I got a little creative with breakfast today - a doughnut-dough pastry filled veggies and curry, followed by a ice cream belfian waffle sandwich. They seem to have a thing for belgian waffles here. I also got a chance to Skype with my family this morning, which was nice.
I know you're all yearning for pictures. I'm still grappling with photo problems; mostly I'm debating whether to drop the $24.95 a month on a flickr account so I can have more space. When I called today, David suggested I check out PhotoBucket, which I will probably do right after this. For now, you'll have to do with Cathy and Marshall's shots, which are top notch, anyway.
Work on our project has begun this week. We've planned out our schedule and deadlines, and all four of us gave an introductory presentation to Date-san, Ichikawa-san, and some others associated with the project. There's quite a lot to be done, and it seems that we have our work cut out for us. It feels good to finally begin real work though, even if it does make our days rather sedentary.
We've spent most of our time since Monday in the lab room, working on our laptops while listening to music. We use Skype from our desks quite a bit - the only reliable and fast internet connection we have access to is in the lab.
Food on campus isn't too bad either - much better than the UCSD cafeterias - and mighty cheap. Yesterday was カツ丼 (katsudon), breaded pork cutlet with egg, over rice. Today, I had はかたラメン (hakata ramen - ramen noodles with pork), which cost me about $2.50. Good times.
Speaking of good food, last night's dinner was amazing. Date-san enthusiastically a local yakiniku place, where they bring high-quality raw beef to your table and you cook it yourself, in a grill built into your table. It was delicious, but a mite expensive. Ordering ourselves was a bit tough, but Date-san wrote down the kanji for some things that he thought we should try, and Cathy did a great job speaking with the waitress, even when they didn't have some of the things on the menu, and had to substitute.
That's all for now. I'll keep posting, and hopefully get my pictures up for viewing soon.
I know you're all yearning for pictures. I'm still grappling with photo problems; mostly I'm debating whether to drop the $24.95 a month on a flickr account so I can have more space. When I called today, David suggested I check out PhotoBucket, which I will probably do right after this. For now, you'll have to do with Cathy and Marshall's shots, which are top notch, anyway.
Work on our project has begun this week. We've planned out our schedule and deadlines, and all four of us gave an introductory presentation to Date-san, Ichikawa-san, and some others associated with the project. There's quite a lot to be done, and it seems that we have our work cut out for us. It feels good to finally begin real work though, even if it does make our days rather sedentary.
We've spent most of our time since Monday in the lab room, working on our laptops while listening to music. We use Skype from our desks quite a bit - the only reliable and fast internet connection we have access to is in the lab.
Food on campus isn't too bad either - much better than the UCSD cafeterias - and mighty cheap. Yesterday was カツ丼 (katsudon), breaded pork cutlet with egg, over rice. Today, I had はかたラメン (hakata ramen - ramen noodles with pork), which cost me about $2.50. Good times.
Speaking of good food, last night's dinner was amazing. Date-san enthusiastically a local yakiniku place, where they bring high-quality raw beef to your table and you cook it yourself, in a grill built into your table. It was delicious, but a mite expensive. Ordering ourselves was a bit tough, but Date-san wrote down the kanji for some things that he thought we should try, and Cathy did a great job speaking with the waitress, even when they didn't have some of the things on the menu, and had to substitute.
That's all for now. I'll keep posting, and hopefully get my pictures up for viewing soon.
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