After class today, which ended at 6pm, I went to dinner with a bunch of my friends. One of the girls who had been in my class last semester but had returned to Australia afterwards had come back to Japan for a short visit. So, we all went to a restaurant on top of Shinjuku station to celebrate.
The restaurant was Taiwanese food and it reminded me of the night markets that I had witnessed when I went to Taiwan a few summers ago with my friends. We went to Taiwan because one of my good friends in high school, Jimmy, is Taiwanese and was gracious enough to invite us to his home in Taiwan for a month. This turned into our graduation gift and was an experience I’ll never forget. I also have to thank my grandparents and parents for providing the money for my plane ticket and the various other costs I incurred while there.
In any case, this restaurant was Taiwanese food and it reminded me of the night markets in Taiwan because of the lights they had strung up everywhere and the music they were playing. Also, the food was reminiscent of the kind one might find in a night market in Taiwan. Additionally, the restaurant was on the roof of the station so it was out in the open with the wind blowing. The warm temperature interrupted by the wind was something that occurred frequently while I was out and about in the night markets of Taiwan. I very much would like to return to Taiwan sometime and I’m sure I’ll find myself there again somehow.
In any case, I returned home pretty late due to going to dinner right after class. I think I got back around 11. Since today is Friday, that means I have class tomorrow morning, so I should get to sleep!