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3/8/10 – 8.30 AM

I am writing this overlooking Tokyo from my hotel room. I love being on the 33rd floor – the view is spectacular – directly opposite us is the Tokyo council building, and then it is a sea of buildings for miles. There is a park with really bushy green trees around the council buildings, and the streets below the hotel are also tree lined, so it gives a really interesting  contrast where the green suddenly stops and there is simply a mass of buildings.

Yesterday was good. Wehad a really long meeting in the morning. There were some really good speeches, especially one on culture shock, the was really informative and really funny. I have to admit I am a bit anxious about culture shock, but am trying to learn as much as I can about the signs and symptoms, and ways to get through it. I am aware that when moving to a country with such a strong difference in culture, then culture shock is almost inevitable. I just want to be as prepared as I can. I did have a headache through the session through, I guess brought on by tiredness and the fact that I was dehydrated. After lunch we had electives, and then finally a welcome reception.

After the reception, at about 8.30 I went out for a while with some other Christians on JET (they have a “special interest group”). That was really nice. We wnded up going to a courtyard surrounded by buildings that seemed to play “spacey” music, which was quite fun. We had some intetresting discussion too. After that another kiwi guy, and a girl from North Carolina and I went and looked for Krispy Kreme donuts. I had a chocolate custard doughnut and a really yummy peach fizzy, that had little pieces of peaches.

Tomorrow I fly to Kobe, which I am quite excited about, but a bit anxious too, which I feel is understandable!

3/8/10 – 8.30 AM
I am writing this overlooking Tokyo from my hotel room. I love being on the 33rd floor – the view is spectacular – directly opposite us is the Tokyo council building, and then it is a sea of buildings for miles. There is a park with really bushy green trees around the council buildings, and the streets below the hotel are also tree lined, so it gives a really interesting  contrast where the green suddenly stops and there is simply a mass of buildings.
Yesterday was good. Wehad a really long meeting in the morning. There were some really good speeches, especially one on culture shock, the was really informative and really funny. I have to admit I am a bit anxious about culture shock, but am trying to learn as much as I can about the signs and symptoms, and ways to get through it. I am aware that when moving to a country with such a strong difference in culture, then culture shock is almost inevitable. I just want to be as prepared as I can. I did have a headache through the session through, I guess brought on by tiredness and the fact that I was dehydrated. After lunch we had electives, and then finally a welcome reception.
After the reception, at about 8.30 I went out for a while with some other Christians on JET (they have a “special interest group”). That was really nice. We wnded up going to a courtyard surrounded by buildings that seemed to play “spacey” music, which was quite fun. We had some intetresting discussion too. After that another kiwi guy, and a girl from North Carolina and I went and looked for Krispy Kreme donuts. I had a chocolate custard doughnut and a really yummy peach fizzy, that had little pieces of peaches.  Tomorrow I fly to Kobe, which I am quite excited about, but a bit anxious too, which I feel is understandable!

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