Moving weekend finally arrived. My old Eda apartment friends and I had a farewell dinner and hang out on Friday. Potluck style, everyone cooked a dish and brought beer, wine, champagne and whiskey. It was rather bittersweet. I really enjoyed hanging out with these people. Aside from always having someone to greet you when you get home and eat dinner with, I've been snowboarding, camping, hiking, karaoke-ing, exercising, sight-seeing, picnicking, and roller-coaster riding with these people. Hopefully its not a final goodbye. There are already plans for meet-ups later on. I hope some of these people stick around in my life longer.
They absolutely loved my Zumba class! So we had one final 2+ hour finale. So much fun- so much positive energy, cheers, laughter and craziness.
On moving day, they surprised me with a memory book- where most of them had signed and written a small memory and message to me. I was touched.
Although I originally arrived in Japan 2.5 years ago with only 2 suitcases, I have definitely amassed more stuff!
Luckily it fit snugly in the back half of this little box of an eco-navi car I rented. My friend, Teneal has a Japanese drivers license and the two of us filled one load and drove the just under 1 hour route to my new apartment. Other people (both old and new) helped to load and unload it on each end. The crazy thing about this eco-navi car was that anytime the car was idling, it would turn itself off. So, as soon as she put her foot on the accelerator, we would hear the ignition- this happened very frequently! Rather annoying- but super gas saving as we only used 5 litres traveling over 72km. (thats 45 miles/gallon)
My new room- partially unpacked at my new social apartment: Shirokane-Takanawa. (click on the link to see photos of the shared space).
My commute this morning was a breeze. I got to sleep in a full 40 minutes longer than previously, and the ride was short and not crowded! What more could I ask for? Now, I just have to start making some new friends.
But I leave for Malaysia on Wednesday, so maybe it will have to wait.
