nightly top ten list

top ten ways im becoming japanese in the month that ive been here:

10) i say "okay" the way japanese people say it (ie: ooo kayyy!), much like the way i used to (and still do) say "super" the way czechs say it

9) i have a japanese alien card, bank account, mailing address, and national health insurance

8) i sleep on the subway

7) when i dont sleep on the subway i create text messages and send them off

6) im obsessed with all things relating to my cell phone

5) i stop in at ramen/soba/udon joints for 10 minutes and have a bowl of noodles all the time

4) i wear more black than i used to

3) im beginning to look at certain things as cute instead of stupid

2) im always punctual and havent been late for anything so far

1) i respond to anything by saying an extended "hai" (yes) in a japanese voice