Hello from Japan! I think I have figured out the time difference between here and Texas, finally. Add two or three hours to whatever time it is, and then switch the am/pm. I am writing this at 8:55pm here, so I think it must be 6:55am there. So that, combined with 20+ hours of travel through continuous sunshine has amounted to the worst (and first) jet lag I have ever experienced. Nevertheless. Japan, you are worth it. So far I really like Tokyo. A lot of things really surprised me about the city. Here are some things that did not: 1. It smells bad. Ranging from pretty bad to horribly bad. Sometimes it smells like car exuast, or human sweat, or dog and human pee, or trash. Sometimes it also smells like curry and incense, which
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