First Dose of Home Sickness

Just got off the phone with my dad. It was the first call I had that wasnt rushed and it left me feeling a little queasy. It's gonna be a long year... sometimes.

But part of the reason I got to make that phone call is that I got a phone. One of the hardest things I've done in Japan. (Did I mention nobody speaks English?) Plus the calling plans are really confusing compared to the US. For example I got plan M which included about 144 free minutes for about $50+. Yeah, minutes are hard to come by out here. But I also have a "double-flat rate" plan for all of my email and webbing. What is double-flat rate you ask? Well, it took me one solid night of staring at this graph, and that was only after I found the English site! Basically, it means that I pay one flat rate for X amount and then when I go over that amount I pay so much per "packet" (kinda like minute) until I reach the next pay rate which is unlimited packets. Yeah...
Anyway! The phone is really cool and has all kinds of features I don't understand yet. This one called EZ FeliCa? Apparently my phone can do things with other phones just by being next to them. Oh and it can read bar codes to get information off of billboards, pamphlets, etc. Weird huh?

Oh and for you video game buffs out there. My roommate has FFXII! It's been out here for months.

Anyway, next time I'll hopefully have pics. Sorry it's so boring.