Sunday Yoga and Monday Bath Time

So I'm still a bit behind, I know, how is that possible after those massive posts?!

On Sunday morning I got up and went to Yoga class with my Okasan and Toko at what seemed to be the community center. The instructor was really nice to me, and I was very excited that the class was basic so I didn't look dumb. It was actually only a little bit more difficult than our warm-up in Capoeira. The instructor would come over to help me if she was explaining something difficult that I couldn't figure out by watching. At the end she said to my Okasan that she was surprised at how well a "foreginer" and likely implied American did. I understood the Japanese though I didn't say anything and was quietly proud. She was also really impressed that I did Capoeira, and I think my Okasan and Toko was impressed too.

After we went to lunch, I had some odd omlette with rice (of cource rice) in the center with chicken. It was actually pretty good all things considered, and oddly it was served with western utensels as well as chopsticks. I got to give Toko and Okasan a little etiquette lesson and that made me happy.

Following that we walked around a bookstore. I geeked it at a few games that you can't get in the U.S. and I may go back and get them. Even though I can't read them, some of them were cheap and may be a fun novelty item. We went right in our workout cloths, which was okay in that I didn't get sweaty, but not okay in that I wasn't very styleish. I groanted that I was wearing navy blue sandals with black pants (my black capoeira pants) and they were like "so?" Then I realized why Japan was awesome. They totally don't know the no blue and black type rule.

The rest of Sunday is honestly kind of a blur. We went to the market and got stuff for Sukiaki which is delicious, but everyone left and it was just Okasan and me. I felt bad if Okasan made it for me and no one else likes it. The baby was also left with us, which I have no idea how to handle a baby as I despirately tried to help my Okasan. I have a picture of me and her, she really is cute, she's smiling in the picture because Otosan in the background is making faces. I think she's scared of me when I hold her.

This morning I was running a bit behind and made it to class like 3 minutes late unfortunately. But I have 3 tardies throughout the Semester, I hate to use one so early but I'll never forget the bus schedule again I can assure you. And other than that I can't forsee a reason why I'd be late.

School was normal, I hung around with people for awhile. We went to this donut cafe called "Natural Donut" by campus. It's like real hand-made donuts, all organic stuff, but it tastes amazing, not to mention it's really cheap and Kansai Gaidai students get a discount. After that I hung around a little longer, but I was really tired for some reason and went home.

I lied out on the floor and in about 5 seconds later I was out. I slept for a good two hours, I'm still tired, but I'm going to go to bed shortly. I woke up and helped Okasan with dinner. She's really quiet sometimes, I can't tell if she's mad at me or if I'm just being paranoid. I cleaned up then came back downstairs, she obviously wasn't in a mood to chat. I worked on my homework then went up to take a shower. She was on the phone.

I sat in the furu, or the bath for the first time. In Japan you shower, and then sit in the bath after you're clean to relax, almost like a hot tub. It's deceptively large, what they lack in length they make up for in height, I actually managed to position myself comftorably so that I was up to my neck in water and nothing was exposed. I sat there awhile and was impressed at how nice it felt, the whole tub is heated and felt great. When I got out I was a bit light headed, not in a bad way like "Oh that was too hot I feel sick" but a happy warm feeling.

Okasan was still on the phone, and no one else was home... so I just went downstairs and finished my homework for the week, watched an episode of South Park, and now I think I'm going to go to bed. I'm actually a little soar today from yoga, so the hot bath and now a warm bed (or futon rather) sounds good.

Things aren't great at home I wouldn't say, but they're not bad. My bus pass now is truly unlimited, so I'm going to go visit people all the time as well. Espically when I don't have homework on nights when Okasan doesn't feel like talking.

My trip to Tokyo is coming up. Janay bought her bus ticket and is staying in the same hotel as me. She's taking the Shinkansen (bullet train) back though. But that's fine, the Shinkansen likely leaves from the same station my bus does and she's leaving on the same day I think, so it'll be fine. We're making lists of what we want to do and see, so we can compare and contrast. I have all the maps and things printed out, so I'm ready and excited.

But now I'm really sleepy, tomorrow is an early day so it's time to go. I love you all muchly, hope to talk to you all soon.