It's beginning to look a lot like...

Life here is becoming less and less bewildering. There are certain aspects of Japanese language and culture that are actually more sensible than what I know from the English speaking world, and many that make sens for here. By this I mean that, while it may not seem to make sense immediately, because it works here then it must have a certain sensibility to it that is quite normal. For example, using Christmas as a winter holiday. You see Christmas decorations everywhere, and Christmas songs, and the malls are decked with, well, not holly, but garland nonetheless. There are trees everywhere. And nary a Christian in sight.

However, it relieves the blahs of winter, and because of this, it makes sense to do it. And, so we have as much decoration as back home. I will have to work Christmas day, but not being home with my Mom and Dad, it will not make a difference to me. I am forced to re-think the holiday, and what it means to me personally.

More thoughts on this phenonmenon later.