day 3 and counting

I've only been in this busy country for 3 days and already problems are arising. Me and Ryoma broke up after a year and a half relationship that consisted of part long distance/ part taking turns traveling across the world just to hug each other. But I guess if it wasn't meant to be, then f*ck it.

I'm going to be moving to my friend Natsuyo's place today. It's actually her parent's apartment and they let me stay with them last summer so I know them which is refreshing.. I'm so thankful to them, I don't even know how to express it.

Well, I can guarantee that the rest of my time here will be most enjoyable, with little or no problems to get in my way of happiness!

Peace
-J

In Japan!

I'm here, i'm safe, and i'm dieing from the heat T.T
My flight from Portland to Vancouver was the scariest flight I have ever been on. The plane was this little put-put thing that shook a lot and was front heavy so the flight attendant had to have people move to the back of the plane to even it out. But it didn't crash so that's good.

I met this guy in the Vancouver airport who was actually on the flight from Portland with me but I didn't notice him then. We were on the same flight to Narita so we chatted it up while we waited. I forgot his name (maybe Jared) but he was coming to Japan to visit friends and family. He said he was 1/4 Japanese: blue eyes but still slanted, face kinda flat, and brown hair, he looked like a hybrid alright :p Anyway he lives in Portland and owns one of the food carts with his dad on 4th and college (it's a Vegan one but I can't remember the name). He was pretty chill so we exchanged emails. Maybe hit up an Izakaya later even though he said he doesn't drink (and he's Vegan? what the heck is he doing in Japan!?).

Going through immigration the guy that checked my documents said that he wanted to go to Waseda too but I guess he didn't get in. Too bad.

Customs didn't even check my bags so no problem with the BCs!

Ryoma's friend Yusuke met me at the airport. Ryoma had band practice and couldn't miss it because they have a show tomorrow, but I was only a little disappointed. I was more worried about customs than who was coming to meet me. I hung out with Yusuke a little last summer so at least it wasn't a stranger that came to get me. And he speaks English pretty fluently too. He had just gotten back from India last time I saw him, lucky bastard. He was going to go to the Middle East with his girlfriend this summer but he ended up not having enough money so his girlfriend wen by herself. To Israel. Yikes.

2 hours later we arrived at Ryoma's apartment; Ryoma with a rose in hand and stuff to make a tasty dinner ready :D But I wasn't hungry because it's too freakin' hot so I didn't eat.


Today we're going to go see a movie and maybe do a little shopping if it cools down later (not likely).

Might go to Osaka Sunday, still thinking though.

Hope everyone is doing okay and if you are technologically hip you should get skype and we can talk at each other sometime!

<3 Jamie