Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Rainy Season

 梅雨(tsuyu) or Rainy Season has officially started in the Tokyo region.. In most of Japan, the rainy season starts in the beginning of June and lasts  until mid July. So far it hasn't been too unbearable - just cloudy and light rain- but I've been warned that everything will get moldy and damp. Can't wait!  Overall I think I've broken about 3 (cheap) umbrellas since I've been in Japan, the wind just flips them inside outside out and then you end up just walking in the rain..





The past week was our mid-term exams so I've been busy studying! (Believe it or not) and apart from going to school just about everyday not too much has been happening worthy of a blog post so I've decided to throw a bunch of pictures all into one big post!


One rainy afternoon we had a nail salon party in the dorm kitchen! It reeked of nail polish and nail polish remover so the boys stayed far away as possible but we had fun. Thanks to the amazing internet we discovered a nail painting technique that marbles your nails! Bit of a messy activity but it's fun to do.


Went clubbing in Roppongi - tried out some different clubs.. this one was called 'De Links Bar' and with a name like that, why not!? Well, it was kind of a let down because when you reach the entrance (after walking down some steep steps) they make sure that you can't see behind the curtain... because once you get to the other side you realize how tiny the place is. It's about the size of a walk-in closet. 


De Links was a bit of a fail so we moved on to find a different club - one with more space for us to dance around like idiots. Somehow made our way into a salsa club which was packed and also playing a variety of techno and salsa music. Emelie and I weren't fans so we decided to go to our 'usual' club Muse which is a good hike away since it's not actually located in Roppongi (it's in Nishi-Azabu which is basically the next stop over). Anyways after a long trek in heels/barefoot we ended up having a good night dancing our hearts out in our favorite club.

This guy. Not sure if he knew that the word on his hat is considered offensive..



Emelie, Haru, and I went to go see a movie on a random Wednesday (ladies day! cheaper for the ladies on Wednesdays). The movie we saw was テルマエ ロマエ(Thermae Romae). It's based on a manga/comic book about a Roman who travels to modern day Japan and gets ideas for building baths. It was hard to follow since there were many parts which used old Japanese words and certain characters had country accents but it was overall funny and enjoyable! The trailer is in Japanese but you can get the idea. After the movie we took Purikura which is the Japanese photo booth that makes your eyes huge. It's always fun!





This is just a typical night in the dorm kitchen... well, not entirely. I think we were making a massage train but  as you can tell Emelie and I are just goofing off in the background.



Started doodling again! Decided that a comic book should be made of all of the mishaps and adventures of the foreigners in Japan. Still a work in progress... 



Mustache Mondays! 

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