Godzilla LIVES!

So everything in Japan is small.

Well.... Not really. The size of the country is small, its crowded, homes can be small or at least the ceilings are low. The roads are small, a two way street is called the highway, in my town. If a car is coming your way, pull to the side and let it pass.

So what is big?  For starters lets talk about the bugs. Yesterday, there was a spider as big as my hand crawling in front of my apartment door. (this is where my best friend would probably have screamed her head off and my last roommate will never visit this country, now) Spiders come in many sizes here and big is one of them. Secadas are big too.. like, wha-o! Big. Now, I know why some places eat them. (not in Japan,though..at least no where I`ve been) But the spiders are a good thing, trust me. Just like in the states, the spiders eat the annoying bugs, like the vicious mosquitos or the semi poisonous mukade which are large centiped-like bugs that make ME scream my head off.

What else is big? The people. I came to this country thinking, these people will all be my size-ish. Standing 5 foot tall, I was met by students standing nearly a foot or so taller... I mean... really? What the heck, Japan? 

My schools are big, they have 3-5 buildings each and a soccer, baseball, and tennis field. One has a whole agriculture section and the other a large pool. If the homes are small its because the schools eat up all the space and spit out giant giggling Japanese students who want nothing more than scream; HADDO, at you.

And lastly, the Japanese appetite is HUGE. I mean... I eat a lot but.. these skinny as a rail people eat large quantities of food....Where do they put it all? And how do they not want to pass out in the middle of dinner? I havent figured out how to consume the amount of food they do here.. its amazing!