How has everyone been at home? Leave me comments or e-mails or something, I want to know what's going on at home too. As for me, I haven't quite figured out how to cook meals on the hot plate I have, so I keep buying food from the convenience store or grocery store. Luckily, 7-11 takes international atm cards, so it's much easier for me to get money. (I walk by one everyday on the way to school.)
On Monday, I went to Ginza with some friends. There are so many nice (and expensive) stores there. We ended up going to a place called Le Cafe Doutor Ginza. The iced cocoa was great. There's also a Cafe Doutor by our school, but for some reason, everything in Ginza is way nicer and more expensive. (The pictures above are of the streets in Ginza and of Kazue, Leina, and me in the cafe.) There was a huge Apple buiding I think my dad would have liked to see. I didn't get to go out yesterday for Kazue's birthday because I had to do homework, and I went to the city office to get my national health insurance card. It took longer than expected. I also changed my au phone plan from regular to student price, which took a long time because we're not attneding an actual university, just a study school. Bleh. My first bill came today too, which was the cost of activation and all that. I really need to figure out this whole money thing...
Anyway, today after class, I went to McDonalds, yes McDonalds. Don't worry though, I ate something they don't have in the states. It's called Ebi Filet-O, which is basically a hamburger that's been replaced with a fried shrimp patty. It actually tastes pretty good, but I don't think I'll be getting it anytime soon because there are definitely better things to eat. After that I went back to Akihabara to waste a bit of time and to help a friend look for some stuff for her cell phone. I've decided that I don't really like it there. There are too many weirdos, nerds, and guys. (Tom found a 6 story 'adult' store and there are all these girls dressed in maid outfits and stuff.) Honestly, it is really 'Electric Town'. I don't know why else people would go there. That's all for now!
