So this weekend was interesting and tiring. On Friday night Michelle and I went out to Zorro’s with her other Australian friend Anna and she was lovely. I had fun and drank margaritas which I love. Then we came home and I went to be right away because I was tired from the long day with full classes and such. On Saturday I got up and met Kazuko (one of my tutors) at Mamba to take me to Kyoto. I have a bunch of photos from the excursion that will be once again on my Face Book account. It was nice and then we went out for a drink at Zorro’s. Then we headed home.
Kazuko told me to get on the same train as her and that it would take me to Kongo (the station I’m to get off at) some minutes after her stop. Wrong. So we got on the trains late in the first place and by the time I came to the end of that line, I realized it was not the right train and I was in the middle of now where Japan. The man who made me get off the train was no help at all. To my great fortune a group of Americans saw me from another train that was on its way home but stopped for 5 minutes. Zack who is from Pennsylvania told me I could stay with him and his friends/girlfriend at his house, so I jumped on their train and got to stay in some shelter. I guess where I was there was no hotels, no nothing really the next day I realized once I could see things. I was extremely far away from where I was supposed to be. So my sleep was not very great as I was on a tiny couch (tiny) and had to sleep with my clothing on and had not brushed my teeth forever. So today (the next morning) they brought me to the train station and we figured out where I had to go, but then again I missed the stop because someone told me it was not right and blah. It looked different to me because I was on a side of the station I did not know existed. So I decided after going back and forth on various trains just to start out in Namba again, but had to take a local (which takes forever because it stops at every single tiny station) there and back.
Finally I got home into my apartment. I was supposed to go hiking at 9:00am and by this time it was 1:00pm. So I called Michelle and she was ecstatic and then she would be right there she just had to call a TONNE of people and the police because everyone was looking for me. Uhhhh so that made me feel bad, not that I was not stressed out exhausted and had not eaten anything since I was out with Kazuko around lunch. So everything is fine and straightened out and people gave me their phone numbers so that they would not have to worry next time and think of the worst. I mean I was excited to come to Japan on a scholarship for the first time travelling because then I would have a structure and assistance but I did not realize that as I was told the University is reliable for me because here I am still underage, which made me want to go traveling without any assistance; that way no one would worry if I was 12 hours late. Anyways, and the male teacher that was going to take me hiking said I was probably drunk and that’s why I did not show up and he things that because I supposable told him that one day I was late for class because I was drinking the night before. First of all I never said that to him, and I have never been late for a class. My alarm clock did not wake me up on the first day but the Koreans woke me up and I got to class on time I just had not eaten breakfast and such. So now I have to go talk to him and ask why he said that and apologize. Even though it was not really my fault (well I suppose for not double checking and just believing Kazuko’s word) it was just a big mistake.
Now they all think I am incompetent and an idiot girl “because the girls are the ones that always have the problems” whatever. They also thought it was extremely risky for me to stay at someone’s house because I could have been raped. Which yes I realize, but I could get rapped going into someone’s office because they want to have a word with me at the university. Plus I in no way got a weird vibe from him and both had their girlfriends with them which means nothing, but is still a little something. Okay so whatever it was still fun and a funny stressful annoying story to tell. And no at not one point I was scared or felt lost, I knew I was in the same province…ha-ha and eventually I could find my way back, I was just annoyed. Anyways loves you all!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
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try the post office for withdrawing money :) they have international ATM's that work with pretty much everycard (there's one right up the street past the sankas (7-11 ish store)
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