["come to japan and learn more about yourself." -Professor Robert Ballon]

if there's one thing i've taken from my japanese management class, its just that. i think there's a small part of me that needs to travel. its a chance for me to get away. a chance for me to grow up. the polite silence of the subways can sure give you time to contemplate...lots of time.

it's been almost two weeks and everything's gone by so fast, yet the days seem like they're never going to end. i've learned to not only play hard, but work hard. days kept busy with the robot-esque schedule of... class, sightseeing, homework, and finally that little remainder of time to check out the city.

thank god for arcades and shabu shabu.

believe it or not, i feel pretty settled in now. from shibuya, shinjuku, to good old aoyama-itchome...i've learned the subway lines faster than the trains in manhattan. laundry's a breeze. and i've gotten accustomed to a diet of chu-his, mos burger and bento boxes.

i gotta live up these next couple weeks as if my life depended on it....maybe it does.

-matt