It's Lily here, or Lilysan - I should say and I am writing this from my deliciously warm balcony overlooking Tempozan.
This is a wee man made island just outside of Osaka that I'll be calling my home for the next 297 days.
So Japan...what do I reckon? Well, so far, so lovely! The people here are perpetually kind and the customer service is second to none. Despite my hopeless language skills, I am always served with a smile and patience. The weather here is also a lovely surprise, particularly the rain - not the stinging spiky kind we get in the UK, but big, fat, friendly droplets that soak you in seconds.
This being said, it's hardly rained at all since I got here. We arrived at about 8am(ish) on Thursday morning and I managed to power right through until the evening.
Yeah, that 8 hour time difference is NOT the one. Friday zoomed by in a flash, taken up with lots of orientation for work and Saturday brought me a trip to an electronics store in the city.
AIKES.
It was like walking round a video game. Shopping over here seems to take me a lot longer in general as I have to ponder over what a box may contain, then whether I can afford said item and if even have the means to operate it. Tres time consuming.
With a little sign language/interpretive dance I managed to purchase a hairdryer, adaptors and a wifi which has enabled me to post this spiel!
Today I managed to complete a food - or as my Aussie colleagues would say - grocery shop. Again, although this took me longer than usual to peruse the aisles, all in all the trip was a success and I have a fridge chocca with cartoon-esque food.
We are cracking on with rehearsals now and I'm starting to get the hang of my bike...just about!
Still waiting for my big break in Japan, but hey watch this space.
'Till next time, homies.
