Yokohama, "tadaima!"

Good morning!

I arrived in Narita yesterday at 4pm and it's like I'm back home rather than visiting somewhere for the first time. The difference from when I arrived last time was noticeable right away. Once the inspectors saw my passport and that I had lived in Japan before, they were like "Oh, you've been here before so of course you can understand everything I say". It's like I was accepted into the cool club. Not a bad feeling.

Like last time, I ended up taking the limousine bus to the Yokohama Airport Terminal and a taxi from there to my apartment because I knew I would get lost if I went by myself and it was raining so... It was only $40 total so I'm ok with it.

The taxi drive was a lot different than last time though! I actually had a nice conversation with the taxi driver and I got some laughs out of him hehe... He was real nice and helpful and made sure I was in the right place and everything. Soo great.

Ok, now I'll give you a quick tour of my apartment:

 This is my room! I was hoping for tatami mats and it IS. YES. It's actually pretty spacious. I could easily fit two people on the floor for a sleep over. There is also a floor desk and pillows to sit on so I can work on the floor like I like to do! The view is just of other apartments so not too interesting but the lighting is okay.

 This is my kitchen/dining area! A tiny fridge, sink, LOTS of tupperware. Yes.

 I have never seen one of these in my life but it is fairly normal? It's a water heater in the sink so to wash your face and dishes etc. with warm water. So, water is normally cold unless you use this.

 My toilet comes in a tiny room with no ventilation. It's cute...?

Of course, my shower/bath is it's own room. To take a shower, you just stand up on the tile floor and spray yourself, which is different than I'm used to but I'm sure in the winter, I will be taking many warm and toasty baths!

Ok, that's it for now. Today, my roommate, Erika, and I are going to run errands and such, so I'll let you know how that went later!

Byebye for now!