This past week, I went
to Okinawa for 5 days with Sheridan, Clare, Ellen and Devin; fellow ALT’s in
Kumamoto. It was honestly so needed, since I’d had a pretty crap week prior to
going. I was getting super irritated at having no proper schedule, since I’m in
a different school almost every day. That, combined with living alone, made me
feel my life consisted of school, cooking dinner, doing chores, lesson planning
for the next day, and being asleep by 10pm, day in and day out. I knew I needed
a holiday when the fact I’d done laundry on Sunday, but it was stuck outside in
torrential rain for 4 days and I couldn’t bring it inside because I have bamboo
floors, pushed me over the edge.
Yet another typhoon was
on its way, so we were praying our flight wouldn’t be cancelled. Thankfully it
wasn’t, and even during our time there it barely felt like a huge typhoon was
in the area. Kouri Island was beautiful, where we discovered a small café amongst
the sugar cane fields. Miyagi Island was also another highlight, and I LOVED
Makishi Public Market. We stayed in Naha, and the only way I can compare it to
somewhere is that it is Japanese Miami. Parts of Chatan, with so many Americans
everywhere, honestly made you forget you were in Japan at all.
I’ve been converted to
loving vegan foods, something I thought I’d never say. I always overlooked
those restaurants in the past, but we practically lived in them during our time
in Okinawa. The food there was fabulous on a whole, and I ate at the best
Mexican restaurant I’ve ever been to in my life. Go figure that’d be in Japan.
I’m also practically
famous now too; after meeting some random Japanese guy, he introduced us to one
of his friends who raps. Turns out he’s actually quite good and won some freestyle
rap competition that was on Japanese TV, and even has a music video to speak
of. Fast forward to him posting a photo on Instagram with me and 700 likes
later, I’m now getting followed by all sorts of Japanese rap fans. Let’s just
hope they don’t actually think I have any talent, it’s only drunk Caitlin who
thinks she could challenge Nicki Minaj if the opportunity ever arose.
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