Spiders on a Train
Okay. So. We had our first Tokyo train experience today, complete with helpers to help shove people into the cars. We were sardines. No one needed to hold onto anything, because there was nowhere to move. Apparently the commute is like that every day. I`m a little frightened. Maybe if my host family lives farther away I`ll get a seat, instead of standing. Anyway, I`m glad I`m not chlostrophobic.
So there was this guy who was sleeping standing up, right next to us. But there was a HUGE spider crawling on his neck, right at eye level. I didn`t really flinch so much, but others were scared half to death. I thought it was weird, almost a little funny. He was dozing off and this spider was crawling all over his ear and then his cheek and down his back. Everyone held their breath like it was going to jump out and bite their heads off. I suppose it could have. I have no idea what kind of spider it was. He was sleeping the whole time, though. But I guess you had to be there.
For our first time on a train, it was definitely a memorable experience. I felt bad because everyone was talking about it in English, in the hopes that no one understood, because no one seemed to. But I didn`t want to be rude. That seems rude to me. I just couldn`t help laughing. I was tired, okay, and a little giddy. So I kept laughing at it. In retrospect it really wasn`t that funny. Just a little awkward.


