Time off!

Just a quick play by play of my time off that I haven't really covered yet.

Obviously I have weekends off. The night of going to my school for the first time we had an enkai but I bowed out a little early because I was broke and couldn't afford the second party. Slept in and on Saturday we got my washing machine hooked up and functioning. Also found out how far the Akatsuka station and the Yamashin were from my apartment, both of which are within walking distance, and so is  the Mega Don Quixote! It's just in the opposite direction. XD But on Sunday I went exploring and found it without much trouble; if you go in the correct direction it's very hard to miss! It earned it's prefix of "Mega," to say the least.

I also went to church first on Sunday, and had lunch with my Sempais after not seeing or hearing from them in a week. I missed them!

Monday after school and our meeting, a group of us went to Costco in the neighboring city and loaded up a minivan with groceries and bulk items. I was quite satisfied with my haul, but still had not found any furniture items, like a bed or a shelving rack for the kitchen.

This past Saturday was spent at school, for PTA purposes, and there was an after party involving said PTA. And then another after party, and I went to this one. It was very interesting! We went to an izakaya across the street (Japanese bar that had all you can drink), were everyone let loose and got super chummy. I was even told to not bother flipping my chopsticks over to serve from the plates, but bravo to me for knowing so much about Japanese culture! I was also told I needed more alcohol because I clearly wasn't relaxed enough, but being a Gaijin and brand new and with parents around, I didn't want to take any chances. That being said, though, the principal himself invited me to his home for a BBQ next week, and this happened before we had all started drinking! If that sounds like a big deal, it's because it is, in general. But he's a very kind person and likes to joke with his staff during working hours, and while it's still a big deal that he invited me and I'm of course honored that he already thinks so highly of me, I'm not entirely surprised? I've never once felt intimidated by him, which is something that we've been kind of led to expect of our superiors. I was certainly surprised at his friendliness when I met him!

But by having school on Saturday, we have Monday off, which means I get a three day weekend while most of the other AETs are not so fortunate. *dance* I spent today doing laundry, chatting online, and then I went to find the recycle shop by Akatsuka station on foot. They didn't have furniture I could use at the moment, but I did stumble upon a limited edition of MUCC's Shangri La album. :D Then a quick stop at the grocery store to get eggs, meat, and yakisoba stuff for dinner that I ultimately did not make; just reheated curry from the other night. Oh and on that note, I've been asked by a few Senseis what I have for dinner "every day" which is rather curious in my opinion. I got smart with one of them and said, "I eat food every day!" because, let's face it, I don't eat the same thing every day. I eat curry enough that I have to try to not eat it when I go out, so that I truly don't get sick of it (My solace is that I make it a little differently than the places I find it at do, such as including lotus root and not throwing in eight pounds of onion quarters... But I digress.), but I don't have it for dinner every night.

Tomorrow will involve more laundry, and a trip to the bank to pull out some dinero. Might swing by Don Quixote, as well, and if I have the time, maybe get a massage across the street from the apartment. Sempai, if she has time, will take me to other places for furniture shopping on Tuesday. If not I'll wait for her to get back from her trip for Golden Week.

Also I just applied for fiber optic internet... :| I finally won't be dependent on data and wifi leeching.