City Girl.

Last month I moved to Yoyogi, which is pretty much in the heart of Tokyo. I can walk to Shibuya and Shinjuku within minutes and I have easy access to all of Tokyo. This move made my commute to work go from a 1 hour and 15 minute train ride to a 15 minute ride. Time is money in this city and I've got 2 more extra hours per day now! I love living here -- Yoyogi Park and Meiji Shrine is right down my street and I walk through both every day. I walk to/from either Shibuya or Shinjuku every day as well. I love walking lately. It frees my mind and I feel really healthy doing so. Something about walking in the city is so captivating.

I've also been going out and meeting lots of new people lately. People from all types of genres from fashion gurus to pro basketball players to salary men. I'm like a sponge, absorbing all that this city has to offer. I play basketball at a gym near my house every Tuesday with pro basketball players and other city folk who come for a pick up game. I also dance hula once a week with women who are obsessed with Hawaii. And I go out with my friends a lot and somehow my network has become as big as the iPhone's network. I am truly living the life right now.

My friends have been so good to me recently. I realized that I have a great group of close Hawaii friends that live in Japan that I can rely on like my family. Besides that group, my coworkers have grown to become more than just faces at work but real friends outside of our uniform. And my Japanese group of friends have really opened their arms and treat me like their own with lots of patience and care. Why am I so lucky to meet such great people?

The city has changed me to become much more independent, more than I have ever been before. I am able to do so many things with confidence and without thinking twice. I have picked up hobbies and made different groups of friends. I love to read novels and other books on my spare time now. I really do have a great life even if it feels so bland.

I am a city girl. A TOKYO GIRL.