Hiii everyone,
the way to the airport was short and checking in my baggage was also very fast. I said goodbye to my parents and my best friend and went trough security. I didn't have to wait long until boarding and my aisle seat was also quite nice, since the seat next to me was empty. I watched some movies (Vampire Academy, Elisabeth and Harry Potter, the last one in Japanese). Unfortunately it was relatively cold and thats why my throat hurts now.
The stay in Dubai was only 3 hours but it felt like forever. I tried to sleep but couldn't, then I tried to read but I couldn't concentrate. At 3 o'clock in the morning (local time) I was sitting in a window seat finally on my way to Japan. Inside this plane it was uncomfortably hot and this made it hard to sleep, also. But I managed to get some 4 or 5 hours of interrupted sleep and a stiff neck along with it.
My arrival at Osaka International Airport was at 5 p.m. (local time) and it took me over an hour to get trough immigration. I hurried to the MK Shuttle desk inside the airport (for fear they would leave without me), but I actually wasn't even the last one to arrive. With the shuttle it took about 1,5 hours to get to Kyoto and the address of my hostfamily. Michiko-san my 73 year old host mother was already worried waiting for me. We talked trough the house rules (essentially there are none, I can do what I want, which is really nice) and I had some late dinner (Chirashizushi). After showing me to my room (Tatami, actually pretty big) and unpacking, I took a really nice and relaxing shower and finally went to sleep at 11 p.m.
Until around 4 o'clock I couldn't really sleep very well and woke again and again. I also started to have a sore throat which really annoyed me. Around 5 i finally fell asleep and woke again at 8:30.
I got up, got dressed and went downstairs where I had breakfast. At 10 me and Michiko-san went out to look for some bicycles, on the way to the store we saw a small market for handmade things and looked around a little bit. There was also a stages with performances.
We went to two different shops for bicycles, there were no used ones and the cheapest new one costs around 10.000 Yen (which is about 70 €). Michiko-sans son Hirotake (47 years old) also took me with his bike around the city, but we couldn't find anything cheaper. So Michiko-san and I went back to the first store (a really small shop, with a really old owner) and bought the bicycle for 10.000 Yen. Michiko payed 40.000 and I the rest (she will keep it when I am gone). I was very happy for her offer and safed some money. From the shop we made a small trip to the school that I will attend starting next week. By bicycle it takes about 10 to 15 minutes. I had to find my way home on my own because Michiko-san has a meeting of some sort.
Tomorrow I will go to Kobe to meet Mayu. So please look forward to the next post.
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