Flight over went very smoothly, and got to my hotel room without a hitch (manage to give the customs officer in Japan a fright when I declared the sword). Hotel place is awesome, the rooms are clean minimalist white, while the corridors are decorated in a steam punk art style, contract is seriously cool.
I'm constantly amazed at how friendly people are here. I'm indebted to the guy I sat next to on the plane, who was also on his way to Osaka, to start his rugby contract here. Thanks to him, going through the airports was very smooth. Then to top it off, his friends that picked him up happily dropped me off to my meeting point in the center of Osaka, made it all loads easier.
Under a constant battle with shyness (in myself), but the character building is good. I find myself incredibly appreciative of any help I can get.
Heading up to Kyoto tomorrow, and will be starting to learn Japanese on Monday (though really I'm already picking up some, it's loads easier to learn when you know that you can't rely on English).
Update soon.
Asher
Location:Osaka
Great to hear dude! I excpect many photos with the next update :D Also make some video entries and load them up here http://vimeo.com/ and you can post the links on this blog so we can all see your pretty face.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you had some help with getting to Osaka. Interesting comment on learning Japanese. Please keep posting your language learning insights.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear Asher... you'll have an awesome time I am sure, enjoy it all and dive into the adventure! :-) Like the idea of the customs officer scared at your sword, that is one of those stories to tell your grandkids one day...
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support guys.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that is just the beginning of plenty of my stories to come. I have taken photos, but I'm afraid that they are on a camera, and I have no way of loading them on here (this is all iPad you see). Will def load them up if I can!
I think that I've worked out the video thing, so hopefully soon, I'll be doing video updates rather than reading
ReplyDeleteAwesome stuff buddy. Glad it's off to a good start.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have been a fly on the wall with the customs declaration. (Could you imagine if you had a ton of tattoos and perhaps a missing digit?)
Keep the updates coming.
Hey Ash!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear you arrived safely, and are already having some crazy Japanese cultural experiences!
Really looking forward to reading your updates & hearing about your adventures.
Take care,
Simon.