Well I have been here for almost a week now and life is still seeming a bit chaotic. I’m sorry I haven’t kept better track of my blogs, but I have been waiting for my camera cord that somebody forgot to pack for me so I can upload pictures.
A few of the more interesting things that have happened have been the naked Japanese guy changing his pants on campus and me catching his backside. And then going to a Kyoto 7-11 and seeing how the men’s bathroom has a nice long window so you can see them peeing. Oh the temple was nice too. J/K Kyoto was gorgeous. I loved the temple I went to see, although it had been a bit commercialized. For some reason, the idea of Buddhism being commercial made me a bit sad. I have also moved into my homestay and have a Catholic homestay mother. Like only 1% of Japanese are christians, I got a catholic. I went to a Japanese Catholic Mass/ Priest Ordination…. It was 2.5 hours in all Japanese. And the party afterwards had the Mexican priest pull me up to salsa dance. Then today, I went to the Mexican Festival in Umeda. Apparently there is a large Latin community in Osaka. And I had the best taco there, I’ve ever had. And I watched a bunch of 80 year old women wearing big neon colored Mexican skirts do the Makerana. I was cracking up.
I’ll post more when I get my camera or get bored. I miss everyone so much and wish I could see. I’m having a good time, but the homesickness is really horrible.
I’ve loved so much being able to talk with you, hopefully we can keep finding time to chat. I know I have heard all of this in your blog before, but I love reading about your experiences too. Keep up the blog, I love it and I know everyone appreciates it.