Prepare for a post dump! So much has been happening in the past three weeks, and I have many drafts to publish.

The first exciting thing that happened after the Hyakumangoku Matsuri was the first 日本語テブル、which led to the first visit to the store Animate. 日本語テブル is a weekly activity we have, in which we have lunch and get to talk with 金沢大学 students. I have entirely too much fun with that. It's especially nice to get to talk to Japanese kids our own age, since the opportunity doesn't really arise outside of this activity.

One friend we made, Ken Ohki, was nice enough to show us the way to the store called Animate, which was a haven for nerd like me. 3 floors of rows upon rows of bookshelves of manga, anime/manga merchandise, fan-made comics, and figurines--it was heavenly. I've already spent a decent amount of money there. Manga's probably the best encouragement I can get to learn how to read, despite the terrifying amount of kanji I don't know. I made a solid attempt with one of the volumes I bought; it took me just under an hour to get through the first chapter (上手ですね、私)

It was a bit of a walk, though. We walked together to Korinboh, past the department store called 109 and into a narrow alleyway of clothes for the 'younger crowd.' Most importantly, I came across a thrift shop close by that I would later end up visiting many, many times. 

I still don't understand the name at all, which is Don Don Down on Wednesday. But you don't need to understand the name of a place when it has cute shoes for just 378円。I'm really getting spoiled by this place.

We also went into Starbucks for the first time, which was somehow even more expensive than American Starbucks's. Not only do they have the same strange sizing system as the Starbucks in America (Tall, Venti, other things I don't remember) they have an even smaller size, termed "Small," which is generally more expensive than the American "Tall" size. The only thing I recommend trying is this interesting coffee jelly drink they have available, which I managed to swing for free when a friend tried it and didn't like it.

So yes, as you can see, the adventures continue ^_^