Thoughts and musings of a History major, Japanese scholar, and a future international traveler.
Sunday Dinner
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I cooked a whole fish for the first time on Sunday evening and here are the results! It was actually edible and it really tasted good. Here are the pictures:
This post will mainly be for those who have never studied Japanese (language and/or culture). I apologize to those who have. However, the topic of Japanese bathing customs is always interesting when compared to the typical American bathing experience. In America, most people choose between a shower and bath. A bath generally with a more leisurely connotation, but they both follow a similar pattern. Person gets into their preferred method, wet themselves down, soap up, and then rinse. However, the traditional Japanese bath is a little different. I recently was able to experience a traditional Japanese bath in Osaka. This particular one was in a business hotel. First off, there was only one bathing room, so there were different times for men and women to bath. Upon entering the bathing area, there is a small changing room with lockers, hair brushes, and hair driers. Once you take off your clothes, you enter the actual bathing room. A line of stools...
Today was a long day. I moved up here to Calvin College and proceeded to arrange furniture, organize clothing and other items, as well as decorate my room. This semester, since my room-mate is abroad, I have the room to myself (lot's of room to spread out!). I am pretty much arranged and settled, but due to a camera not being charged, I will not be able to post pictures until tomorrow. I am ready to get to an actual schedule and cannot wait to start classes. I am optimistic that I will be able to concentrate on my studies and work as hard as I can to earn good grades and to really understand what I am to study. I will tell you more tomorrow, but wish me luck!
Today, I was originally going to walk to three temples. However, as I was heading towards the first temple, I realized that I was going to be walking all day and my thoughts went back to an article I had read about the Makino Botanical Gardens in Kochi. So, about 1/3 into my journey towards the first temple, I turned around and rode the electric train-trolley back to the main station and asked how I could get to the Botanical Garden. I had to buy a special bus pass (for only about 5-6 dollars), that would take me to all the major sight-seeing areas in Kochi. In the long run, I think this was the best decision that I have ever made. As I was waiting for the bus to pick me up, I heard "Gaijin!" and another "gaijin" approached me. She was an older German woman who now lives in Australia. She had come to Japan once last year and really enjoyed it, so she returned this year. She was very kind and friendly and recommended a few places as well. Eventually the bus stopp...
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