I am definitely asking myself why the hell I am up at 6am. I was exhausted yesterday and was reading in bed around 7 when I passed out. I woke up a couple of minutes later and said "No! Have to get on a regular sleeping schedule!". Lot of luck that did- was in bed by 8:45. And then I woke up at 4. then 5:30, and finally around 6 i just said fuck it and woke up. I;ll just prance around and have a shower, or something. Eat some japanese yogurt = squee?

I could make toast- bought bread and peanut butter and jam when I went out last night! Definitely happy face.

Yesterday the former students (those doing more than one semester) met us in the morning to take us from shimotokaido to shinjuku to ichigaya stations. Of course, being Japan and our first day, it was pouring rain and I didn't have an umbrella. My "perfectly" coiffed hair got a little...frizzy for the rest of the day and I have to express my extreme displeasure at this fact.

First time on a Japanese train and it was pretty interesting. Not as crowded as it is going to be today (we are leaving at 8, instead of 9, so more people!) but still interesting. Had to transfer at Shinjuku and I don't really remember the way we went so I hope i meet up with some people going today, else i get lost for my first class!

We took our placement tests yesterday- listening and reading. Listening I found rather easy as I did with the first placement test they gave me. The office staff then took us over to the main building of Nichidai where we met the staff of International Division and then went to the cafeteria. Pretty decent food, says I! 550 Yen got me miso, bowl of rice, sprouts, and 4 pieces of yakitori (baked chicken) and a salad. I like it, I like it a lot!

I am still getting used to having to order everything in Japanese, or dealing with Japanese money. When something is 550 yen, I always forget that there is a 500 yen coin and then have to search out the rest....

When I came back after lunch I talked to Hosaka sensei and she gave me the next level up palcement test. Yeah. I just looked at that, did maybe one question per page, and gave it back. Too hard, I told them. At least now I know where I fit in the program. Then I had an oral interview with Fukuda sensei and he said, for only conversing in class, I was pretty good. I was full of squee at this moment.

We waited for everyone to finish their tests and we got out ID photos taken, then headed back to Ichigaya station. Me, Stacey, and Eric bought umbreallas (but, at our station it wasn't raining. I cried a little inside, for not being able to use my bright plaid umbrealla...). I got really confused in the station as we had to change from one type of train to the other, but somebody seemed to know what they were doing so we did get home. Of course, getting from our station to our apartment is a feat unto itself and we got lost for about 20 mins before trying to find our way back.

Finally unpacked and put my apartment together- i will be living such a minimal exisitence over the next three months, I don't know how I will do it! Me, packrat extraordinaire!

Today we find out what level of class we are in and have the opening ceremony. could be fun?

I can't believe it is 6:45 in the morning. WTF. I should be sleeping....

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