In the beginning I would get upset because I "wasted" a weekend not traveling. Now I'm glad I'm not stuffing my schedule, because that means I get to save my money for my trip to Kansai & Tokyo next week :) I'm so excited!! It's already only a week away! :O
My train travel and lodging will be free thanks to my 2-week rail pass from Guy and the kindness of friends, so my only expenses (hopefully!) will be food and non-train travel (subway, bus, etc.) BUT eating out here is supremely expensive compared to not eating out
Just to compare for you: Each week I go to the grocery store and spend around $15-20 on groceries for the week. That is all the food money I spend that week. In contrast, if I eat out, I could easily spend $15 on a single meal. (Not fast food, but a regular restaurant.) ONE WEEK'S worth of food for ONE MEAL? You can see why the only place I ever "eat out" here is my church's Y150 udon lunch. A place to socialize and talk in Japanese with friends. :) And yet this weekend when Alex comes I'll be eating out probably at least 3 times! Aah, the money! But I want to give him the full experience and have him taste the Nagasaki specialties (which I haven't even tried yet) champon noodles, sara udon noodles, and castella cake.
Speaking of that, Alex is coming this tomorrow!! Yay!! I was trying to think about the last time I saw him, and I think it was Winter 2009, freaking a year and a half ago! Sheeesh. So excited to show him my city :)
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