Saturday, March 28, 2009

Trash Conundrum

Japan is very particular about their trash and the disposal thereof. You must separate trash into burnable, non burnable, cans and PET bottles (but no with the caps), etc. There are special bags you buy for each, in varying size and many more categories than I remember.

I have so much trash in this apartment right now because I am terrified of offending my neighbors or the garbage collectors. Also you can only put your trash in the designated spot on Fridays and Tuesdays between 5am and 8am.

Problems:
1. My crippling fear of being yelled at for being a stupid foreigner who can't separate trash.
2. I can't carry all the trash at once, but I should take some out each week, so it will quit accumulating.
3. I have no idea where I'm supposed to take it. I don't want to wander down the neighborhood with bags of trash at 6am (although that would be pretty funny to see... maybe I'll stage a photo op).

In lighter news, had three classes today, all end of term classes. SPEECHES! It was fantastic, these students work so hard. My highest level class is such a breeze, it's mostly just conversation with them and among each other. They're so smart!*

Last night, Jen came up from Tarumi, and brough GYOZA! MMMMM Chinese dumplings, but they're fried instead of steamed, so that makes them Japanese? I dunno, they're just effin delishious. That and fried rice, I was set. We were going to watch "Kung Fu Panda", but we ended up just talking for two hours. She went to Tokyo this weekend to visit a friend, so I might just watch it tonight.

Sooooooooo happy Carolina beat Gonzaga!!! Hell yea Elite Eight! I hope to watch the UNC - Oklahoma game tomorrow.

Bought what I thought was a grilled cheese tonight, turns out it was egg salad and cheese on french toast? Super awesome anyways.


* Smart in Japan means slender, so I keep telling students "You are so slim!"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Eventually your apartment will be condemned and you will forever be known as 'That Trashy American Girl'. ;)