yeah, i get it, i'm white and have big blue eyes, back off!

Things I have learned in Japan:
How to ride a bike in a skirt
How to ride a bike in the rain
How to ride a bike while carrying bags of groceries
How to ride a bike in a shirt, in the rain, while carrying bags of groceries.
I’ve even made some considerable ground in my attempts to ride a bike with no hands.

Went to a party yesterday at Shiga. It was fun. Don’t really feel like expanding on that. On Wednesday I’m going out to eat and karaoke with Akko, on Friday I’m going to go see Hikone castle and learn to cook Japanese and Chinese food with bochan and on Saturday I’m going to Kyoto with Cho to see some temples. Tomorrow we are doing out Aikido cultural experience and on Friday we are visiting elementary schools.
The rainy season has begun. We had all just begun to laugh at how extreme they had made it sound and how bad it wasn’t. *sigh* All of the sudden its 85 degrees and humid at least, and its apparently only going to get hotter. Apparently, it isn’t even summer yet! The rain falls heavy and often, cutting out the wind, but luckily I was right in my estimation that they rain wouldn’t come through my window, which is great because I don’t know how I would survive otherwise. We have air conditioning but we have to pay over a certain amount so I’m saving it until I can’t stand it.
I’m down to hyaku en, which is roughly the equivalent of one dollar, which I may or may not be spending to dry my clothes in a minute. I need to get out to the post office, but it’s only open till 3, and my classes get out at 2, so it’s a little difficult. IT would be easier if I had a working ATM card or a credit card, but I don’t, despite the fact that I was assured by JCMU, my bank, and my mother that they would work. So tomorrow I have to go to the bank (about a 25-30 min bike ride one way) regardless of how hot or rainy it is, at the hottest part of the day. Whoot.
Unfortunately I’m not in a terribly good mood right now, which I imagine if very clear in the tone of this blog. Hope things are good in America.