Destini in NIPPON '09 | Day 3-6

Monday was Emily's first day in school. We woke up early to go back to Shibuya to get our prepaid phones.

"We don't have any right now."
"...haa?"

So I asked her to write a note to take to the other Softbank Store because I'm still getting in the groove of speaking Japanese ALL THE TIME again. I.E. I'm rusty! So she does.

We take it to the other Softbank store. Read: the WRONG Softbank store. Who knew Shibuya had like 4,000 RANDOM SOFTBANK STORES. The guy in the wrong Softbank store leads us to the correct one mentioned in the note. So, we go there.

"We don't have any."
"But they called earlier and you said you did."

She goes to check.

"We only have one."

So...Emily takes it! Which, you know, WHATEVER. We're friends. I'd be lying though if I said I wasn't like, "AWWW MAN!!!"

It's fine though, we got her a phone so at least if we're together and are in danger, then yeah. Then we head towards her school. I look at the address and it's not exactly in Shinjuku, it's in Okubo. So we get off at Okubo Stn.

And then, nothing.

I don't know that area at all! However while walking I see...

BIG BAAAAAANG everywhere!

And Tohoshinki but um. W'ever.

Okubo is apparently K-Town! Interesting discovery.

But I digress.

We're walking aimlessly to find UNITAS Language School. I ask the people in the conbini.

Nothing. They lead me to a koban (police box).

I ask him. He tells us, "MAAAASUGU DOWN THS STREET AND TURN ON THE MAIN ROAD AND THEN KEEP WALKING AND YEAH HAVE FUN."

...

So we "have fun." I have fun while in my adorable Chucks.

CHUCKS THAT CAUSE BLISTERS.

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