AUGH

So I've been in Japan for almost a week and a half, and haven't posted a thing here. I KNOW. Turns out I severely underestimated how overwhelming it would be to, you know, move to another country. Practically every move I made for the first week was carefully coordinated and choreographed by others, and when I had a spare moment to myself you damn well better believe I spent it passed out on my futon. I have about an hour before I have to go to bed tonight and I'd rather spend it watching Orange Days than updating my blog, but here are a bunch of pictures, at least. Since that's all you all really come here for anyway. Right?

View from my hotel room on the first night. This was pretty much how Tokyo made me feel.

AWESOME PEOPLE HAVING AWESOME TIMES

 

SHIBUYA

 

WHAT

This is roughly what EVERYTHING EVER looks like around my place, which results in me getting lost a lot. Joetsu/Takada/Naoetsu is actually a legitimate city, though, which surprised me after some of the descriptions that I've heard.

 

 

Kakizaki Beach, where I ended up roughly 45 minutes after dropping my stuff off at my new apartment. Believe me, I have learned a thing or two about pacing myself since then.

 

AUUUUGHHHHHHHHHH

I just had dinner (pasta with spinach and some funky cheese I found--I promise I'll never again make fun of those people who get all their food imported), at my own table, in my own kitchen. My apartment is absolutely fantastic, but I don't want to post a video until after I'm done cleaning and decorating. It's going a lot faster now after the realization that I can just throw everything in the storage space beneath the house. 

More soon!