and I was suprised to find out they have arcades in some supermarkets (but then again this is Japan....) I rode the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Tochigi which was fun with my awesome company!

The strange thing about being an exchange student is how you constantly ride a wave of high`s and lows in your confidence level. No matter how good your japanese is when you leave your home country when you get to Australia it`s still only good enough to hold a small conversation. To get to school ( i have my first actual full day tommorow!) i ride about 40mins by bike which makes me happy since i haven`t actually lost any weight since coming here (the first few nights i couldn`t finish all the food my host mother gave me! and it was the same servings as everyone else!!!) But i guess it`s better than Gaining wieght >.<

School has been pretty fun so far and my class is really small! (only 10 people!) I haven`t been on blogger since i don`t want to annnoy my host family but today i was feeling a little homesick so i decided to ask Kanami (my host sister) if it was okay.

The Tv is kinda cool but boring when you don`t understand anything and i haven`t seen much anime but I`m currently in love with the Guy off the Shawa Dava add (seriously he could sell me anything) and of course Yamapi! thank god i watched Nobuto wo Produce before coming here!

Cool thing about japan- the buses sometimes have little chandeliers on the roofs!


I bought Utada Hikaru`s new Cd and it is way hot thought my family loves EXILE which is even more popular!



Yeah i know some of these pictures are blurry but deal with it. One thing i found interesting is Asian`s are just as obsessed with diets like westerners. Also i`m still trying to get my head aroung the idea of Chocolate flavoured bread, no matter how much it looks like a cake it`s still bread!



the thing i am most looking forward to is Joinging the Baton Twirling club which looks really fun! I don`t care what you Kendo lovers say! you know how easily i bruise!!!! plus i found these other tour things where you get to be a ninja for a day but they are a bit pricy though it`s a way away. I have a school trip to somewhere to listen to a lady talk about how her daughter died from bullying considering i will understand zilch i will most likley be bored BUT i can be bored with my classmates.

I thought i was a wuss but today i was suprised when my classmates squealed about a centipede (small one) that was at least 7 metres away from them and they were screaming like their lives depended on it O=o....



It`s a getting late 9.24 and i need to study some japanese (i have to get up at 6am) so this is all for now but i love you all and miss you! I will try to update again on saturday or sunday!

Chuu!
Megs

PS- high school skirts and riding bikes are dangerous. also a guy honked the horn at me and waved Yay for Gaijin lovers? Must be the High School girl Charm? and also the weather here was miserable today! very cold,rainy with cold winds.

Next update-photos and my love for the Kotatsu!