Woke up to a brand new skyline. -Thrice “Broken Lungs”

I think I can finally say that my apartment in Kumamoto feels like home! Getting settled was a lengthy process, partly because I procrastinated with unpacking for much longer than I should have and partly because I have substantially more space to settle into than I did in Tokyo. I went from the equivalent of a one room efficiency apartment, where the only hallway was also the kitchen and laundry room, to an apartment with a living room, bed room, huge bathroom, full kitchen (!!!!!!!!!!!), and washer AND DRYER. The living room alone is about twice the size of my Tokyo apartment, so it has been a bit of an adjustment. Here are some pictures:

Entry way

And from the other side

 Living Room

Living room #2

 Living room #3

Kitchen

Bathroom

 Ofuro

Ofuro #2

 Bedroom

 Bedroom #2

My apartment building has a cute little park behind it and on weekends and holidays (when the weather is nice) you can hear children playing pretty much all day. The cherry blossoms were blooming a few weeks ago and were gorgeous.

Not much of an update this time, but I figure its better than nothing. The next blog will contain some interesting facts about Japanese schools that you've hopefully not heard before. Stay tuned!