The Eagle Has Landed

Hey everyone, sorry for the wait. I've been extremely busy/lazy, and haven't had/taken the time to update everyone. But may I say that,so far, I have had an amazing time at NUFS (Nagoya University of Foreign Studies). Unfortunately I can't load up any pictures right now, seeing as my laptop is broken, but I can, and will, describe my surroundings.
I'm living in the International House, about a 3 minute walk away from NUFS main campus. It holds about 60 people and everyone has their own room. My single has a small fridge and bathroom right as you walk in. Past the entry is my desk, bed and cupboards. I have a nice air conditioner and wireless internet in my room, the latter I have unfortunately not been able to take advantage of, while the former I use far too much. From time to time I see penguins vainly trying to pass eggs in the blistering cold, but I hold no pity for them seeing as they have evolved to survive just such conditions.
Outside of my room is a large kitchen area with two sinks and hot plates on either side. The general layout of IH is a large square doughnut. There are rooms around all sides and small kitchens/dining rooms on the corners. Much to my surprise, these kitchens will be used by people such as myself to make palatable meals. So far I have cooked many of my own meals and you may all rest assured knowing that I am dying a slow and particularly salty death. I find one of the only ways to make my own dishes interesting is to cover them with my good friend NaCl. Hopefully all the raw fish I've been eating has a restorative effect on my blood pressure. Just kidding! Or am I mom?
Lastly there are the people. Amazing, excellent, funny, and interesting. The people here have surprised me more than a wiffle bat to the groin. I thought, knowing that this was Japan, that all foreign interest lay solely in video games, manga, and dueling cooks. With this preconceived notion, I thought that the only people interested in these kinds of things were sweaty, facial-haired, mouth-breathing geeks with primordial social skills. But what I have been met with is the complete opposite. Almost all the people here are normal kids like me (as normal as you can call that) who love Japanese culture and want to get the most out of their time in Japan. This has led to nights of Karaoke, talking, partying, studying, exploring and just a whole lot of fun. I have gotten incredibly lucky in my choice to attend this program.
Alright, hopefully my next post will come a bit quicker and hopefully my computer will be fixed by then. If that is the case then there will be pictures galore, and stories to match. Thanks again for everyone's interest in what I'm doing and hopefully this post satisfies some of that urge.