Life at Keio

I have never been an exchange student in my life - and have always envied someone who has had the opportunity to live / study abroad. I guess I'm a good example for anyone who may be interested in hopping on a jet plane and going to some foreign land (Not that I'm ENCOURAGING this - there are obviously responsibilities one should attend to before throwing everything aside!)

So anyways, I went to the Keio Welcome Party for international students yesterday. It was quite a sight. I felt like I was at an U.N meeting as oppose to being in Japan. I just have to post this video because I think it's ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS. They did a little bit of a song and dance as part of the "program" and effectively was a monotone song that was a tad too long repeating K_e_i_o K_e_i_o K_e_i_0. You get the point...

It was the same night that Tokyo lost the race to Rio to host 2016 Olympics. Nobody in Japan seemed to care though. I saw the most beautiful Tokyo Tower Friday evening though - glittering with the most beautiful lights I have ever seen...in Japan. (ha! I have to qualify everything I say..teehee). But it was beautiful - wished I could take a photo of the sight but it was raining and I was already running late to the party. I'm glad Tokyo didn't win though - the city's chaotic enough trying to contain its own people - not sure it needs more!