* I Heart Makuhari*

I love it here! It's been completely overwhelming so far, but everyone's been so nice here and the people I'm working with are so incredibly nice!
I can't move into my little apartment until Friday, so I'm a little disappointed... but it'll give them time to clean and disinfect the place before I move in.
The food here's pretty cheap. But then, I'm just moving from New York... so everything's cheap to me.
The weather's been crappy so far. It's still kinda chilly, but it's nice weather to walk around and explore the city a bit. It's a really quiet city, but SO CLEAN! There's everything I need and want here, so I don't imagine I'll have many problems here.
My office is all set up now. I'm sharing with two other guys and they're super nice to me. Our office is HUGE and airy with a big window overlooking the little river.
I really love it here. I haven't exactly started my "real" work yet, but we've already been working for the past week here. The resources we have at our disposal are just unbelievable. We can apply for funding for just about any research project we choose to work on.
Must run... I'm starving. I think I'm going to sit in my office and daydream a little for now. For the first time in history, I'm actually done and ahead with my work!~