UGH!!!! I just wrote out a very long blog text and it was all erased!!!!
Well here we go again.

So it's friday and I'm done with classes! whew! I had a quiz today in Japanese but I aced it and now its time for the weekend! I just have to reiterate that JAPAN IS EXPENSIVE. I spent over $300 on transportation, food, school supplies, bathroom and kitchenette amenities and books. I haven't got a bike or phone YET! But grandpa T said he'd help me with the bike situation. When I just dont want to pay the money for the train I walk and thats a 55 minute walk from the dorm. They say 40 minutes but thats if you're speed walking and YOU CANNOT speed walk it to school everyday, then its 40. You'd have to take a shower as soon as you get there because you sweat THAT much. Trust me I know! A simple phone with a simple prepaid plan is going to be $80 so thats not bad. I'm still trying to figure out if I'm going to donki Quiote or softbank to get my phone. Probably softbank. Its a tad bit cheaper.

Anyways whatever books I had to get and didn't have enough cash I used my debit card... but I'm sure I only used it for japanese class books which rounded up to be $72, the cheapest class I think I've ever had. BOOKS ARE SOOO EXPENSIVE HERE! I mean truly. Books for school at Grand Valley would range between $300 and $500. Thats not the case here. But so far I'm doin good because I've only spent $300. However I do have to purchase a book thats like $120 online because the bookstore ran out (good because they probably jacked the price up even more than that). I dont see many bookstores and I've yet to see a library. Maybe they don't have a library system. Wouldn't that be crazy. To not have access to knowledge like that. Just think about it. All those times I could have gone to any library at school or at home, any borders or barnes & nobles just to past the time and people in small towns can't do that here. You know even children's books (a small one) costs around $8 or $15.

Last night I bumped into this guy I met in the library the other day. And he's super nice. So nice, its weird. We were walking and talking and he's like:

"You want something to eat? I'll feed you. You don't have a phone? I'll buy you one free of charge. I'll take you to an African restaurant and then afterwards we'll go to a club? Do you need money to get home? I'll give you some."

I'm like WHOA!!!!! I wonder if its because he's Nigeria. My friend who was dating an African guy said that her guy did similar stuff like: always trying to feed her and always giving her money. They had only been on 1 date!

Anyway, tonight I'm doing happy hour with the people I live with. They were thinking of going to this club Ageha tomorrow night but I don't know about that. (you'll see why). I have some studying and laundry I want to do and besides to get to Ageha you have to go to this back alley, get on a coach bus that drives you to the club (which is far away). And it costs around $40!!! Now, I've gone to a few clubs in many places but I've NEVER EVER had to pay $40 for a club. Its suppose to be the best club in JAPAN and the BEST sound system too. Everyone should check it out. google ageha club japan. ITs MASSIVE!

I may just do laundry tomorrow. For a load in the wash, it costs (get this) $4!!! and $1 to use the dryer for 15 minutes!!! I think I'm planning on trying to wash all my clothes in the kitchen sink with a bar of soap and just using the dryer for 30 minutes. We'll see.

Thats all for now, send me a message on my message board.

PEACE