Finally in Japan

Hello to everyone and apologies to those of you wondering about my very existance. . . (I DID warn about chronic lack of updates. . . see Post #1 ;) I have limited internet access for the next few weeks, so it may not be until the beginning of September that I actually post cool photos on the blog (mediocre photos may appear sooner :)

I really like it here so far-- I've met many people and I've already eaten gyoza, fish eggs, sashimi and various other Japanese foods. I've also already been to the Sento, or public baths, which are very nice indeed!! I'm still trying to locate the Fuji Horse Riding Club (at least I now have a map, which may or may not help considering the Japanese streets and roads are unmarked and illogical to a simple westerner's point of view), but I may be able to join the Utsunomiya University riding club (at least I know my way to the uni. . .). I will also be involved in BEST club with the Navigators (Bible - English - Sports - Travel) and I hope to be able to afford 2 Japanese classes per week (I want to learn to speak Japanese well!)

I will probably send an e-mail sometime in the next few weeks with my address and contact information (I move into my apartment on September 1-- would you believe the toilet in my apartment is digitalized and you can program it to heat the seat!??!)

Well, on that note. . . I hope everyone is well and I hope to have photos for you soon.

Photo of Utsunomiya

Hey, just thought that I should actually have a photo of Japan on the blog entitled "Eby in Japan". . . here is a photo from somewhere in Utsunomiya, my future turf. So just imagine me standing there (hopefully not in the middle of the street in front of a bus or something, regardless of what kind of suppressed aggression you may feel toward me ;)

Welcome to Eby in Japan

Welcome to Eby in Japan, the blog dedicated to intrepid adventurers everywhere!. . . Well, ok, so this is really dedicated to all those friends and relatives worried about never hearing from me again once I move to Japan! Fear not, I'll attempt to keep the site fairly interesting at most times, and if there's absolutely nothing exciting happening in my Japanese life, I'll just make things up. . . so prepare to be amused by the text, awed by the photos, and probably slightly annoyed by a lack of updates on the blog. . .