Today when I got home I had a package slip that said a box had arrived from Sara. I decided to take the opportunity to hike out to the JR station that I had discovered recently, and pick it up myself.
It was a 25 minute walk to the JR station at Tsuchiyama, and then a 3 minute train ride to the next station – Uozumi. When I walked out I bumped into a couple of JETs – one veteran that is leaving after staying two years in Japan, and another first year like me. The vet, Lei, commented that she never sees me around, and wanted to know what I was up to. I grinned and told her that I’ve been keeping busy, and that I have been kind of adopted by some locals.
I picked up my package at the post office, and then I was back on the train. 15 minutes later I was at a pretty good Chinese restaurant ordering up some Kim Chee noodles, pot stickers, fried rice and beer. The place is one of my favorites for cheap, greasy food.
I got home and opened the package – there was lots of microwave popcorn (something I can’t find in Japan), some granola bars, and dried mangoes. Good snacks! Now I’m off to do a little studying before I hit the hay. Tomorrow is a relatively easy day at school. I’m going to have my ESS meeting, but I think there will only be one member there – that should be weird.
