Of Japanese Grocery Stores and Television

Today was spent entirely with my host family, who are very nice and considerate, seeing how often i use my host mother:s laptop. I did a lot today that I will try to remember to comment on.

First I went to a place where my host mother helped me buy a prepaid cell phone so i can keep in contact with her. The employees there were very considerate, as is the norm for Japan. My host mother used a hanko to seal the form- its a stamp with your family name on it, thats used on documents instead of a signature. I also noticed how rare wedding rings are here in Japan

After the cell phone was bought, we went to the grocery store, which was very busy because it was Sunday- everyone:s off day. The fruits were generally very expensive, and there were a ton of people handing out samples and such. Golden Week (tons of big holidays) and mother:s day are all coming up, so its commercialism overload I think.

I also watched a good chunk of Japanese TV today... Japanese game shows are as bad as the Youtube clips would suggest. The commercials are also weird: dancing bananas, aliens abducting Bugle Chips, and overly perky announcers are the norm here. Now i:m watching a japanese... crime show? Soap Opera? I have no clue.

Tomorrow is my first day of class, I hope it goes well. Mostly I:m worried about travelling to the school. I hope everyone is enjoying my blog, I miss yall and hope to see you soon. Tyson: I LOVE YOU and miss you a lot!