Back in hospital.....

I checked into hospital on Tuesday, and had 2 awkward days wondering what I was doing there when I was completely healthy :S

Then the surgery was on Thursday morning, the last thing I remember before my eyes closed was about 8 doctors doing different things to me (attaching tubes and monitors...), and then I woke up with some tubes still attached.
The worst one was through my nose, down into my stomach!! It was against my voice box so I didn't want to try to talk.... I kept gesturing to the nurse to take the tube out cos it was so uncomfortable and painful (I can still feel it now!!), but she said I had to keep it another 2 hours!!
So I recovered from the general anaesthetic faster than they had ever seen!! And she took it out after only 15 mins. :D

I was in hospital 1 week and was lucky enough to have so many visitors and flowers and gifts.
Paula (Colombia) and Andrea (Brasil) were my first visitors (see photo above), and they came with flowers and ice cream! I love these girls!

So I'm home now, I still have stitches but the pain is almost gone. The stitches come out on Friday!!

I'm so grateful to everyone who visited me in hospital, or sent me messages to my keitai.
Thank you so much!!
Besos e Beijos -x-

This week in my life......

My health check on Friday was perfect, so my surgery has been planned for Thursday.
I have to check into hospital on Tuesday cos if I get even a cough, they will have to reschedule- which I can't do cos I won't have time when my classes start.
I will be in hospital at least 7 days at the Kagoshima Daigaku hospital. I'm gonna be incredibly bored so to my friends: "please come and visit me!!!"

Onto another topic, Friday night was Kusa no Hana night as usual, but it was also the birthday party for Anderson, Pepe and Sayuri. It was a really good night, I was out until about 3:30, and as always, I had to work from 9am the next day. I don't know how I got through that day!! 
Last night, I was planning to have an early one, but Myjanne called me about 10pm to ask if I wanted to go out for drinks.... and so of course I did.... 
How many times have I said "I will never drink again!!"? Well I won't for a while anyway...

The pic above is before the tequila shots. Myjanne, Beth, Fiona and me.

Back to hospital...

My wisdom teeth have decided that now is an appropriate time to put my life on hold and clean out my bank account.

After going to 2 other dental clinics that were too afraid of legal costs if anything went wrong with operating on a foreigner, I finally found one that would do the surgery.

Yesterday I went to Kagoshima Daigaku Hospital's dental clinic.

Three X-rays and a CT scan later, it was decided by a group of about 5 doctors that the surgery needs to be done ASAP.

We've decided that the best way is by general anaesthetic- that way they can take out both bottom wisdoms at the same time.

The only catch is that I have to stay in hospital for a week!! As I'm living alone and would be strictly forbidden to do anything that might be recognized as taking care of myself.

So I have to go back to hospital tomorrow for the check-up to make sure I can handle being knocked out, and then we will work out the best time to do the surgery.

The good thing is that I'm on uni holidays right now, so the only thing I'll miss is work. But I'm sure my bosses will understand......

The pic above is me with one of my dentists, and an x-ray of my teeth.

Horyu-ji temple, Nara

This is my group- they split us in 2 groups.

Horyu-ji temple, Nara

The annoying Japanese lady from the bus.....

Horyu-ji temple, Nara

Horyu-ji temple, Nara

Universal Studios, Osaka, Japan

And this is the drop...

Universal Studios, Osaka, Japan

Waiting in the queue for Jurassic Park. One of the best rides in my opinion.... We dropped of a 31m high waterfall after being terrorised by a massive T-rex.

We had to wait about 30 mins for this one, the longest wait was 80 mins for Spiderman, but it was so worth it!!

Universal Studios, Osaka, Japan!

This was on the 1st- 2 days ago... and my body still hurts!! Theme parks are hard work!

Garden in Sanjusangen-do temple, Kyoto

I want one like this at my house!!

Sanjusangen-do temple, Kyoto

Sanjusangen-do temple, Kyoto

see? I really was there!

Sanjusangen-do temple, Kyoto

This is the longest temple in Japan.

When you walk inside it, the floor boards squeak really loudly (and musically). It was specifically designed like that so they would hear intruders. Omoshiroi ne!!

Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

found some Geishas....

Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

Imran and I are pretending to be Korean... I don't think they noticed....

Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

Kyoto and Nara Trip

I just got home from an amazing 3 day university field trip to Kyoto, Nara and Osaka!

After getting absolutely NO sleep on Tuesday night, I had to be at the university at 7:30am on Wednesday to meet the group of about 60 international students.

I was crying uncontrollably as I'd just said goodbye to my Brazilian friend, Silas, who was flying home that day :(

We flew to Osaka where 2 buses were waiting for us to take us to Kyoto. Each bus had it's own annoying Japanese lady who talked non-stop for the entire 3 days, loudly over a microphone so we had no choice but to listen.

We saw 2 temples, and then checked into our hotel in Kyoto.

The 2nd day was free time, so 6 of my friends and I went to Universal Studios in Osaka.

The 3rd day we saw 2 temples in Nara, then back on the bus to Osaka airport with the Japanese lady. We had 2 hours free time in the airport, I really can't believe they did that! But amazingly all 60 of us were through the security zone and in the waiting area on time.

It was a really great trip, and the whole thing cost us 3000 yen! Airfares, hotels and food included! We're really lucky, I love Kagoshima University!! Do I have to go home....?

(Photo above is in front of Todai-ji temple, Nara)