I want to say its been a crazy last two days, but then it doesn’t really seem right to me because I didn’t sleep over the past two days. So its been just a heck of a really long last day for me. Regardless of what you call it, the actuality is that I’ve been awake for like 40 hours straight (with a small nap in between) and my body is simply running on coffee and adrenaline. Oh, and the entire day has been hectic. Sounds a lot like my first day here if you ask me.
How exactly did I get to this point? Well. On Friday morning, I woke up bright and early to go to school one last time and say my goodbyes, then I went to the Suita city hall to get all these procedures done before I leave Japan. The whole city hall thing was ridiculous. First of all, I wish I never went to register my address to begin with. Since I’m only here for three months, it really doesn’t make a difference. You’d need a registered address for more serious things like phone contracts and bank accounts, but I barely used it. Then, they also force you to join their health insurance and pension plans, and you have to get out of the system when you leave. For me, it just means a huge hassle with things that I never needed in the first place. And then you know with these kinds of places, you take a ticket and wait in line… and after its finally your turn, they tell you that you were in the wrong line… I got redirected a few times because not many of them could communicate well in English, and it felt like a wild goose chase. It was a frustrating two hours. Honestly, I could’ve just ignored this step and left the country, but if I ever want to go back to Japan (with a visa), it might get me in trouble.
Anyway, I’m over that now. It’s all done and good. I went to Umeda to meet up with a friend for afternoon tea, and while I was waiting I just had to get one last look at the expensive foods they sell at the Hankyu department store. I wonder who ever buys these things..
At this price, these better be the peaches that monkey king ate.
私はジャスミンです 