I just touched down in Japan at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. I tell you this place looks more like a mall than anything else. Armani, Liquor stores, Starbucks. They got everything. And it's true. Starbucks tastes the same no matter what country you're in. 700 Yen will buy you a Tall Caramel Frappuccino and a Cinnamin Bun. That's about 6 dollars. I'm yet to really experience Japanese people. I'm still a little gun-shy about ordering from the noodle shops. I think I'll wait till I get to Osaka.
The flight over here wasn't so bad. I got a seat next to an elderly Korean gentleman who spoke English. We went over the Korean textbook for about an hour. He explained a lot of stuff to me. I feel a little silly studying Korean while I'm in Japan but I have an entire semester to study Japanese. And I'm going to need all the Korean I can get while I'm in Seoul. I'm not sure what to expect from Seoul. My image of Seoul is somewhat of a New York or a Miami or a Los Angeles on steroids. A city that never sleeps and is always open. We'll see if that holds up. Oh well, South Korea Here I Come!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Prior to leave post
Saturday 18 August 2007 16:16. (070818)
Got back from OCS a few days ago. Still exhausted as usual. Trying to deal with the bumps and bruises and all that trash. It all seems so surreal. OCS passed by in the blink of an eye. At the time I never thought it would end. Now it's over and I really am starting to miss everyone from my platoon. Lot of great guys there.
In 2 days I will be in the Republic of South Korea hanging with my former roomates and current best friends Hye Man and Seung Won or Sgt. Choi and Sgt. Baek. Haha. I'll leave for Osaka, Japan on 27 August. I'll be studying at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata City for the Fall semester. It's going to be amazing, that's all I can say.
Anyways, since this is the first post, there's not really much to talk about. I will try to update ya'll on the contents of my journey. It's going to be a long day of travel. And that's for sure.
Got back from OCS a few days ago. Still exhausted as usual. Trying to deal with the bumps and bruises and all that trash. It all seems so surreal. OCS passed by in the blink of an eye. At the time I never thought it would end. Now it's over and I really am starting to miss everyone from my platoon. Lot of great guys there.
In 2 days I will be in the Republic of South Korea hanging with my former roomates and current best friends Hye Man and Seung Won or Sgt. Choi and Sgt. Baek. Haha. I'll leave for Osaka, Japan on 27 August. I'll be studying at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata City for the Fall semester. It's going to be amazing, that's all I can say.
Anyways, since this is the first post, there's not really much to talk about. I will try to update ya'll on the contents of my journey. It's going to be a long day of travel. And that's for sure.
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