The Organization

Well I feel this is a note worthy topic to discuss. Since I came here I have improved in some aspects of my daily life.

Sleep schedule: Normally I would rise anywhere from 9am-11am back in the states. Since coming here I usually wake up at 8am regardless and still feel well rested, its kind of weird, but I won't question it since it is kind of nice.

Homework: So far, following my review lessons I tend to come home and eat dinner (that or buy groceries, then eat dinner) and immediately do my homework. While I learned long ago to do my homework right away, I usually would be sketchy about following through on that mindset. What I mean is that I would sometimes do it right away other times I would slack off a little.

Free Time: It may be the lack of fluency in the native language at this time or simply a current mindset, but I find I utilize my free time in a much more efficient manner. I will read manga (which is basically like extra studying as I have mentioned before), exercise, or draw. Not that these are much different from what I would do back home in the states, but for some reason I feel I am getting more done in shorter periods of time or just accomplishing more than normal.

While I have yet to join any school clubs (still researching them, and at this time my review lessons are pretty intense), I am doing basic exercises. Since I have yet to find a local gym or dojo, further still my local bank account is not yet full set up, I have been doing the basics, variations of push ups and sit ups, with minor cardio (high metabolism + too much cardio makes me lose too much body weight).

One other thing I feel is noteworthy is something I am still learning. Shopping here in Japan requires some skill and luck. The supermarkets tend to mark a lot of stuff done every day. Usually these mark downs are one heck of a deal, its a simple task of finding the item you want. I have thus far been shocked at the quality of the products that are marked down, Ive bought salads at 30 yen (roughly $0.50) that looked and tasted better than the stuff at work which was $4. And yes I do eat my salads with chop sticks~

I suppose that is all for today, may post again in a few days after more has happened, Golden Week is right around the corner so stuff should go down then.

Steve~