An American Werewolf in Tokyo

Sorry that it's been over a month since my last post :( :( :(. I would like to claim that I am exceptionally busy or something of the sort but...well I'm not. So far in Japan I have made many friends, including American and Japanese. The Japanese are all very shy, and are difficult to make friends with, but so far I've managed. I really miss everyone from home though! What I wouldn't give to get a good hamburger...Anyways, I have come into contact with AIESEC here, which is very helpful and how I've made most of my Japanese friends here. I also started receiving my scholarship from the government; the day that we received it me and all the Americans went out shopping for clothes. Japanese clothes are AMAZING and much better than their American counterparts. They are expensive but completely worth it, the style and quality is much better than in the states. My classes are pretty easy as well so every night I am usually not studying but just downloading and watching movies. From Thursday to Saturday night we all go out to the bars, which is about the only fun thing to do in Tsukuba. This place is very rural and boring, it's pretty much exactly like Purdue actually. Apparently this weekend we are going to the Tokyo Pokemon Center, otherwise known as my Meccah. If anyone wants anything send me a message and I'll do my best to get it for you, in exchange for mailed money of course :). Alcohol here is actually very cheap, one of the few things here that are less expensive than in other countries. Last week we had the entire week off because of some holiday, so we climbed Mount Tsukuba all day on a Tuesday. A few thoughts from this:
1) Japan is really f-ing humid and uncomfortable
2) Mountains are steep, and climbing one is a bitch.
3) Japanese people are super polite
Ok, well that actually brings up something else that I can not emphasize enough, which is customer service and politeness is through the roof here. The nicest people I have ever met are here, which is very nice. Unfortunately they are all very shy and don't do much of anything, especially dance. Everyone here is super awkward and stands around dance floors. Since I've been here I have also joined a basketball club, where I routinely get my ass handed to me by all the other kids there. It's for both men and women, and some of the girls there are sooo good. Like, good enough that they could play college ball in the U.S. It never ceases to amaze me to see three or four girls all shooting and making 6-7 threes in a row with ease. Anyways, I have to get back to my studies, maybe more updates to come?
Love,
Morgan