Well, the day has arrived. I still have to pack, so I’ll keep this brief. I’ll be in Tokyo from August 1st to the 28th. I’ll be doing an English-teaching job for two weeks, and the other two I will network and travel as money allows. I don’t really have any money, but I will get by thanks to parental loans. Hopefully I will find some side-jobs so that I can repay these quickly .
So, Japan dopers, if you’re not too upset at me for my last thread, then I’d love to hang out sometime. For the rest of the dope, maybe I’ll pick up some trinkets for some lucky posters.
Let’s hope there’s no Godzilla-related turbulence. またね～ (ttyl)
I saw the thread title and wondered what kind of jet you were taking that let you make the trip in half the time.
I’m jealous, too. I was only in Tokyo for a week two years ago, and I still miss it terribly. My interaction with the people was usually embarrassing for me, but the city was just fantastic. Good luck and have fun.
I spent two years in Tokyo. You will have a brilliant time!
Tip - try to make sure you see Shinjuku for the first time at night. Go up the steps at the east exit of Shinjuku Station, look for Studio Alta (the big TV screen), look to your right, and go wow.
(There’s also a bar called Dubliners just up Shinjuku-Dori that does not too bad Guinness. And you will probably love Harajuku…)
I’m here. Posting from my 6-tatami sized room in the gaijin house. Everything is going swell. I’ll post a lot more tomorrow when I get a converter for my laptop. The one I brought doesn’t support anything over 50 volts… oops.
