Here is my last and middle name in the the Japanese alphabet hiragana: さきま けにち

Day 2 in Okinawa
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It's just like home, but TOTALLY different.

I like it when people around me are speaking in a different language, then I don't have to pretend to listen.

Because I'm half Japanese people here assume I speak Japanese. They ask me something I don't understand, then I either smile and nod or laugh and shake my head. So far, no fights.

Every product in Japan is a smiling cartoon character. EVERY product.

Anime is NOT an exaggeration of Japan. There are tons of school girls, they all giggle, and they're all in love with me.

I feel cool because I look American without trying.

1,000 yen sounds like a lot but it isn't.

We'll that's about it, I'll post more random thoughts as they occur to me.

-Derrik