Wednesday, April 9, 2008

"Orientation"

Have been busy with "orientation" - which is more of a sessions to settle administrative affairs than anything else. One more day to go before classes officially start on Friday.

Rikkyo is about 10 minutes' walk from Ikebukuro Station - and is along a street ("Rikkyo Street") lined with eateries and shops. Purple flags hung on every lamp post indicate the direction to school, along with the occasional "Congratulations on making it into Rikkyo" banners hung across the street.


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入学おめでとうございます!

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Some (not very good) shots of the school compound
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"Harry Potter"-esque dining hall

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cheerleaders and bands were performing all day to recruit new members

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Tonight's dinner was goooood - えびフライー定食 with red bean rice (!)


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Hugggeee bowl of ramen near school (look at the sheer height!)