Follow-up

Reading over my last entry... I can't help but feel a little disappointed. I think I was merely going through the numbers, determined to make an update, and then skipping on the details, which isn't really something I like or intend to do. But, to be fair, I was a bit out of it, I'm not even sure how many hours I'd been awake by that point, and it's only really taken until this morning for me to be sure on what day it is. First night went pretty well though, as I went to bed just after midnight and woke up about 6:20 in the morning. Adjusting to the time difference shouldn't be too much of an issue at this rate, I hope.

Facilities wise, the dorm has pretty much all I'll need, and I'm somewhat thankful that there are western toilets rather traditional Japanese ones. I have little intention in trying one of those. I'm also not especially keen on trying the communal bath, but Daniel, another student here from Sheffield, insists we should try it as some kind of "bonding" experience. It might be some time before I'm able to attempt that, as simply being in the communal changing area for the showers made me slightly wary that someone might walk in. It's all part of the experience, I suppose, but I don't savour it!

My room is fitted with aircon, which even with my amateur knowledge of kanji, I'm able to use. Having arrived in the evening, humidity wasn't that much of an issue, although it's possible that I was just lucky on this particular day. Daniel is going to be taking me to the 100-yen shop later today for some essentials, so it's quite possible I'll be experiencing the worst of it then. I'm told it's at it's worst around 1-3pm.

Regarding these "essentials" I'm going to buy, the current number one priority is a pair of slippers. Being in Japan, the dorm requires that everyone takes off their shoes in the entrance hallway and puts on their slippers. I don't have my own pair. Thefore I received a temporary pair with a picture of a bear on them, which declare "Little Boy Big Heart" on them. That alone is incentive enough for me to get my own.

We might also be venturing into the city after that little excursion, so I'm looking forward to that. I may be updating again this evening if that happens!