First off an update of my host family. Setsuko is actually the sister of one of my host parents. I read the sheet wrong. Secondly, Teruki has warmed up to me and asked me to play with him twice today. I also think he may have thought I was leaving for good this morning when I left the house but I couldn't understand what he was saying. He ran out the door after me though.
On today's agenda was purchasing cell phones to use during our stay in Japan. I went in thinking I would find the cheapest phone, so as not to spend lots of money. After a few hours of searching, waiting, and not understanding how much plans cost, I finally figured out that a smartphone isn't much more than a normal phone but can do much more and looks super cool. I also figure since I would like to move here permanently some day, I could use the phone then. I've got to say, I feel pretty cool with my new phone, and its camera is almost 13 megapixels so I now have a camera too rather than just my iPod.
I'm really enjoying my trip so far and feel like my language skills are growing already. I'm starting to think and talk to myself in Japanese rather than english and my host mother is not afraid to correct me if I say something wrong. An army of Waseda students has been helping us out so I've been able to talk to people often. I'm very thankful for them as they have worked harder to help us than I could ever have imagined. I'm very thankful for the help we received today buying phones. One girl spoke excellent English and was able to be a huge help for us in understanding what was going on.
Pray for me as I begin searching for a church to attend this Sunday.
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