Night out with the roomies

Well if there is one thing I can hardly handle, it's the COLD! I am freezing over here and thankfully I was smart enough to bring one good jacket because otherwise, I would stay in bed all day. It was raining all day yesterday so I thought it would be better to stay indoors with some of my roommates for a little bit of bonding time...nice, cozy, and DRY. Shigeat, Yoshie and I sat in the living room all day and I pretty much thought that's how the rest of the night would be. However, I was mistaken and I remembered how these people function constantly rain or shine. By 6pm, Shigeat said, "one month is too short, lets go out." Excited of course, but dreading the cold...remember no one drives which means it's extra walking to and from the train stations but I'm not complaining...it's all about the experience right? So the three of us set off on our way to Roppoingi Hills and visited the Mori Art Museum. The museum was amazing of course and the exhibit was fascinating...there is a look out point at the top that allows you to see all over Tokyo and man is it huge! It seemed like it went on forever and the only thing from stopping my view to reach further was the light blanket of fog over the city. A sight to see and one I will never forget. Dinner followed our visit to the museum, it was here that I met one of Shigeat's friends...he was born in Sydney, Australia, has lived in Tokyo for 4 years, speaks fluent Japanese, looks full Japanese, and has an Australian accent and lingo when he speaks in English, it is still very hard for me to grasp. The dinner we went to is called Suki Yaki and it was an all you can eat! They bring out the meat, you pick out your own vegetables, and you cook it in a boiling pan in the middle of the tables. It was extremely tasty but I ate waaay too much. So we went to a bar to dance it off, I have no idea what the name of this place is or where it is, all I know is that it was small, fun and there were many Non-Japanese people there. I say this because I am almost positive that most of the people there may not have been Japanese but they definitely live in Tokyo. Here, I met even more random mixes of people...the one that topped it off was Pat Ryan (two first names). Pat Ryan has lived in Japan for 8 years, he is EXTREMELY Irish (meaning I can barely understand him when he speaks English), and speaks perfect Japanese, oh yeah and he is absolutely crazy! Apparently he has a friend from South America that speaks Japanese...can't wait to see this!

He's from Sydney, Australia

Pat Ryan to the left

Teppan yaki

Shigeat