Adventures in Japan

Many people write me asking me what it is like living in Japan. So, I thought I'd share some of the high points of my very typical Saturday.

12 pm – went to the beach to study Japanese

1 pm – saw two huge grasshoppers mating next to my beach chair. They apparently thought I'd like to watch. Turns out that I did.

6 pm – went to Nagoya and studied Japanese at Starbucks
6:15pm – guy at Starbucks put 5 shots of espresso in my latte for some reason
8 pm – found a lone box of Kraft Easy Mac at the international grocery store and nearly had an orgasm out of excitement
8:01 pm – realized that that would have been weird
9 pm – went to my favorite gay bar in Nagoya and was hit on by a really hot Japanese guy
9:45 pm – found out that he was only 19 years old
12:30 am – cycled home from the train station and was again reminded of the importance of keeping my mouth closed when I cycle at night so that bugs don't fly in
2:30 am – laid awake cursing the Starbucks guy for giving me the 5 shots of espresso that were keeping me from falling asleep

So, as you can see, I am every bit the same loveable dork that I was in America. Hopefully this gives you some picture of how similar but slightly different my life is here.