Today I woke up around 9:30 from as restful a sleep as I have ever had. I’m serious – I woke up feeling incredible. I’m not sure why – today was a holiday for me, and I had no big plans, and so I just slept in and my whole body felt refreshed.
My big goal today was to get a haircut and buy an alarm clock. I looked up a few words in my dictionary and then went down to the train station. Two stops down the road is Befu, and there I found a big barber shop and got my first haircut in Japan. For 1500 yen ($12.50) you get a haircut and then a shave. They have a shaving specialist that walks around after the barber is finished with you and shaves you the old fashioned way. I skipped the shave since I had just done it at home, so the haircut was only 1000 yen. The barber was able to understand my limited Japanese, and I’m pleased with the cut.
I also picked up an alarm clock, but strangely, I found only one that let you wake up to the radio. Mine makes an annoying beeping sound, which will certainly crank me out of bed each morning.
I cooked up some curry and rice for dinner, and was working on my budget and finances when Melanie called down and wanted me to come up with my laptop and watch a movie with her and Jenny, her friend from Ireland. I brought up my computer and we all watched “Almost Famous” on the laptop while munching on salty, fishy snacks.
Tomorrow I’m supposed to head to dinner at Kitano Club in Kobe. I guess I can’t wear shorts, though.
