After riding the Shinkansen (bullet train) for about 3 hours from Okayama to Tokyo yesterday, I met up with my new boss. She then took me over to the train station closest to my new apartment where I met the teacher I'm replacing. After walking for about 10 minutes we reached my new apartment and I started to get settled in. As we talked about a lot of things, she quickly showed me around town, and we went out for dinner shortly after.
Upon returning home I finished unpacking and went online to check some e-mails. I received one from Kyle with his Japanese cell phone number and I was able to contact him. It was so exciting to hear from someone I had known before arriving in Japan. Turns out he was only ~20 minutes away from me so he came over to my station at around 10pm. We found a Taiwanese restaurant to eat at and he ended up crashing at my place for the night. Both of us still can't get over how big my apartment is. I've actually got an entire empty tatami room next to my bedroom, a separate kitchen area and separate bathroom area as well. I also have enough closet space to hide several dead bodies. I'll post pictures of my place soon enough!
It was so sad to see Kyle's place today. His entire place is literally half the size of my entire bedroom. Since he's in a guesthouse/dormatory building he doesn't even have a bathroom on his own floor. I'm a tiny bit outside of Tokyo, but I can't express how happy I am about my living quarters. I wouldn't be able to cope with living at "Big World 21". There, there. It'll be okay Kyle!
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