So remember that time when Nikki was in Japan, and she did all this cool stuff?

I do. My calves are still remembering it. But I will explain later.

First:

Classes end at noon on fridays so there I was, still feeling iffy from my previous day of sickness, and Norman asked me if I wanted to go to Waseda and have lunch with some U of T students who were doing a year long study there. So we hopped the subway next to campus (my first time on the subway) and headed over. Of course, Steven was our navigator and things can never go wrong with him, right? Sure. So it was pouring rain with me, Ping, Norman, Steven, and Iye walking in the rain trying to find this restaurant that was supposedly 3mins from the station.

20 mins later we stopped at a police box to ask directions and were told that the one we were seeking was 1km in the other direction. Steven suggested we cab it, but damn it we are poor and walked it instead. So we arrive at the restaurant about 40mins late, but arrive we did, me with puddles in my non waterproof shoes. We had a great time and enjoyed some yummy italian food. I splurged and got tirimasu for dessert too. It was a lot of fun to talk to other exchange students from TO. When someone said "Bloor and Spadina" we all got quiet for a moment and realized how weird it sounded for someone to talk about something back home. For the Waseda kids they haven't been home since last september, and I have only been here 1 1/2 weeks, but it feels like so long ago... And then someone mentioned Futures and we all got nostalgic about TO hot spots.

After we finished out late lunch, it was still raining. However, Ping, me, and Norman would rather walk anywhere than pay for the train so we walked from Waseda to Shinjuku where we could catch a train home from a station covered under our train pass. Said walk took an hour or so but hey, we saved 2$ or so...

We walked in the mall underground Shinjuku and once I have decided I have curbed my spending, I will definitely be making a trip back...