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I am currently in the smallest hotel room I've ever been in, but it has a free broadband LAN cable in it so it's damn cool. I'll be here for the next couple of days at least so will have internet since I believe it will take a few weeks to set up at my apartment. In case you hadn't guessed, this room is in Japan, specifically in a small town which I suspect I will be fond of.
I spend this week watching the classes I'm taking over. My employers are very nice, and we've been chatting about all kinds of things - mostly history and religion oddly enough. I think they'd forgotten I speak a bit of Japanese cause they seem rather thrilled by it. *L*
Taipei was weird. It kinda reminded me of the Bahamas in looks, only taller (building wise) and with rice paddies, temples and people in coolie hats. The half day tour was free, even if I nearly missed it due to my plane being late in (not that i noticed the extra hour after the 18+ before it). I had to argue the immigration officer into letting me out (he couldn't seem to comprehend that it didn't matter which terminal I left from since I could just come back to whichever terminal I needed to leave by), and just made it in time. There were about ten of us and we got brought around... you know, I really should get some sleep and type this up tomorrow.
Last note will be that the flight to Japan was excellent since we had one of the newer planes which gives you your own personal tv you can start and stop at will, play games etc. I watched a few random things, played Mahjong and taught myself how to count to 100 in Mandarin (neat eh?). The food, as I suspect will soon become a regular occurence, was completely unidentifiable. I could have sworn I asked for the chicken and rice, but I was handed the seafood and rice instead (I am always wary of seafood on airplanes. stupid movie) which turned out to be salmon, a mushroom, a tiny egg (I have no idea which bird...), something yellow that was shredded and sweet, tiny strips of sardines(?) mixed in with the rice and a large naruto.
Anyway, am off to bed. Have arrived and am safe, but will most likely be busy for awhile as I settle into the new job and try to remember all my Japanese. *sweatdrops*
I spend this week watching the classes I'm taking over. My employers are very nice, and we've been chatting about all kinds of things - mostly history and religion oddly enough. I think they'd forgotten I speak a bit of Japanese cause they seem rather thrilled by it. *L*
Taipei was weird. It kinda reminded me of the Bahamas in looks, only taller (building wise) and with rice paddies, temples and people in coolie hats. The half day tour was free, even if I nearly missed it due to my plane being late in (not that i noticed the extra hour after the 18+ before it). I had to argue the immigration officer into letting me out (he couldn't seem to comprehend that it didn't matter which terminal I left from since I could just come back to whichever terminal I needed to leave by), and just made it in time. There were about ten of us and we got brought around... you know, I really should get some sleep and type this up tomorrow.
Last note will be that the flight to Japan was excellent since we had one of the newer planes which gives you your own personal tv you can start and stop at will, play games etc. I watched a few random things, played Mahjong and taught myself how to count to 100 in Mandarin (neat eh?). The food, as I suspect will soon become a regular occurence, was completely unidentifiable. I could have sworn I asked for the chicken and rice, but I was handed the seafood and rice instead (I am always wary of seafood on airplanes. stupid movie) which turned out to be salmon, a mushroom, a tiny egg (I have no idea which bird...), something yellow that was shredded and sweet, tiny strips of sardines(?) mixed in with the rice and a large naruto.
Anyway, am off to bed. Have arrived and am safe, but will most likely be busy for awhile as I settle into the new job and try to remember all my Japanese. *sweatdrops*
