Ninjas and cell phones

So this past weekend I had an AFS orientation (Saturday) and then stayed the night at my LP's (liaison person) house.

On friday, me and the 2 other exchangers met up with the AFS Kanzawa chapter volunteers. We had lunch in some international exchange building, but it looked like a traditional japanese house. We all spent some times talking about the rules.

I finally got a cell phone!

It's definitely not one I would pick - I wanted a bright colored one - but it has unlimited messaging and works for what I need. I am very grateful that AFS set it up and so quickly too. I haven't even been here a month.

Afterwards, we went to Ninjadera (aka Myoryuji Temple). The temple doesn't actually have anything to do with ninjas. Myoryuji Temple was built as a prayer place of the Kaga Domain soon after Lord Maeda Toshiie, founder of the Kaga Domain, moved to Kanazawa Castle. Later, in preparation for an emergency attack of the central government (Tokugawa Shogunate), the Maeda family considered the temples in Tera-machi as a shield. Then the family added a number of functions to Myoryuji Temple so that it would work as a lookout post and fort. To countermeasure the invasion of enemies, Myoryuji Temple is provided with a variety of mechanisms. That is why this temple is also called Ninja Temple. -Kanazawa Tourism Guide
It was so cool seeing all the secret rooms and hidden staircases. Unfortunately pictures weren't allowed, but if you search it, you would probably find pics on the internet. After we went out for supper. We had yakiniku (lit: grilled meat). You have a grill built into your table and then your order the meat and vegetables and grill it yourself. It was oishii (delicious)!

I went to my LP's house after (LP is kinda like your counselor, makes sure you're doing well, etc.) She was really nice. I also met her husband. He was quiet, but really nice. He even gave me his business card. I am making connections XD ! They were really hospitable, and I felt really bad that I forgot their gifts >.<. Oh well, I will give it to them next time we meet.

They also have a dog. His name was Asa-kun... (i think). He was sooo adorable, and really hyper and friendly. From what I've heard, I always thought shiba inus were kinda... not friendly XD. But he kept getting in my face (ie: jumping in my lap) to get me to pet him. We also played ball for quite awhile.

Sunday, we went to Daiso! It's a 100 yen shop. There was sooo much stuff, and it was actually decent quality, rather than the crap at the dollar stores in Canada. I bought a Stitch handkerchief, some school supplies, a makeup case and a compact mirror.
Afterward we went to a play all the way in Komatsu. her niece's school had guests actors, and she invited us. The play genre is called Kyogen. It's a comedy, in old japanese. I didn't understand much, but their expressions, actions and the way they talked still made it funny. We also went out for Curry Rice after. I had shrimp in mine, and it was sooo good! I know it's not japanese, but curry is my favourite at the moment :D.

Time for bed... I'm starting to get super tired again. Back home, my sleeping patterns were really screwed up - take 1 or 2 hours to fall asleep and wake up at 3:30am and almost hour after until about 9am. It wasn't like that every night, but happened quite often. I have realized that lately (last week or so) I wake up between 3:40am and 3:55am every morning. Luckily I can fall back to sleep within an hour. Hopefully it doesn't get any worse >.<