finally i get to post...unfortunately not from my computer but from my lab's public computer.

tokyo university faculty of architecture is a pretty big school and the first impression of this school is that it's run by many different kinds of administative offices which makes it for an exchange student a bit difficult to grasp at once. although a massive process of paperwork at the beginning everything went well and here i am...

TU wants to give an international impression to the foreign students but infact it's very difficult to manage here without speaking japanese. the message board which is the main and the single most important place for messages for students is almost 90% in japanese...even the board for the international students is written in japanese.

so only the titles are in english. for example the title can go: "international students very important"...but the content is in japanese. but, (a big but) everybody here are happy to help and you're not left behind if you are clever enough to ask for help.

research has somewhat a big role in this school and many do research here at TU Arch. the working method is very independent. since researching in helsinki is as good as nonexisting i will have to learn the methods of good academic researching...it might take a while though.

all in all i think this is a very nice school with a good and in many ways a laid back atmosphere.

anyhoooo, today is the pechakucha night at the klein dytham architects' club/bar in roppongi.

see you all there...
this is a non-picture post since i cannot upload pictures from my digital camera.

be well.