Up bright and early for breakfast – compliments of the hotel, and including every conceivable Asian style/Western style breakfast-food imaginable.
Later, its haul our heavy-ass luggage downstairs and meet up for a more in-depth orientation. Mostly going over what was in the information packets they handed out, but also some explaining of procedures and such, which was helpful. Apparently my score from the online placement exam was available on the Course N@vi all this time：Level 4 (highest level)! Yay! Also, all the details about my host-family, which would’ve been nice to know in advance(I probably would have bought that bottle of Johnny Walker back in YVR), but that’s kind of my fault for not being diligent about checking it frequently.
It's insanely hot and humid (also expected, but DAMN!). Thankfully, the bus is spacious and air-conditioned.
We ended up making two stops – one at a little truck-stop type place with a mini-mart and a few restaurants, where I picked up some amazing dried fruit, and another right in Kamogawa city called ジャスCo.
The Seminar House is gorgeous – very clean and the layout is very nice.
We have to leave our shoes at the door and wear house-slippers of some kind, which is kind of inconvenient, but also expected, and it certainly keeps things cleaner.
I’m in a dorm room with three other girls, in bunk-beds. Again, very clean, more than enough room for everybody…
But.
BUT.
Communal showers.
*shudder*
And not even showers, but low-spray-nozzles and a little stool at each station that you squat on.
Not only is it embarrassing, but pretty damn undignified.
*giant humongous SIGH*
頑張るしかないな～
Dinner was quite awesome-delicious. Lots of little dishes, which is a nice change of pace. And the most scrumptious chicken I have ever had in my life. Cooked under this ornamental fish-shaped dish with, like, onions and lemon…yum yum.
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