Adventures in Umeda
I decided to do a bit of Christmas shopping in downtown Umeda today. The weather was really nice- not windy like it has been lately. I also rode on a train by myself for the first time. Surprisingly enough, I made it without getting lost. I decided to stop by this little yarn shop I had seen this morning, and bought some as a gift to myself for not getting lost or killed on the journey. Looking forward to starting a new knitting project this afternoon. :) All in all, a confidence-boosting trip. Even the times where I couldn't speak much Japanese to the clerk who was trying to help me, I managed to speak enough so that they found someone who could speak English with me (which helped with the gift-buying process as well!). Good times! Now I get to wrap Casey's Christmas items, and relax.
(I'm writing this Wednesday)- Casey and I went to the store last night and had a few interesting moments. We were approached by two different people, one Japanese and one Australian, who asked us if we needed help finding anything. I suppose it was because we were carrying a book about buying food in Japan and trying to translate everything (which takes FOREVER!) but we also must have looked pretty confused. We were like a magnet, sucking in English-speakers from all sections of the store. :) It was nice, though. The lady from Australia gave us her card, just incase we ever have any questions about anything. She has lived here for 25 years, so I think she'd be a good person to ask. I think it was probably one of the friendliest outings we have had yet!
We also ate dinner at this awesome Nepalian restaurant last night. It was our 3rd time there in 2.5 weeks. Casey decided to eat this incredibly hot pepper (he always eats crazy things like that) but it was the first time I had seen him in pain in awhile from eating something of that nature. The poor guy was sweating and his nose started running. Then came the heartburn, and we do not have any Tums around. He got through it, though, and I guess I am impressed with his recovery. I will never understand why he does this to himself! Even the server questioned him about it when he ordered it, "It's very hot, sir...", but Mr. Hetrick is The Man and he toughed it out. :)
No pictures in this entry- I'm saving it for the next one.
-Ashley
(I'm writing this Wednesday)- Casey and I went to the store last night and had a few interesting moments. We were approached by two different people, one Japanese and one Australian, who asked us if we needed help finding anything. I suppose it was because we were carrying a book about buying food in Japan and trying to translate everything (which takes FOREVER!) but we also must have looked pretty confused. We were like a magnet, sucking in English-speakers from all sections of the store. :) It was nice, though. The lady from Australia gave us her card, just incase we ever have any questions about anything. She has lived here for 25 years, so I think she'd be a good person to ask. I think it was probably one of the friendliest outings we have had yet!
We also ate dinner at this awesome Nepalian restaurant last night. It was our 3rd time there in 2.5 weeks. Casey decided to eat this incredibly hot pepper (he always eats crazy things like that) but it was the first time I had seen him in pain in awhile from eating something of that nature. The poor guy was sweating and his nose started running. Then came the heartburn, and we do not have any Tums around. He got through it, though, and I guess I am impressed with his recovery. I will never understand why he does this to himself! Even the server questioned him about it when he ordered it, "It's very hot, sir...", but Mr. Hetrick is The Man and he toughed it out. :)
No pictures in this entry- I'm saving it for the next one.
-Ashley
posted by Ashley at 12/20/2005
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