This is a post I wrote from an Internet café near our hotel, close to the Rox building, before Hallowe'en day.
今東京にいます！ここはすごくいいですよ！まきこさん、しのぶさん、みわさん、あなたたちに会ったは本当楽しくて面白かったですよ！ありがとうございました！
Just a little word to everyone reading my journal. Bernard and I arrived in Narita (near Tokyo) yesterday, Sunday, October 29, at around 5 PM, Japan time. (I guess it was around 3 AM in Ottawa, considering the time being changed back from daylight savings.) We took a train from there to Ueno, which was near our ryokan (a sort of hotel) in Asakusa (both regions of Tokyo).
The flight was fine and we actually had some really decent meal on board, even though I lacked of a bit of sleep. Jet lag got be a bit, but I recovered from it quite fast. Other than that, all is well and I'm having a lot of fun. See just pictures of Japan is nothing compared to be here in person! Plus, I'm meeting a lot of friends living in the area who I either met in Ottawa before or I just met on the Internet and never saw in person. The experience is just amazing. And I just can't emphasize enough on how happy I am of accomplishing my dream.
Also, I'm really glad that I can converse with the people living here in their language. It's really, really helpful, and this is going way beyond just simple practice. Furthermore, it helps when you watch their, er, interesting TV channels.
It's 1 AM here and I'm at an Internet access centre Bernard and I found yesterday. I don't have much time to write more. Besides, I'm really tired with all the walking I've done today and we need to get up early in the morning to get a train that goes to Hakone.
The weirdest feeling about being here is not about being far away or to be stared by many Japanese because you're foreigner. In my case, it's the fact that most of what I've seen looks familiar! I'll elaborate on this, and many other things, when I will have more time later.
See you all soon! In the meantime, check out some pictures I've taken along the way.
En passant, (excusez le manque d'accents) laissez-moi vous dire comment ca m'amuse la facon dont les japonais utilisent du francais pour faire parraitre "fancy." J'ai vu une marque chere de vetement avec une de mes amies, et ca s'appellais "Cabane de Zucca." Tabarnac... Pas pour etre offensif, mais si tu me vendais queuque chose de c'te marque la chez-nous, je m'attendrais a de la friperie!