[日本に着いた!!- nihon ni tsuita!!!!]

みんなさん　今晩は！日本でもう夕べです。

ok… where to begin? I’ll skip all the stuff about how long and boring the whole flight thing was and how uncomfortable all airplanes are.

the thing is I’m here! it took me about an hour and a half to get to 大崎駅 (おおさきえき), carrying a suitcase that weighted more than me, my big, heavy camera and a handbag with my laptop… my back and arms still hurt from that and I think I’ve got whiplash – though it probably has more to do with spending 11 hours on a plane…

Jen came to meet me at the station. she is french and a great fan of 嵐！yay!!! she is actually sort of crazy about aiba-chan. when I asked her which 嵐 member she liked best she took off her jacket and showed me her back. this is what I saw:

 just for the record, what’s written on the t-shirt is this: “if you see this person, tell him Jen loves him.” she actually sent him a letter telling him to marry him and he read it in a radio program and replied!!! here’s the mediafire link to the archive. you don’t need to understand japanese to get the meaning actually, but I’ll try to post a briefing some other day. 

http://www.mediafire.com/?llt5lg1sm1w

here’s the front side of the t-shirt -just in case you were wondering. and the girl inside the t-shirt is masaki-chan’s bride-to-be, Jen.

the front reads: “雅紀-ちゃん,　YOU 結婚してください！(masaki-chan, YOU marry me! – 大野’s （おおの）phrase when they make them propose at 嵐の宿題くん (あらしのしゅくだいくん)）　

so you get the picture, right?

my house is in 西品川 にししながわ）　- I’m not living at 戸越　（とごし）　anymore, ざんねんだね。sorry about that alex, I’ll try to look for the temple though. I’m currently sleeping in the living-room, but it’s better than going to the guest house for 8 days and then back here. and it’s closer to 大崎駅　（おおさきえき）and 山の手 （やまのて）line, wee!!! I got my スイカ　カード with　定期　(ていき) – commuting suica card. all thanks to ミキーさん　who was very kind and filled in all the forms for me :). alright,  this is my house from the outside:

　

I’d like to make this first post longer because I haven’t even introduced korin yet, but it’s 1:40 in the morning and I’ve got class tomorrow、so　I’m leaving it here.

I’ll attach these photos specially for you, alex, though I hope 明子ーちゃん appreciates them too. they were taken at 新宿駅　(shinjuku station) and are part of a cellphone campaign. enjoy! 楽しんで来って！