Nicole's Adventures in Japan

Today I bought a bike and I must say after not riding a bike for about 2 years I did pretty good. I only almost ran into 2 or 3 people. No big deal!!! In Nagoya everyone, walks, Bikes, and subways. I think I have mastered where OZONE station is. IT is the big subway/ train station near both my apartments. I also think I know how to catch the bus to and from the school.
At school this morning I met the vice principal Adachi sensei, very nice women. I also met Michael and Dustin my co teachers. It was an interesting contrast between Michael very laid back go with the flow, compared to Emi (WYS guide) who has lots of energy go go go! and follows rules. The school seemed very nice, it is an all girl's Sr. High School. Justin and Mike cleaned up our office area today, so we shall see what it looks like on Wednesday.
Emi and I left shortly after morning meeting so we could work on cleaning my current apartment. I learned how to fix Japanese paper doors. It took a lot of time to clean the old paper off the door and cut and iron the new paper onto the wooden fram of the doors. I must say it looks very nice compared to the torn paper we found on Sunday. We also had fun shopping, hence the bike. WYS also purchased bedding for me and I bought some towels. There is a very dangerous store, similar to a bed bath and beyond not far from my apartment. Very cute pillows and chairs. After shopping Emi and I went for a nice long bike ride. To school, found lunch which was more like an early dinner 4pm. I had a very Japanese dish of pizza. I must say it tasted really good. (I feel I must in my own defense tell you I had real Japanese lunch box on the train from Tokyo ot Nagoya on Sunday. Many of the vegetables are pickled in Soy Sauce. I tried two kinds of fish, to kinds of clams. The mushrooms are very different then the ones back home.) Then we were off to Justin's he lives one floor above where I will be living in about a week. It is small but not bad. Nice big glass door at the end. Think small studio maybe 300sq.ft. But I will make it my home.