A Troy in Tokyo

Hi all, been a busy weekend (and week generally), getting some exciting bits and pieces done, as well as more exploring! I also went for a job interview today at an Eikaiwa (English language conversation) school, so that will hopefully be promising! This week I've eaten some new things, including shark gristle (sliced up cartilage), kiwifruit shochu (a rather nice blend of Japanese spirit and fruit), and a nice tofu and fish egg entree. The shark gristle was bought because of what it was, purely on the novelty factor, and I cannot say I'll be rushing back into it; it was pretty unpleasant all round to be honest! The kiwifruit shochu and tofu with fish eggs were very nice though, I shall have to revisit them sometime, as well as exploring a delightful looking venue that is very nearby to us in Komaba: Shark gristle - once was enough Beer hall - because alcohol consumption isn't easy enough in Japan! The three highlights of the past week have been Hallow...

So I was serious when I said I had a whole lot of material saved up, three posts in as many days - what a treat! Work has been made towards the Hult Competition; my team is working on a social enterprise to promote human rights, seems like it will be an interesting thing! Several weeks ago I went to a thing called 'TGIF Lunch', which is basically a lunch held by the TGIF group at Komaba campus. TGIF, contrary to what you may think (as I did) does not stand for Thank God It's Friday - instead meaning Todai (Todai being an abbreviation for Tokyo Daigaku [Tokyo University]) Global Interaction Friends. A slightly jarring name to get off the tongue, nevertheless it is a fun group. They run events for international students and Japanese who speak English, and it is basically an opportunity for domestic and international students to interact. On a Thursday they have a lunch in Komaba campus, which I heard about via Facebook, and decided to check out (also consider my confusion ...