Hey, so this is my first post. I'm a little rusty at this whole blog thing, because I haven't had a blog since, well... ever. Therefore, it might suck at first, but I'll try to make it better! I figure I'll just post a bunch of random pictures and let them speak for themselves!
This is my bike- I didn't really know how to ride before (never rode outside of a park before!) so I spent the first couple of weeks teaching myself in the park nearby my apartment. I fell into the bushes on my first try, but luckily there was an elderly woman zooming by on her bike and a fashionable young couple to offer a helping hand by openly laughing. Oh what a silly foreigner I am! But now I can ride on the street- yes!!!
This is the view from the park- check that out, it's Lake Biwa! aka the Mother Lake, the biggest body of water within Japan! Hence, Shiga, my prefecture is nicknamed the "Bellybutton of Japan." And so it is.
Karaoke in Maibara! Not sure if you can tell but those are red velvet walls baby! This is pretty much the coolest karaoke bar ever- it's some guys converted garage out in the middle of a rice paddy. The decorations are amazing and each song is only 100 yen! (Less than a buck- it's about 115 yen to the dollar)
We did a bit of bowling in Minami Hikone (South Hikone) at a wonderful shopping center called "Viva City." However, it is generally pronounced "Viva Shitty" which is sad, since it's got so much to offer! On the left is our scoreboard- all our names are written in hiragana! I'm first (Pamera), then it's Nikoru (Nicole), Tara (Tara), Andoru (Andrew), and Kurisu Tofu (Chris Tofu)! Tara shows off her pair (of bowling balls) while Andrew tries to look away. Both are from London, but Andrew pretends that he's actually from Australia.
This is my high school! Apparently I'm not supposed to say the name of my school, but here it is- isn't it pretty!? Check out that garden! Wait til you see the "water fountain"- it's awesome!
And on the right, it's what I pass by on my 20 minute walk from the train station to school- that would be a rice paddy, yessiree! It's actually quite pretty-I still can't get over all the open sky and the mountains in the not too far distance.
More pics to come soon- but hey, it's a start, right? Hooray!
This is my bike- I didn't really know how to ride before (never rode outside of a park before!) so I spent the first couple of weeks teaching myself in the park nearby my apartment. I fell into the bushes on my first try, but luckily there was an elderly woman zooming by on her bike and a fashionable young couple to offer a helping hand by openly laughing. Oh what a silly foreigner I am! But now I can ride on the street- yes!!!
This is the view from the park- check that out, it's Lake Biwa! aka the Mother Lake, the biggest body of water within Japan! Hence, Shiga, my prefecture is nicknamed the "Bellybutton of Japan." And so it is.
Karaoke in Maibara! Not sure if you can tell but those are red velvet walls baby! This is pretty much the coolest karaoke bar ever- it's some guys converted garage out in the middle of a rice paddy. The decorations are amazing and each song is only 100 yen! (Less than a buck- it's about 115 yen to the dollar)
We did a bit of bowling in Minami Hikone (South Hikone) at a wonderful shopping center called "Viva City." However, it is generally pronounced "Viva Shitty" which is sad, since it's got so much to offer! On the left is our scoreboard- all our names are written in hiragana! I'm first (Pamera), then it's Nikoru (Nicole), Tara (Tara), Andoru (Andrew), and Kurisu Tofu (Chris Tofu)! Tara shows off her pair (of bowling balls) while Andrew tries to look away. Both are from London, but Andrew pretends that he's actually from Australia.
This is my high school! Apparently I'm not supposed to say the name of my school, but here it is- isn't it pretty!? Check out that garden! Wait til you see the "water fountain"- it's awesome!
And on the right, it's what I pass by on my 20 minute walk from the train station to school- that would be a rice paddy, yessiree! It's actually quite pretty-I still can't get over all the open sky and the mountains in the not too far distance.
More pics to come soon- but hey, it's a start, right? Hooray!
5 comments:
Awesome!
Hey Pam! love the pics! The karaoke place/garage looks like tons of fun. So have you learned any japanese songs yet?
I hope you're wearing a helmet! And 20 minute walk? Can't you ride your bike?
Yay! I'm commenting on Pam's blog! Keep 'em coming!
hey - i love the pics! and that park/lake is beautiful - i'm so jealous that you got to learn to ride a bike there. what i really want to know: did you sing karaoke?
Yay to you four for writing comments! Wah hey, my first ones!!! Ha! I have yet to sing Japanese songs (I'm working on it). So far I have only sung ONE song by myself (Green Day's When I Come Around)- I prefer the "group sing."
haha I do NOT wear a helmet! No one does here, it's crazy!
Hm...well, it's a five minute train ride too and I can't bring my bike on the train. If I rode the whole way, it's a 40 minute bike ride, but I don't know the way (yet!).
The lake is gorgeous! I love it! I feel so lucky to live right on Biwako (Lake Biwa in Japanese... omg, I'm like fluent now).
haha Apparently I don't ride a bike very WELL ("Pam, no offence, but you look like a drunk person.") but I am able to get from place to place. So don't be TOO jealous now.
Yay!! I look forward to more blog-bonding!
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