As it stands

I have been in Japan for about 3 weeks. I am currently passing my time here as an exchange student at Kansai Gaidai University. I should have started this sooner, but, lazy as I am, I have until this point neglected to record my experiences here. I have already seen some pretty weird shit, some amazing sights, and met rather interesting people.
I came to Japan mostly for the hell of it. I'm not getting credit for this, as my University does not offer even a minor in Japanese. I almost regret it in a way, what with the American economy getting worse and whatnot. I wonder if I will be able to pay off my student loans.... or even find a job when I get back....I try to not worry about these things so much, but in order to stay knowledgeable of American news, I have to see this. And McCain is doing better than Obama in the polls, what kind of shit is that??
A typhoon is due to hit Osaka any time now. I don't think it is very strong at the moment, though it did quite a bit of damage in Taiwan. Hurricanes might be one of the few natural disasters I've yet to experience. Tennessee is special in that it gets pretty much everything--especially tornadoes.
I wanted to post a photo relevant to each post, but any will do for now:
Karaoke!! The closest place from the Seminar Houses (aka my dorm) is called Big Wave. Pretty much all of the employees there have bleached, orangey hair, tans, and odd haircuts. Most of the folks in this pic are from my unit. Oh yeah.