While I wait with anticipation for my departure day to come I have been practicing my Japanese, considering things that I'll want to do once I'm over there and thinking about things that I will likely miss about the US when I leave.
Here is the rough list of things I wish to do while I'm over there:
(In no particular order)
- Go Scuba Diving
- Prepare a Bento box with homemade authentic cuisine
- Make a Japanese friend
- Make a Non-Japanese friend
- Go to an Onsen (Preferably further north with Snow monkeys)
- Visit a Shinto Shrine
- Visit Tsukiji Market
- Visit a Ramen shop
- Climb mount Fuji
- Eat Fugu (poisonous puffer fish)
- Sing Karaoke
- Watch Sumo live
- Ride the Bullet Train
- Eat Sushi in Japan
- Play Pachinko
- Get a Haircut
- See Kabuki
- See Noh
- Visit Kyoto
- Visit Hiroshima/Nagasaki
- Watch Sakura blossoms bloom
- Take Martial Arts lessons
- Get a Job teaching English
I'll be posting updates as I cross these off my list and add new ones to it.
Here is a list of things I think I'll miss:
- Large open fields
- Never having to see an Asian "toilet" (hole in the ground)
- Prevalence of red meats
- Mexican food (I've been told it's hard to find abroad)
- Large houses/rooms (I like having a bedroom that can containing more than just the bed)
- Privacy
- Demographic diversity
- Being able to blend in with a crowd.
- Leg room on transportation
I'll post updates about this list as well as time progresses.
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