So i've come to the tough decision that I am in fact going to stay in Japan until an official says that I need to "get the crap out now".
The nuclear situation isn't going so hot but my host family reassures me that everything in Tokyo is fine. The trains are still a pain in the ass but I've got to brave them tomorrow at 5:30 am in order to hopefully make it to Tokyo station by 7am (not that i'm counting on any students to show up but hey, there might be that one).
Went out to drinks with one of my friends (who is actually going back home to America to appease her family for the last two weeks of spring break. Hopefully she'll have a country to return to afterwards). The Izakaya (Japanese style bar) we went to is one of those everything 270 yen (about $3.00) places that are usually packed and you can't get into on a normal night.
We were literally the only two customers there. It was so silent that we could hear the cooks talking to each other (probably saying things like "stupid white girls coming in for a drink at a time like this).
The nuclear situation isn't going so hot but my host family reassures me that everything in Tokyo is fine. The trains are still a pain in the ass but I've got to brave them tomorrow at 5:30 am in order to hopefully make it to Tokyo station by 7am (not that i'm counting on any students to show up but hey, there might be that one).
Went out to drinks with one of my friends (who is actually going back home to America to appease her family for the last two weeks of spring break. Hopefully she'll have a country to return to afterwards). The Izakaya (Japanese style bar) we went to is one of those everything 270 yen (about $3.00) places that are usually packed and you can't get into on a normal night.
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But taking a walk around the neighborhood today (I was beginning to go go stir crazy staying inside watching the news and the paranoid updates on facebook from my friends) everything seemed to be back to normal. School kids were walking home like usual, laughing and having a merry time like there was nothing wrong in the world. The only thing to distract me from this fantasy was the fact that all the convenience stores still had nothing in them (silly of me to think that I could go and grab some onigiri--rice balls--for lunch today) and a truck drove by making announcements about how to prepare for the black out.
7 out of 13 students in my program have gone home (with plans of returning after the break granted there's something to return too) and three of us are stuck abroad in some other country (2 in Taiwan, 1 in China). Us remaining 6 are going to throw a survivors party tomorrow (ha, we'll see about the surviving part)
PEACE OUTSIDE (And inside)
Jamie
3 comments:
Way to stay strong Jambly! I'm proud of you.
I've also stopped listening to the media-- especially American media. When I double check the sources it's obvious that they're sensationalizing the whole thing and it's not only upsetting, but simply not okay. :( Seriously pisses me off.
I guess we all still don't know what will happen from here, but I really hope it'll be okay.
Love you Jami! <3
P.S. One day we'll all look back at this and uh... be glad it's over with.
My Darling daughter! I Love you very much! I would love you with me. I understand and support you.
xoxoxo Mommy
I am so glad you have my "gene" of being able to have a sense of humor even in dire times. Keep it up. You are being strong, but just keep following what the "experts" are saying and follow their advise. Got to go, am at work. Take care. We love you loads. Grandma
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