My day was only mildly interesting today, but I’m not going to let that stop me from posting about it.
I had just two classes, so with a bit of studying, translations, and chit chat I managed to kill the whole day and still get paid. Tomorrow looks to be more of the same.
Maybe this is a good opportunity to talk about one thing that bugs me a little about Japan. It’s walking around. My legs are a little longer than your average Japanese pedestrian, and so when I’m walking in crowds (which happens fairly often) I have to slow my pace a little bit, or cut around people.
It’s something that you probably don’t think about in America – you walk around, and generally everybody is moving at pretty close to the same pace save the odd grandmother or toddler walking through the mall. I’ve noticed it only gradually here. At first I thought that everyone was just trying to walk into my path. I think what is happening is that they are misjudging how long it will take me to go by and ending up cutting me off.
It doesn’t both me so much – just an interesting thing that I’ve noticed. Will it be something that drives me crazy after ten years? Who knows.
Tonight I cooked up some udon soup for dinner, and spent lots of time working on flashcards on the computer. I got a chance to chat with Kuniko, and we’re starting to plan for this weekend. I’m going to help her move some stuff out of her place on Saturday, and then I’ll probably go over to give some gifts from my parents to her parents. Should be an interesting day.
