Arrival in Osaka

Today has been quite a day.  Or rather, it's been quit a pair of days.

I woke up this morning at 5am on friday, tired and groggy, and here I am making a blog entry at 10:33pm on saturday evening.  Also, when I woke up I was in the USA.  Now, I am in Japan.

So, where to begin?  Well, departure was easier than I expected.  Just show people the right forms and make sure you don't get lost or lose track of where your gate is in the airport.  I stemmed off being worried by having my PSP handy and playing Final Fantasy 4 alot.  When I got to Chicago, as the flight from Charlotte I barely remember due to sleep, I got my first look at an intercontinental flight.  It was glorious.

The Japanese airlines were a bit intimidating at first, as all th stewardesses spoke english and Japanese to us, the passengers, but there were quite a few amenities to speak of.  Video games, movies, and music all in the panel in the back of our chairs.  And the food was qutie good, perhaps the best I've had on an airplane.  The Japanese airline flight was just wonderful and the 12 hours flew by.  Yes, I'm serious. Admittedly, I slept for much of it.  While I was awake, I would try to study my Japanese by listening to others, reading the Japanese menus and magazines on the tv panels in our chairs, or watchign shows that spoke Japanese...but I was too out of it.  My brain was dead then and I'm still surprised I'm up now.  Still, the flight was quite an enjoyable journey.

Arriving in Tokyo was scarier.  I was alone, there were fewer peopel who spoke English and I had to uncheck my bags to go through customs.  I managed though, got my medicine and my boarding pass and snoozed through the flight to Osaka.  Found my way to a bunch of other students heading to Kansai and shared a meal as well as my worries.  They were pleasant young ladies who I'd like to see again.

The trip has been long and I'm sure there's more I've left out, but that's all for tonight.  I've arrived safely at Kansai and been given my room and all I want for right now is to sleep.  My blog posts may be more infrequent after today, as my computer is having trouble connecting to Kansai's internet, but I'll try.

Till then, stay tuned dear viewers.