The difficult life of an english teacher in Japan. Work, work, work all the time. Never any chance to unwind, explore, or actually have a little fun. Ok, well sometimes, I manage to escape the monotous doldrums of the day to day and, just for a moment, see what Japan is really like. You guessed it--chopsticks and alcohol. P.S.-- "I've gone."

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Lazy Wednesday

Where does the weekend go? It's already my Sunday and I feel like I haven't done anything at all. Yesterday I mailed my first postal money order, which my checking account will be excited to see. That alone was an adventure, as no one at the post office spoke any english. I had a little trouble getting them to understand that I was sending the money back for bills, but when they heard student loans everything was fine.

After that I went on a LONG bike ride. We were attempting to visit Toro ruins, which is only about 4km away from Shizuoka station, but I think we set out in the wrong direction all together. We ended up in a part of Shizuoka called Kusanagi, where my friends Ronnie, Maggie and Martine live. I don't think I've gone that far on bike, and they do it every day as they work in town. After the ride we went and got some cheap Italian food. I ordered a caesar salad, minestrone, spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce, and a mushroom pizza, and proceeded to eat it all. I guess I was hungry. After that I just came home and relaxed with some old friends--Sapporo and Asahi.

Today can only be described as lazy. It's 2:20pm and I have yet to shower. I did start a little laundry though. This afternoon will probably be spent doing chores around the house and various errands near home. I'll also probably watch a movie or read one of the many books I've started recently.

Hope all is well.

-stephen

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