Nov 8, 2010
What is CouchSurfing?
Today is Telenesti city's establishing day,,,No,actually neighbour village's.
Since (CouchSurfing' member) Jacob informed me my this blog that he made for me (by mail,before we met),
finally I came and stayng to his parent's house in nice village.
It's really nice,so that it doesn't matter although there was nothing birthdy's event that I expected.
One of his relative Varely is especially funny interesting man (60 years old but young),
in only short time but he narrated me much about Moldova colorfuly,taught me something tips for life,
told me that if I could speak Russian or Moldovan,we could talk more.I agree but,
still more he proved his talent of communication.
"You have an apple,I also have another apple,when we showed them each other,we both can have 2 apples.",,,Wao! That's exactly authentic "CouchSurfing"!? even if he doesn't know CSing.org
Since (CouchSurfing' member) Jacob informed me my this blog that he made for me (by mail,before we met),
finally I came and stayng to his parent's house in nice village.
It's really nice,so that it doesn't matter although there was nothing birthdy's event that I expected.
One of his relative Varely is especially funny interesting man (60 years old but young),
in only short time but he narrated me much about Moldova colorfuly,taught me something tips for life,
told me that if I could speak Russian or Moldovan,we could talk more.I agree but,
still more he proved his talent of communication.
"You have an apple,I also have another apple,when we showed them each other,we both can have 2 apples.",,,Wao! That's exactly authentic "CouchSurfing"!? even if he doesn't know CSing.org
new record is made by mother
11am but big dinner by Jacob's mother,Sarmale and big fried fish,really really tasty,I nearly start to leave Moldova by its big satisfaction. ,,Constantin(village near to Cahul)'s mother, Ilie(village near to Chisinau)'s mother,I was really enjoyed delicious food of Moldovan village. ,,Even Chisinau city,Iulia and Nastya's meal were memorably tasty each time. Maybe Moldova already made new record in my travel that "No.1 delicious food's country".
Nov 7, 2010
Good job my 10th shoes !
I started journey from Tokyo by my own shoes,,then,
many tims when it already decayed,someone in somewhere gifted me new one,,
this 10th shoes was given by shaman Dale in Lithuania just 1 year ago,then,
(although sometimes I nearly throw away it in hottest summer in Ukraine),it's still surviving!
Viva, shaman!!
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After joined Sunday liturgy in Chisinau,walked until edge of city,then,
After staying in Chisinau for 1 month,finally I started to travel again.
So hitchhike after long absence was also exciting.Why a driver asked me many times about my money? I thought he might force to pay when he dropped me off (but it was just my dellusion),and back-seat Alesia has Asian face so that I was charmed its beauty,stared too much (excuse me).
3 hours from Chisinau to Telenesti (between Orhei and Balti),finally I surfed CSer Jacob.
His friend Andrey.(,,to be continued)
many tims when it already decayed,someone in somewhere gifted me new one,,
this 10th shoes was given by shaman Dale in Lithuania just 1 year ago,then,
(although sometimes I nearly throw away it in hottest summer in Ukraine),it's still surviving!
Viva, shaman!!
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After joined Sunday liturgy in Chisinau,walked until edge of city,then,
After staying in Chisinau for 1 month,finally I started to travel again.
So hitchhike after long absence was also exciting.Why a driver asked me many times about my money? I thought he might force to pay when he dropped me off (but it was just my dellusion),and back-seat Alesia has Asian face so that I was charmed its beauty,stared too much (excuse me).
3 hours from Chisinau to Telenesti (between Orhei and Balti),finally I surfed CSer Jacob.
His friend Andrey.(,,to be continued)
Nov 6, 2010
1200 th day
,,,but I'm so tired.
try to remember,,
.100th day ---- Great night view of big huge mosque in Samarkand (Uzbekistan),
with pretty traveling girl from France. She said "Welcome to our home." I was really planned to visit her but later she got married so I disappointed,changed my plan to not to visit.
.200 th day ---- Living with Japanese traveler Megumi (met her in Internet cafe)(but she already knew me by travler's romour) at big flat of Iranian Amir (met him on the street) with white snow world from big window,Yerevan (Armenia),,,then,when he went to job' trip,we forgot to borrow room key so that we put ourselves under house arrest for 4 dyas.
.300 th day ---- Living at great night view' balcony at international Islamic university' students' flat of German guy Mujahid in Damascus (Syria),,after 7 months,I visited him in Hamburg.
.400 th day --- after 1 months' living in dirty hostel in hottest summer,Cairo (Egypt), finally I crossed the border to Libya,,then,soon my 1st Ramadan in my life started.
.500 th day --- after 3 weeks' clinic study (to earn money) in Dusseldorf (Germany),I started my "endless CouchSurfing addiction life" from Chrismas-market' Germany.
.600 th day ---- Student village in Uppsala (Sweden),I already became the person who used to surf to many CS-hosts in each city,,
.700 th day ---- Tartu (Estonia), but I still had my free time except with computer for CSing.
.800 th day ---- after 2.5 months' CSing (almost everyday in library all day for it) in Riga (Latvia), finally I started to travel again,,but it was still inside Latvia.
