Changed Impressions

I was looking out the window of the 3rd floor of my classroom building and realized I will miss this place when I leave next week. So I took this photo to remember the scenary and I began to reflect of my experience in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan....

 Alot of my initial impressions have changed since I came here. The impression that has changed the most is that of Japanese women. And that is also what I will miss the most about Japan (in a friendly way....... for the most part) - Before I came here, I had the impression that Japanese women are overly passive, too obidient to rules, and therefore perhaps not much fun to be a plutonic friend with. - After spending time here, that impression has changed dramatically. I met many cool chicks that came to beer park at the strangest hours just to meet me for a beer or two.... I met many chicks that I could share secrets with and vice versa! I will certainly miss my friends here, which turned out to be mostly female (given the gender inbalance at Kansai Gaidai) soooo,... I decided to use my final blog to post some pictures of some cool chicks, that I took.

she lives in cie hallway with her friends. i wonder how much they are paying for rent.... anyway she is always down for beerpark so shes cool in my book!

She always had my back when I needed a cigarette - shes even prettier without the mask - probably the most american japanese girl i know, this chick

She knows more curse words than me!! her favorite phrase: "Bitch PLEASE! Cuz I CAN!"

 

When I return to America, I plan to participate more in helping foreign students at my home university, similar to the many Nihonjin that helped me! (not just females; the guys are great too!)

The impression most strongly changed about Japanese folks is my new awareness of the extent of their kindness! I lost my wallet a few months ago. An older Japanese fellow managed to find it on the street and turned it into the police station with all the money still in there. I was surprised to say the least. I want to become more like this in America as well!!

Hair today, gone tomorrow

I have been in Japan for over 3 months now. I have less than 3 weeks until I return to America. Its pretty sad. Mainly because I have seen so many cool things that I will never see again.... Okonomiyaki parties, salary men on pink bicycles, and ofcourse purikura,.... among many other things. One thing I also appreciated here was fashion. While many people focus on clothing, I have also been interested in hair as well. So I took a couple of pictures of hair I have seen here. One is a photo of a Japanese student's hair with a cool blue path in it..... very liberal of him..... The second photo is of a foreigner student from Australia, who's hair style was inspired by Japanese fashion..... Both are very cool. And it reminds me of how terrible it is that I am going bald. The best thing I can do, is purchase really fashionable hats.....  pity...

You cant see, but on the other side of his head, his hair is red!!

This is just a cool haircut....... There is no denying.
Besides cool hair, I have seen people wearing glasses with no lens, and tons of colored contacts, among many other things solely in the name of fashion. This is very unique to me and I will miss it when I am gone. Just as much,.... I miss my own hair :(  --- peace.