My Apartment

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Here are some pictures of my apartment and surrounding area. I'm still working on getting my apartment set up, so more pictures will come later. Ise is expecting a typhoon tonight/tomorrow. It's been raining on and off all day. During one of the breaks from the rain, I decided to walk around and explore my area. It's something that I either couldn't or wouldn't do back home. I really enjoyed doing it alone. It's kind of liberating just walking through unknown areas, finding new places, and trying to find my way back home, haha. In Japan, or my city at least, there are no residential or business districts. Homes and business are all mixed together. It makes walking around the area really interesting. I tried to smile and say "konbonwa" (good evening) to everyone I passed. I found a shrine as I was walking, but was too nervous to walk up to it because I couldn't read the Kanji outside of it. Maybe next time I'll be brave enough to walk up to it and just hope no one runs out and yells at me. I think walking around my city alone will be my new nightly ritual. I've also been getting up early in the morning and running. Both are habits I hope to keep up.