This morning I caught a train home from Shin-Osaka, but it was a long trip. There was a car accident somewhere along on the train line, so we were delayed about half an hour. I’m glad that I wasn’t going to an important appointment!
Today is a holiday – “Coming of Age Day”. The holiday is the chance for people that turned twenty years old in the previous year to step out and make their “debut”. The girls wear beautiful kimonos, and the guys wear cool suits. Akashi station was full of young people excited about going out today. I was particularly impressed by all the kimonos, and not just because they were all being worn by 20 year old girls. I comtemplated taking some pictures but didn’t want to look like a sex offender.
I came home to a cold, empty house. On the way into my apartment I saw a sleepy looking foreigner come out of Jane’s apartment. I recognized him from a party that Jane threw when she first arrived. He smiled sheepishly at me and said hello. No wonder I haven’t heard from Jane much lately.
My place is pretty clean – I just did a few touch ups for the big Mexican party I’m throwing for the yakitori guys. We’re all set for tomorrow. I’ll try to take lots of pictures – it’ll be fun!
I talked with my family on the phone, and then made a big shopping trip to Ito Yokado. I bought all the tortillas that they had save one package, avocados, tomatoes, lettuce, chips, onions, ground beef, beer, the works.
For dinner tonight I cooked up some Spam and eggs. Susan and Dave from Hawaii had sent the Spam as part of a food exchange/care package that we did around Christmas time. It ended up being Spam, egg, onions, cheese, and chipotle sauce. I made a small caesar salad for a side, and dinner was served. Oh yeah.
After dinner I put on some running clothes and walked out to the park/island to the south of Futami. I went running out there once before on Saturday, and this time the wind was really blowing and it was cold. There’s a big set of 51 cement stairs, and a short loop that you can run around. I did three laps and went up and down the stairs a couple of times, and then came home hot and sweaty. Good exercise – I don’t know if I’ll be willing to keep it up as the weather fluctuates, but for now it’s a good time to go.
I’m off to bed soon – it’s going to be back to work tomorrow.
