Better late than never

Yes it's true, this appears to be an abandoned blog. However, I'm in my 3rd month in Japan (pretty crazy) and I FINALLY got wifi. It has been a nighmare-ish ordeal but it's almost over. At this point, I think I should just start from my life right now and not bother backtracking to all the craziness I've been up to for the past wifi-less months. I can't be bothered because my computer is at 40% battery and my charger is in Nippori. 

So what's new with me? I guess everything. I started my teaching job and I'm fairly settled in my new apartment. I have experienced the struggle of starting off working on my own and  being broke. I've started to try and learn Japanese, so that's going fairly well. I'm going to try the intoxicated strategy, which is to put worries and self consciousness aside, and speak my Japanese loud and proud to whoever will listen. In the beginning I was always worried about pronunciation or grammar so my Japanese would come out as a mumbled whisper. 

Anyway, here are some random pictures.

Tomato ramen, basically cheesy pizza noodles that taste like heaven. 

Sunflowers on the way to the park near my house

Chillin at the Neko Cafe with the largest cat I have ever seen. 

A student drew the staff at our school! I'm Toki Skywalker, and of course I'm in a padawan outfit. 

My friend Kozue and I after a tremendously sweaty lacrosse session

A vegetable vending machine in Sakuradai

That's all for now! My computer is dying and the rest of my pictures are taking too long to upload. Next week is Obon, AKA paid vacation! I'm going to Osaka with my friends, so stay tuned for more adventures!