So yesterday was Christmas for me, by far I guess you could say it was one of the most memorable, simply because I was away from my family for the first time, and surrounded by people whom didn't speak the same language as me nor do any fellow co-workers live within close distance. For the most part I was left to my own devices.
I rose later then I normally did, showered, then cooked a small breakfest for myself, as I ate it around my laptop, I opened each gift remembering who gave what and trying to either thank them in my mind or in the letters I'm in the process of writing. after that i tired calling my fmaily to no avail, but did manage to get online and talk to them and a couple friends as well. All in all a good morning.
I spent most my afternoon in a Bank setting up my account, its the language barrier again, i had my phrasebook with me and was writing as much as I could in Katakana or in very very simple english to help it along, stll all told it took me around an hour and a half to get 10,000￥ into my account. That's now down and I have a paper trail of me here. I went home, and checked the mail...my grandparents Christmas card had arrived...that was a really pleasent surpirse, it made me feel really good to get post. Well that wasn't a bill.
For dinner I did the KFC thing, they had run out of big Chicken but gave me chiken peices instead, it just wasn't the same、so i went into the Shop and bought a few other things for under 1,000￥ and made for a good ngiht of watching some of the DVD's I got for Xmas... It was then I got my last surpirse.
At 11:00pm I was sitting in my bed with a book half reading half watching the DVD when my back moved...at first i thought I was tired, but then...everything shook, not just a little but shook I watched things move slightly all over the place, it lasted only maybe 15-20 seconds but I had experinced my first Earthquake, a few minutes later there was an after shock, and yet another one this morning. Last night it had left me a little restless about the whole thing. Reminded me of how different things are here compared to Canada. I can tell you this cause I have never been rumbled like that, and the people after it was over went about as if nothing had happened as I stepped out to my balcony and watched a massive sign across the way sway back and forth as a result of everything.
Life is different, that for sure...rest assured Christmas is hardly a holiday we forget...I know my mistake of thinking it would be no big deal, this year will stand out in my mind for quite sometime.
Winds can move both Oceans and Mountains...be good and don't make them
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