dancing king

after a month of practicing our dances almost every day, i think it's safe to say that i am incredibly skilled at them. but it's not over yet - our sports day isn't until the 19th.

this week was golden week, one of japan's many public holiday celebration thingys. it's actually 3 days holiday, not a full week. on the first day i went with my host father and another exchange student (german) to an ice skating show in shin-yokohama. was quite good. the other 2 days i spent at school practicing dance. my life really has been turned upside down - i actually look forward to going to school on a public holiday.

in golden week people usually go on day trips or tours and such to popular tourist locations. kamakura happens to be one of those locations. and the small, slow train that i catch to school just so happens to be one of the highlights of kamakura. so on wednesday morning at 10am, i am the only person on the platform, expecting a nice, easy ride to school. a few minutes later the train arrives, and i see every carriage full to the brim, and in some, faces mashed up against the glass (yes, really). i had to board, because already i was late. it was practically impossible, i got about half way in when the station master came up and pushed me, with all his might, into the oversized can of sardines.