From one side of the counntry to the other

NOTE: There is a new post for this day, but it is under this part.

So, its actually June 3, but I had a bit of an internet break because I left my host family`s house. I hope everything is going well where you all are! I miss you all!!

Just a note: apostrophes are really hard to do on Japanese computers, so until my computer is registered, youll just have to live without them.

I woke up at 545 this morning so I still didn`t get more than 4 hours of sleep (grr, jetlag, again). I hung around until 7 or so because my host sister and father were leaving for work at 730. I sat around while they got ready, and then I waved them good-bye. I then went back to my room to pack up and fix my nails and such. Afterwards, I hung out in the living room and read my Japanese grammar book.

Around 1020 or so we went to the Gamagori station and purchased the tickets for the journey. I took the normal train from Gamagori to Nagoya, and then I took a 3-hour express train, Shirasagi, from Nagoya to Kanazawa. It was so weird on the train - at one point, everyone stood up, and the seats swiveled around so that we always would face forward. It was really crazy, and I had no idea what was going on. These were nice seats - they reminded me of first class plane seats, yet they swiveled around so that we could face the other direction when we changed directions at a station.

3 hours later, we arrived in Kanazawa. I ate the excellent obento (box lunch) made by my host mom there. I sat around for a while waiting for some Americans to walk by with no avail.

Well, time for the welcome party. I`ll update later. Till then . . さよなら！