Day 7 - Tokyo Dome

So today concluded my first week here in Japan. It's been a busy week, but not quite as fulfilling as I'd had hoped. I still have another nine weeks to complete a list of activities I'd like to do here, but I know the time will just fly by quickly.

I learned something today, and that's to try not talking to native-Korean speakers, lol. Not only are they remarkably amazing in Japanese, but they don't speak English, and use Korean, well, quite often. So often in fact that they'll switch between Japanese (only common language between us) and Korean and still seem to think you'll know what's going on. So I was getting these funny, "why aren't you laughing?" faces all day from these two Korean girls during breaks. And it doesn't help because I opened my big mouth and said I'm trying to learn Korean as well. So seriously, all I can say is: "Hi. My name is Mitchell." and an added kicker - "Where are you going now?" and they pull that stupid "whoaaa, you're so good" thing on me. Lol, that's really just a kick to the growing isn't it? And immediately after they start speaking Korean directly to me like I know just exactly what they're saying. Haha, give me a break.

After class today Luna showed Clinton, Nami, Pinky, and I around another city around Shinjuku. I'm actually not sure where we went, but I must say it was a blast. We ended up at the Tokyo Dome where there was a mall, and other shopping areas. Not only that, there was a very very tall and scary-looking roller coaster. I was freaked out of my mind, and I love roller coasters. I seriously thought I was going to look death in the face because it was that gigantic.

It cost 1000yen to ride this monster of a roller coaster, but boy was it the best ride I've ever been on. It was not only tall, it was lightning fast and had more twists & loops than I could count. I know I was screaming, yelling, swearing -- basically the works. My friends must've gone deaf sitting beside me. I did warn them though that I was a screamer, but they enjoyed my hysteria as much as the ride.

I did a little shopping in the mall and looked inside the Shounen Jump (popular comic book company) store and picked up a key chain for my loose apartment key.

I had actually only just come home from a nearby bar a few minutes ago. It was rather fun, with six of us sitting down talking. Although we were all tired, we decided to have a few drinks anyway. Something I must point out is, that I just found out who is the weak one in the group. I knew Nami was going to be shy about drinking, but I didn't exactly think she wasn't going to hold her alcohol. So we got her a small Calpis Soda Sour which basically was the Milk drink + soda + 1 shot of something - most likely sake. Well, she drank about 3/5 of it, and we were just walking home. She was turning a bit red and was laughing the entire way home strapped arm and arm with Ashly.

Guess we'll find out how she does this Friday when it's about 15+ of us drinking. Guess she'll have to hold off the alcohol as much as possible.