I am tired

Considering classes at UB are...what? 40 minutes? 50? Something like that. These 90 minute minimum classes are exhausting. Especially when you have back to back classes. Ack.

So I woke up early and went to class, then to the bank registration orientation.

Where I was subjected again to Japanese beauracracy.

You have to sit there and wait for instructions, then fill everything out, and go to the next station, where they inspect it, and send you to the next station where they inspect it again, and then put the finishing touches on it.

Except I did mine wrong because I followed the instructions that said to use the first page as an example. And my first page had my first name last name order (Japanese is last name first name) so I followed that. Then they said it was wrong. So I had to cross it out and rewrite it like they told me to. But they said that what they told me to do was too messy, so I had to rewrite it all from scratch in a new packet. And then I tried to hand THAT in and they said I had to go back through and write my middle name down this time. GYAH. And then my passport page was copied on the wrong page, even though I'm pretty sure I watched them write down information from the correct copy I gave them (after wandering around campus for 15 minutes looking for a copier) and then just toss it in the garbage. I had my passport ON me. They could have just copied from there >.<

Basically, Japanese beauracratic systems are so far up their own asses they're incapable of functioning outside of routine. I can't wait to get back to America where our processes have a slight amount of wiggle room for accommodating mistakes, instead of just "Do it again. Better this time".

I walked around campus a bit and I've been studying all day because I have midterms tomorrow.

I'm exhausted really. That's all there is to report today. I took some pictures and stuff, and I have funny things to say, but I really just need to study and stop hating Japan enough to concentrate on studying.

I'll make it up to you tomorrow.