Day three in Japan and I have finally buckled down to write a few words on my time here thus far. So after hardly anything to eat in three days and two nights of heavy drinking, this routine is starting to get the best of me. I am still jet lag, hitting the sack at 3 am and waking up at 9 am is not customary for me, but it has got to end some time. I have survived on Mcdonalds, Mr. Noodle, and sushi, and am having trouble straying away from that. The food here is just a little too foreign for me. I need to find what I like, and that may take awhile- I could see myself losing a lot of weight here. The people I have met in Himeji and on the plane over are cool. I plan on meeting up with some of the people from my plane today on a day trip to Kyoto. My job here is not secure, as Nova has not been paying employees and seems to be in financial trouble. This is a huge event in Japan, making the daily news. Nova has 800 branches across Japan. I have begun my job search just in case I can find something better.
My first night in Himeji was real tough. I was unfamiliar with my environment and was doubting if I wanted to live here. I did not like the nightlife of Himeji and found the city quite boring. Yesterday, although, changed my outlook a lot. After riding a bike around the city all day I had a better impression of the city. There are lots of places to go shopping and a good variety of restaurants to eat at. At night I got to know a lot of the people who are working with Nova here in Himeji and they were a cool bunch, but I don’t know how long I can stick around in Himeji for. I need a bigger city. I'll see. I will register a phone number and get a bank account and then go on a serious job search.
My apartment here is alright. There is A/C, but it hardly reaches my room. Although, the weather is cooling down in Japan from the summer extremes. Days reach 32 degrees and nights dip down to 25 degrees. My stomach is hurting, I am going to get some rest.
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