My first Gookon and Onsen...

Saturday night after work I hurried home to change for my first Gookon. What is gookon you ask?! Well let me tell you... it's a group date where no one knows eachother. One person knows everyone, but the rest don't! Haha. It wasn't a real gookon I guess...so my friend Takako said but I think it was. Anyway, we went out to eat a restaurant where I had nabe. So yummy! Like a soup or stew kinda. Then we went for Karaoke of course! haha. After we were don there, we finished with some tasty ramen! Oishi!
Here are the karaoke pics...






Tonight...Sunday. I went to an onsen with my friend and student Ruriko. It was different than anything I've done but very relaxing! An onsen is a hot spring/spa. Basically a bunch of naked women sit around in huge hot tubs. But there is no chlorine and it's way better than a hot tub. They have different temperatured spas, some with jets, some freezing cold! Yes, after being in almost 50 degree celsius water, i got in a 19 degree celsius tub. Fu-reezing! But apparently it's good for the skin because it causes re-growth of the skin. So it keeps you beautiful! It wasn't as awkward as I had expected and now, I am completely relaxed and warm. I want to go every day after work. Tomorrow, I'm going to Kokura to do some shopping and hopefully visit a travel agent so I can buy my plane ticket home! Whoo hoo 1 month and 1 week for anyone who's counting! :)