An Incredible Five Days

I'm in Japan to teach English, but I would be lying if I didn't say that I love having time off to explore Tokyo. Recently, we had five nights off in a row, and tonight is our last night in a hostel before we separate for our home stays.

Anyway, I had tons of fun during my time off.  On the first night, I went out with a few of the guys, wandered the streets of Asakusa aimlessly, and ended up in a bar with an impressive dart board.  My friend Sam and I played on a team against the other three guys in a couple games of Cricket, and we obliterated them both times.  

Then Henry and I decided to break off from the group and head back to the hostel.  We thought we knew the way back.  In fact, we were positive we could make it back.  But... we were also wrong.  What should have been a fifteen minute walk quickly turned into an hour and a half of wandering unknown streets and stopping at various Seven-Eleven shops for free Wi-Fi to check the maps.  The worst part about the situation is that if I didn't have my phone charging back at the hostel, we would have made it back in no time, since I have unlimited calling, texting, and data here in Japan.  But we did manage to make it back somehow, so rest assured, I'm okay.  I'm writing this post, after all.

We explored Asakusa, found a Denny's restaurant at one point, and we even went to the Ueno Zoo.

But my favorite place in Japan so far is Odaiba!  I went there last year, but I never had a chance to experience the Aqua City mall.  I was lucky enough to pet kittens with Amanda, and I was able to buy some new Pokemon cards at Toys R Us when I went there with Sam and Amber later.  We had a meeting about the ECC camps that we'll be working at the end of the summer, but afterwards we saw the Statue of Liberty and ate pizza at a restaurant with an incredible outdoor view of the bay.

Photos from my trip can be found on my Instagram account here: https://instagram.com/atambohmer/

I'll write again sometime soon, but until then...

Take care!

Adam
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