.900 th day ---- after repeating of visit and stay between Panevezys and Kaunas (Lithuania) for 2 months,finally I started again to travel (still inside Lithuania though).
.1000 th day ---- already stayed 3months in Vilnius (Lithuania) by 60 CS-hosts (almost everyday in library all day) but still finding more new CS-hosts.
.1100 th day ---- Just after I was stolen money 2 times within 3 weeks,in Ukraine.
.1200 th day ---- Have been staying long days in most wonderful person's family in all of my journey, Moldova.
.1300 th day will be on next February,I hope I can start writing this blog normally until then.
.10000th day will be on,,,I don't count.
try to remember,,
.100th day ---- Great night view of big huge mosque in Samarkand (Uzbekistan),
with pretty traveling girl from France. She said "Welcome to our home." I was really planned to visit her but later she got married so I disappointed,changed my plan to not to visit.
.200 th day ---- Living with Japanese traveler Megumi (met her in Internet cafe)(but she already knew me by travler's romour) at big flat of Iranian Amir (met him on the street) with white snow world from big window,Yerevan (Armenia),,,then,when he went to job' trip,we forgot to borrow room key so that we put ourselves under house arrest for 4 dyas.
.300 th day ---- Living at great night view' balcony at international Islamic university' students' flat of German guy Mujahid in Damascus (Syria),,after 7 months,I visited him in Hamburg.
.400 th day --- after 1 months' living in dirty hostel in hottest summer,Cairo (Egypt), finally I crossed the border to Libya,,then,soon my 1st Ramadan in my life started.
.500 th day --- after 3 weeks' clinic study (to earn money) in Dusseldorf (Germany),I started my "endless CouchSurfing addiction life" from Chrismas-market' Germany.
.600 th day ---- Student village in Uppsala (Sweden),I already became the person who used to surf to many CS-hosts in each city,,
.700 th day ---- Tartu (Estonia), but I still had my free time except with computer for CSing.
.800 th day ---- after 2.5 months' CSing (almost everyday in library all day for it) in Riga (Latvia), finally I started to travel again,,but it was still inside Latvia.
.900 th day ---- after repeating of visit and stay between Panevezys and Kaunas (Lithuania) for 2 months,finally I started again to travel (still inside Lithuania though).
.1000 th day ---- already stayed 3months in Vilnius (Lithuania) by 60 CS-hosts (almost everyday in library all day) but still finding more new CS-hosts.
.1100 th day ---- Just after I was stolen money 2 times within 3 weeks,in Ukraine.
.1200 th day ---- Have been staying long days in most wonderful person's family in all of my journey, Moldova.
.1300 th day will be on next February,I hope I can start writing this blog normally until then.
.10000th day will be on,,,I don't count.
Nov 5, 2010
These days are so warm like spring,doesn't need jacket,nice to walk.
I just asked which direction is center? to a guy on the street,but he gave me money "Take a bus!"
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Oh,today also I was betrayed by someone whom I trusted, I just started to write many air mails but don't want anymore. Result after continuously meeting many people for years is that hatred to people? Helplesslly stupid.
I just asked which direction is center? to a guy on the street,but he gave me money "Take a bus!"
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Oh,today also I was betrayed by someone whom I trusted, I just started to write many air mails but don't want anymore. Result after continuously meeting many people for years is that hatred to people? Helplesslly stupid.
Nov 4, 2010
It took actually 1 year since my interview article was published in Lithuania until I send it to my parents with Japanese translation,,,when I look back,all of my life was always extremely slow,besides deadlily lazy,I can't finish anything unless someone gives me deadline,(this endless European trip as well),now I started to write blog here but more for complete all of past days in this journey than latest daily news,but I'm not sure even whether it will finish before I finish travel or not??
Trying to more CSing in Chisinau but by "Hospitalityclub" again :), I sent mail to only 1 likable member,next day already got invite answer to it,so I tried to send more 75 members through the night,,,then, no answer.
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Move to the HC hosts' flat but Wow! Latin letters are totally disappearing from their PC's keyboards,OK I try to write by Cyrillic,,,NO I can't!!
(,,,so that,
to be continued.)
Nov 3, 2010
Osamu Tezuka
Today is birthday of Osamu Tezuka
who is the biggest pop ikon in 20th century's Japan
(died over 20 years ago).
Yes,I also one of fans of Haruki Murakami,
I like Akira Kurosawa so much (and Takeshi Kitano),
and Hayao Miyazaki is my favorite,
moreover,some Japanese rock musicians are most important in my life
though,
I can't compare him to anyone else,
he influenced much not only me but everybody Japanese who lived in 20th Century
(my father or these creators I've written or,to everybody)
by his works' quality and quantity both,
though,
it seems that Japanese people are nearly forgetting about him,
and he's not so famous in forerign countries.
I'm really dissatisfied with it,
if I could,I should become ambassador about him
(it's much meaningful more than Sushi or else,,)
I can find some websites that we can read his works with English translation
but as it's illegal,each of them disappears soon.
Anyway it's a big pitty and big loss if only Japanese read his works,,,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka
http://beta.mangafox.com/manga/kirihito_sanka/
who is the biggest pop ikon in 20th century's Japan
(died over 20 years ago).
