A much cooler day! A high of 80. Today, Ichigo-sensei drove me up to my visit school in Shimonita. It was a pretty drive. We passed this hill covered with lots of pink flowering trees (crepe myrtle?). There were plenty of hydrangeas as well. Apparently it’s famous earlier in the summer, the blue hill. I want to see it next year!

I got to wear the slip sliding guest slippers again. Stairs are such a challenge. I met one of my JTEs there, E-sensei. She’s my age and so friendly. She actually lives in Tomioka too, so I hope we can do some things together. The atmosphere was very relaxed there. The school building is actually newer than my base school. They even had white boards! I met some of my students as well. Almost no English spoken, but they seemed eager and nice. E-sensei took me to meet some of the basketball team as well. One of the guys there was taller than me, haha. She definitely helped me feel at ease. I also briefly met the principal who seemed kind and friendly. She then showed me how to get to the train station from school and I rode back to Tomioka. Apparently, I was supposed to spend the whole day there, but I didn’t know that ahead of time so I hadn’t brought my laptop.

I got off at a new stop, the one that leads to the silk mill. Such a nice station. Everything brand new and full of tourist stuff. Plus some signs in English! After I returned, Ichigo-sensei helped me a lot with all my Japanese trouble. So thankful! I asked her about my internet info where she said my service didn’t start till the 23^rd. She also said the bank info was about setting up online banking. It was a complicated process, all that extra security precautions. But, I have internet banking! Which also means I can send money aka rent via online instead of visiting an ATM every time. She called about my delivery too, and ensured they had the right address and would deliver it when I was home today.

I attempted to make it further in the wifi installation process. I found another guide on the internet and figured out what I was missing was ‘user’ was the username… I managed to get to the settings page in which I click some random buttons and changed my wifi name and password. My internet still wasn’t connecting through, cries. I think I’ve figured out I still need one more piece of paper from my ISP provider. The internet is so close I can taste it.

Meanwhile, my package came with my manga! Got my special 07-Ghost and Battle Rabbits crossover card too. Such pretty color pages. I added the card to my wall o’things. Anything to get this place more decorated.