Agghh...

when it rains in new york it usually lets up. eventually.

haha, well not so much in japan. So, I've been hesitant to bring my camera outside and have it's insides completely fried.

In any case, I've had a few classes and they've been great so far, but sadly I don't have photos of the campus to show off yet.

Hopefully it will clear up soon.

Oh yeah! Fun little story!

So I've got class at 9:00 this morning. It's pouring outside, and I don't have the control or the time to hold up an umbrella while riding.

So I throw on my grey hoodie sweater, somewhat limiting my peripheral vision, and start pedaling through the rain towards Musabi. I'm going down one of the dirt(ish) roads to the school, and I see a business man is biking in my direction on my side of the road. Figuring I'll be polite I'm going to ride over to the other side, but first I look back to check for cars and such.

I see a car is in fact coming up behind me, and the business man is still on my side of the road. No problem I think, I'll just slow my speed down a bit and wait for the car to pass me. The business man is still coming directly towards me, obviously reading my mind (or something).

Just when I'm getting ready to go to the other side of the road, as the car passes by me it hits a *massive* puddle, absolutely drenching me with water. I'm momentarily blinded by this, and I believe the business man was too, so I collide head on into the business man and his bike.

Luckily both of our bikes locked into each other and we didn't go sprawling into the mud, but ugh.

Happily I dry out fast.

...

But anyways, the classes over here are coming along great. I've been very busy the last few days between final adding classes and trying to make my schedule work, but hopefully things will work out fine.

Everyone over here has been incredibly helpful and friendly so far. Hopefully this isn't just a newcomer syndrome thing, and they'll be able to keep it up for the whole semester, but it's made things very pleasant so far.

Um... and since I don't have any camera pictures...

uh, drawings?




Just two that I really ought to finish...

Um. With classes starting I should be getting a bunch of new work soon, so hopefully I'll be able to give both photos *and* drawings!

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