はじめまして

hajimemashite = Nice to meet you!


After roughly 25 hours of travel (though it also seems I slept through most of it), PLUS a 16-hour time change, I'm in my own room at the International House at Kanazawa University. In Japan. With all of my stuff, plus some welcome gifts and stipend money. Such a welcome! We arrived here at the university after midnight, but now...I'm here! The other students in the program seem to be really awesome and diverse--a couple of guys from Egypt, a girl from Russia (I'll get to practice Russian!), two students from Sheffield, England, a Chinese guy, a guy from Finland...the list goes on, and everyone is really nice and excited to be here. I just realized that I haven't slept in a bed since...well, it's the day before yesterday now, so I'm looking forward to getting in that super comfortable-looking bed. I haven't seen much Japan yet, since I slept most of the way here from Kansai International Airport and it's dark, but the view from my balcony is pretty cool. YES I HAVE MY OWN BALCONY! The room is really ridiculously nice--there's an awesome balcony overlooking what seems to be a field in the middle of campus (I'm on the second floor), a heater, dehumidifier, air conditioner, internet access, vacuum, refrigerator, induction heating plate, closet wardrobe, shower/toilet/washroom, kitchen sink, and a bed that looks to be amazingly comfortable.
So with that said I'm going to bed!