Everyday the trees seem to be getting paler colour, however; it’s the beauty of this season! Although Ueno Park hasn’t been getting any autumn leaves yet, last weekend in Nikko most of the trees had change colour and they were absolutely gorgeous! Hiking and going to an Onsen in this season are some of the great activities that we can enjoy while living in Japan–Happy Autumn to Everyone:)

Recently I moved into a new room with Oakhouse and the staff have been quite helpful! To my surprise, I had to sleep on a bed full of tiny bugs that bite at night for several nights until I had to ask the Oakhouse staff to remove the bed and if possible bring a cleaner one. They were very considerate about it and immediately called a furniture shop to replace the bed in my room and after a week I was able to get my clean new bed. The Oakhouse staff were waiting for the delivery staff even before me by our house and as I just got in from work the staff were already setting it up. They have bent backwards for me several times and I really appreciate their kindness!

Last week I moved into a new room with Oakhouse. A staff from Oakhouse was really kind to help me move. Oakhouse staff are really nice and I really appreciate their assistance!!

People are smoking and they don’t even care about poisoning others with their bad habit. We live in a guesthouse in Tokyo and some housemates are smoking in ‘common areas’ or around the house where smoke easily enters others’ room which makes it not only unhealthy for others but also stinks the whole house. I wish people had more common sense and took their bad habits elsewhere without hurting others.

It has been a really nice experience living in a guesthouse with other people. There are different nationalities and we can learn so much from eachother. I have already improved my Korean language ability with one of my Korean housemates as well as my Japanese. Anyone who is looking for a truly international experience in Japan should highly consider living in a guesthouse!

A few days ago I had a fever of about 40degrees and somehow managed to get to a hospital in Ueno.  I had a very high fever due to a swallon right tonsil and wasn’t able eat or drink anything. Luckily, one of my housemates was kind enough to come with me to the hospital at 3am. As we approached the main enterance the door was locked and quickly opened by a door staff and after waiting for a few minutes 2 nurses came from a dark room where it seemed like they had been sleeping. Again luckily, my housemate helped me with my japanese language abilities which became really weak with 40degrees temperature and only I remember being told that there was no doctor to treat me  and my only option was to return home and take the medicines ‘again’ which the doctor had given me earlier that day. I couldn’t sleep that night and wondered whether I would wake up with a brain damage if my fever went higher than 40degrees and how is it possible to not to have any doctors in a big hospital in Tokyo in a supposedly developed country?? The first question is answered for me now as I sit here without a brain damage writing this message to anyone out there who can hopefully give me a decent answer back for my second question.

The weather in Tokyo has cooled off a bit making it easier for us to sleep better again. Although we are having a rainy seson again for the fourth or fifth time this year, this time we really can’t complaint since it has brought down the temperature from 40s to now 20s. It’s also nice waking up fresh without the air conditioner and relaxing with the cool breeze.

I was walking to work today at 7:30am wondering how could I get to my school possibly without melting and dry withing 10minutes. I did make it to my school half dry but at least on time for my lessons and went through a very long day at work walking out completely drained. This time wondering how I can survive the heavy rain. As I was trying to hold my umbrella on one hand, my bag in the other while trying to answer a long distance phone call on my cell a japanese man passed by without an umbrella absolutely soaked yet he managed to have a lovely bright smile on his face. It was the highlight of my long day and realized what a huge difference a nice smile makes in our lives:)

It seems like Japan is getting the most rain this year and it is none stop. Does anyone know what is causing all this rainfall in Japan this year?? I feel like I live in UK with constant rains every month with maybe the only month that hasn’t rained this year being July. Hope all is safe and well with the rain and everyone.

Ueno Park is surrounded by beautiful lanterns in the evenings now. There’s also a Jazz Festival and an antique auction so if you live near by or just in the area near Ueno Park you should definitely stop by. First with the ‘Ajisai’ flowers in July and now with it’s lanterns, lotus and festivals, Ueno Park is getting more exciting and full of suprises every month!