Nagasaki life

 Nagasaki is very interesting, and it seems to be a fun place to live. In our first weekend here, we wandered almost the length of the city, and found many shopping malls and cute things to decorate the apartment, like the hello kitty giant pillow (in photo). The apartments are actually very nice, and theres lots left from previous volunteers, like books, stationary, dvds and notes on things to do, which are nice to read. I spent most of the first few days feeling quite sick from delayed jet jag, watching Eddie izzard dvds on my laptop and eating jam on toast.

The kitchen in my apartment is insane, the toaster (on the left) is very off, like a tiny oven that toasts the bread with what looks like two pink neon tubes...

The kettle is a strange white object with no handle or spout, just a kind of pump button and japanese instructions. I bought about 3 different types of tea in the first fews days, I miss my brews!

 



During the first few days we wandered around many interesting looking supermarkets, but food shopping in japan is very very difficult. Nothing has english on, and most doesnt have katakana on (the only one i can kind of read) so many things are guess work. We managed to buy simple things, although the milk is actually single cream and nothing that looks like chocolate actually tastes like it. Its a fun experience though, wandering round the exotic looking shops, with entire aisles devoted to pickles or seaweed.

By far the best thing about shopping in Japan though is the clothes and cute things. They are Obsessed with stuff to put in your hair, cute little hats, amazing patterned tights, frilly skirts, contact lenses, hello kitty bags, purses, massive high heels, gothic lollita dresses, tiny trench coats, nirvana t-shirts and Toroto toys.

Also, anthing you can think of, they have a toy cover for it here. There toy phone covers, toy TV remote covers, toy backpacks, pencil cases, toilet roll holders, toilet seat covers, wall hangings, pillow cases, slippers, shoe covers, socks, key chains, anything you like, you can have a hello kitty version, or a plushie version of it