ahhh... what a time i have had... it's hard to believe it's been almost three whole days since i've posted to my BLOG... but, i figured you probably wouldn't be reading it over the weekend... and frankly, i was WAY to busy being a big-city tourist in tokyo to get online to write much... HOWEVER, i have put up a ton of pictures that should give you a great idea about how my weekend went. in a nutshell: it was a blast (as big a blast as i can have without mrs. coe to help me enjoy things, anyway)! tokyo is an amazing city... bigger than anyplace that i've ever been... even the people from new york say it's like nothing they have there either... tokyo is massive and loud and busy and crowded and fast and tight and clean and bright and not-unfriendly but not-too-friendly either... touring around it with my new friends on saturday and then alone on sunday was an experience i will remember forever.
it's hard to describe the people of tokyo in a few sentences but i will try. i guess, from my perspective, they all seem to be hard at work, like ants on an anthill, i think. everyone in tokyo seems to have a job to do, an errand to run, a place to go. i don't think i saw anyone just sitting around, talking in tokyo, ever. in fact, except in ueno park where the museum is, there are almost no benches in all of tokyo; no place to sit because no one has time to sit. so, as a result, no one in tokyo says hello. if they're not walking along talking on their cell phone they're just sorta in-the-zone, making headway throught the constant press of people all around, on their way somewhere. tokyo is not the kind of place where people say "hey" when they pass on the street; if you did that you would say "hey" about a million times each day and the streets would echo with the sound. there's too many other things to do in tokyo to waste time meeting strangers. at least that's what i think.
on the other hand, the japanese that i've been able to corner and get to know, over a meal or at church or on an airplane have all been super friendly and willing to let me try out some of my new japanese language ability on them; i am awful at even the few phrases i have learned but they have all been complimentary and helpful. i think they're just happy to hear an american try to speak japanese, since so many of them have been studying our language for so many years.
it's time for dinner here. oh, by I AM IN UBE-shi, YAMAGUCHI-ken now; even farther away from home than i was in tokyo. can you find ube on the map at the front of the room?
ANY QUESTIONS? i am all ears... please write to me ASAP. HAVE A GOOD DAY... learn things, be well, and ZACH: don't forget to wear your helmet! (i especially hope you're feeling better by now.) until tomorrow, class, please remember me: i am mr. coe... you're teacher.
it's hard to describe the people of tokyo in a few sentences but i will try. i guess, from my perspective, they all seem to be hard at work, like ants on an anthill, i think. everyone in tokyo seems to have a job to do, an errand to run, a place to go. i don't think i saw anyone just sitting around, talking in tokyo, ever. in fact, except in ueno park where the museum is, there are almost no benches in all of tokyo; no place to sit because no one has time to sit. so, as a result, no one in tokyo says hello. if they're not walking along talking on their cell phone they're just sorta in-the-zone, making headway throught the constant press of people all around, on their way somewhere. tokyo is not the kind of place where people say "hey" when they pass on the street; if you did that you would say "hey" about a million times each day and the streets would echo with the sound. there's too many other things to do in tokyo to waste time meeting strangers. at least that's what i think.
on the other hand, the japanese that i've been able to corner and get to know, over a meal or at church or on an airplane have all been super friendly and willing to let me try out some of my new japanese language ability on them; i am awful at even the few phrases i have learned but they have all been complimentary and helpful. i think they're just happy to hear an american try to speak japanese, since so many of them have been studying our language for so many years.
it's time for dinner here. oh, by I AM IN UBE-shi, YAMAGUCHI-ken now; even farther away from home than i was in tokyo. can you find ube on the map at the front of the room?
ANY QUESTIONS? i am all ears... please write to me ASAP. HAVE A GOOD DAY... learn things, be well, and ZACH: don't forget to wear your helmet! (i especially hope you're feeling better by now.) until tomorrow, class, please remember me: i am mr. coe... you're teacher.
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