Konichiwa!

Sorry for the long delay guys! But it's very hard to find an internetcafe here in Tokyo (and expensive!). But I made it! I'm in Tokyo!!! And it's so sugoi! And I've been working since the day I arrived here, so I never really had a time to relax. But I've been to a festival, a hot spring (not a natural one, those are more expensive in Tokyo) and some other places. And for the ones that don't know yet I'm working at a pre-school for 3 - 6 year olds. And they can all speak English!! It blew me away. They're amazing. But we teach them a lot of stuff, sometimes a bit too much I think (hey they're kids!). So we try to bend the rules sometimes and make it more fun. Otherwise it's just too hard for them (and for us). And I finally have my own computer, but my Windows is Japanse :S, so that sucks. So I really hope you can all read this stuff.

The first thing every foreigner says to me is, Japan can be a very lonely place. You almost never see a gajin (outsider) all by himself in Japan. usually they're with someone or with a Japanese person. So it's pretty "weird" to be by yourself. But I can imagine why. If you're not a very outgoing person, never gonna speak to someone, they'll never speak to you. You can be in Tokyo for a long time and never speak a word to anyone. No one talks on the train, they just look straight and mind their own business. I wanted to strip and poledance, just to see how they react. Partyboy-style! But I talk to a lot of people and already made Chinese, Indian and Thai friends, not so many Japanese friends so far (except for the kids ofcourse ;). But a Chinese/Indian/Thai person would just talk to you on the street, Japanese people just don't. They're too shy or something.

Oh and I love the food! I love sushi! I like the Japanese curry, but it's nothing compared to an Indian or a Thai curry. Cooking Indian or Thai food yourself is expensive though. But I just can't do without it!

I also wanted to upload some pictures here, but my computer is not perfectly up and running yet, but I did posted some pictures on my hyves page (for my Dutch friends), I'll try to post some pictures on the other sites as well. So You can all see Ikebukuro (the place where I live very close to and where I usually hang out during the weekend) Shibuyu and Harajuku, that famous place where all the young kids hang out. And watch all the freaks ;).

I do miss my guitar though. The supermarket music is pretty funny, instrumental versions of the sex pistols "god save the queen" and stuff.

Ok I now have some yakuza business to take care of. Hope I have a chance to write you all back soon!

Nils