Jetlaggin'

After about 26 hours of travel yesterday, I came in to Okazaki at about 9:15 JST last night. The travel time itself was mas o menos business as usual, with a few exceptions.

1. The first and ONLY Canadian I encountered in Toronto airport was extremely rude! I had headphones in walking to my gate and an older Canuckian airline woman jumped in front of me and started waving her arms at me as if I had just interrupted coverage of the stanley cup (RIP). I popped the earbuds out and she yelled "I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TALK TO YUH FOR THEE LAST 20 PACES!! DO YOU HAVE ANY BAGGAGE THAT NEEDS CHECKIN?" I didn't. "OK THEN GET GOIN!!" I did. But jeez! Talk about ruining a perfectly good stereotype.

2. I tried to flex my limited Japanese on a four year-old that sat beside me on the 13 hr flight from Toronto to Tokyo and got absolutely trounced. He started talking about how scary Johnny Depp's mad hatter was in Alice of Wonderland, and all I could say that would make an inkling of sense was:
Me: "…the cat. (I point to a purple book) What color is this?"
The boy: "Murasaki (purple)."
Me: "Right. The purple cat…very cute. Very scary."
The boy: "Yes."
He stared blankly at me for a few seconds before I slowly raised my hand for a high-five, which is always a crowd pleaser with kids, even of the Japanese persuasion.

Then of course halfway through the flight he starts speaking to me in perfect English, which he confesses he PREFERS. Jesus

Rest of the trip was Snoresville, literally and figs. Woke up 2.5 hrs ago at 5am JST because of my confused and changing body but was kind of totally okay because Brazil v. North Korea was on.

Today is the calm before the storm that will be studying for the next 6 weeks. From what I heard last night, the pace is pretty rigorous. Going to explore Okazaki once the place wakes up.

SIDENOTE: I just realized I forgot all my pokeballs at home. Really hope I don't run into any rare ones today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL


THE COAST!


Discouragingly smart Japanese kid.


My digs.