The Home Stretch

I have made it to the two thirds point of my trip. Only a week remains. As of late my updates have been a little less... 'coherent' (or 'sane') so I will try and keep things legit now.

Yesterday I saw Shane off to his train, which he would then be taking to his plane, of pain. Hopefully he made it all right and was not stopped in customs for the couple of kilos of coke I hid in his anus.

Now I am staying at my friend Jess's, which I think shall go splendidly. I have my own room and door and bed. We went shopping yesterday and then I had my first homemade Japanese meal (which despite the fact that it contained large amounts of vegetables, tofu, and more vegetables, I enjoyed it). Also, I met her roommate. Something which I forgot to try when Shane was here, but I assure you I will be bringing back loads of it, is Peanut Cream.

You see, they do not have the product known as 'peanut butter' in large supply at Japanese grocery stores. Instead, they have the odd-looking, but orgasmically delicious 'peanut cream'. Those of you that actually come to my 'Welcome Home Luke' party will perhaps even have a chance to sample the delectable delight that can only be described as heavenly.

As for the last few days: Shane and I left Kyoto for Beppu, which we left for Hiroshima, which we left for Osaka, and then came back to Tokyo for the plane and such. I will describe each city in one word.

Beppu: anticlimactic

Hiroshima: intense

Osaka: remeniscant

Of course my spelling is probably horribly whacked all through out my sentences, but I am pretty sure Osaka's word it way off. I do not feel the need to expend the effort to look it up, so just decode it and deal with it.

On another note, I am not sure what sort of updates you all should be looking out for, but I doubt they will be as regular as they have been in the past. Jess seems as though she has an idea of stuff for us to do and none of it includes sitting around in internet cafes wasting time. Well... actually sometimes it does. In any case, tonight I get to go and teach English with her and start making contacts for my eventual take-ove—I mean return. I quiver with antici—

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Au revoir.

current mood: mellow