Car-less and coughing

So another Saturday has arrived, which means I am alone and carless, trying to cough the remnants of a cold out of my system. I kind of promised some people I would go to the town culture festival today, which sounds like fun if this weren't Japan. Being the only foreigner in this town, it means that I will be gawked at and put on display. I know that's what I signed up for, but it still feels like being naked in public. Some days I just don't want to do it, you know?

How I wish I was an exhibitionist who loved talking about myself...but I'm not.

Okay, time to face my fears...see you later.

*edit*
Amidst the cultural chaos, I somehow agreed to learn tea ceremony every Saturday at 1:30. How I understood that is a mystery...but how could it not be fun when the children are this adorable?


Could it be...a picture of Japanese people without the peace sign?

It's so funny...the minute I took out my camera it became like the paparazzi in there...cameras flashing everywhere. I just wish I had put on some makeup today...