Yes,I also one of fans of Haruki Murakami,
I like Akira Kurosawa so much (and Takeshi Kitano),
and Hayao Miyazaki is my favorite,
moreover,some Japanese rock musicians are most important in my life
though,
I can't compare him to anyone else,
he influenced much not only me but everybody Japanese who lived in 20th Century
(my father or these creators I've written or,to everybody)
by his works' quality and quantity both,
though,
it seems that Japanese people are nearly forgetting about him,
and he's not so famous in forerign countries.
I'm really dissatisfied with it,
if I could,I should become ambassador about him
(it's much meaningful more than Sushi or else,,)
I can find some websites that we can read his works with English translation
but as it's illegal,each of them disappears soon.
Anyway it's a big pitty and big loss if only Japanese read his works,,,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka
http://beta.mangafox.com/manga/kirihito_sanka/
Nov 2, 2010
Nov 1, 2010
Oct 31, 2010
I don't know what to do
Happy Haloween! ,,but What is Halloween?
Goodbye summertime today!
so I enjoyed to sleep extra 1 hour in the morning,,,but then,soon it got to be night.
Lately I'm just writing diary almost all day,it means,if I write blog I need 48 hours for 1 day!?
I was used to write blog on CSing profile, so here is still not comfortable,but someone told me another blog website is more better,,??
Somehow I already got out from CSing addiction,so lately I'm sleeping in the night,not for computer for CSing.
Then,in Chisinau,by 2 concerts,my state of mind and body has changed a bit,
besides I'm staying super nice family for over 10 days,besides we often talk about life and God (even if I'm not religious)like family or close friend,,it's crisis of my travel again,I can't move from here.
Most of future Moldovan CS-hosts cancelled me as I expected,it's OK but I can't start sending too many e-mails to CSer in next country as before,CSing and even travel is not attractive for me now.
Now I just want to perform my music and write all of my 3 years here and send mails to everyone whom I like
,,but I know I will move somewhere soon,as it's my nature,and everyday I will answer to question "Why did you decide travel?" even if there's no answer to it but it's my job.
Goodbye summertime today!
so I enjoyed to sleep extra 1 hour in the morning,,,but then,soon it got to be night.
Lately I'm just writing diary almost all day,it means,if I write blog I need 48 hours for 1 day!?
I was used to write blog on CSing profile, so here is still not comfortable,but someone told me another blog website is more better,,??
Somehow I already got out from CSing addiction,so lately I'm sleeping in the night,not for computer for CSing.
Then,in Chisinau,by 2 concerts,my state of mind and body has changed a bit,
besides I'm staying super nice family for over 10 days,besides we often talk about life and God (even if I'm not religious)like family or close friend,,it's crisis of my travel again,I can't move from here.
Most of future Moldovan CS-hosts cancelled me as I expected,it's OK but I can't start sending too many e-mails to CSer in next country as before,CSing and even travel is not attractive for me now.
Now I just want to perform my music and write all of my 3 years here and send mails to everyone whom I like
,,but I know I will move somewhere soon,as it's my nature,and everyday I will answer to question "Why did you decide travel?" even if there's no answer to it but it's my job.
Oct 28, 2010
It took for a long time until I remembered who I am,,
Chisinau' TV (by Russian)
Chisinau' TV (by Romanian)
Yes,I was a Rock singer in Japan
(even if most famous as "most unknown"),
fortunately I remembered it in Chisinau by my 2 live concerts.
But anyway
now I'm separating from computer,
so maybe it would take much time until I start to write this blog
(from 2011 ? maybe)
but I hopw I will write all of my journey since I left July 2007,to here someday.
Chisinau' TV (by Romanian)
Yes,I was a Rock singer in Japan
(even if most famous as "most unknown"),
fortunately I remembered it in Chisinau by my 2 live concerts.
But anyway
now I'm separating from computer,
so maybe it would take much time until I start to write this blog
(from 2011 ? maybe)
but I hopw I will write all of my journey since I left July 2007,to here someday.
Oct 27, 2010
"Happy Feelings"
It doesn't matter even if it's unknown, just want to eat delicious bread.
Never had a youthful days but, if it was, it maybe now.
Not only in Tokyo but, there are so many various people.
It must be able to imagine, it's easy, just open your eyes.
It's perhaps wonderful thing, perhaps uncertain thing.
I'm satisfied, laugh with you,
What a supreme feeling!
Can I laugh even when I became old, even alone?
Will it end when love fade away, or still continue?
It doesn't matter even if it's unknown, just want to eat delicious bread.
Supreme, even more stronger than worst feeling.
It's perhaps uncertain thing, perhaps wonderful thing.
In splendid season with sunflower blossoms,
I'm satisfied, laugh with you,
What a supreme feeling!
by USHI JAPAN ('98)
translated by Ushi Sushi (2010)
Oct 26, 2010
Oct 18, 2010
USHI concert in Chisinau is coming soon,,,
23 (Sat) 19:19~ at Art-Labyrinth
http://art-labyrinth.org/
27(Wed) around 19:30~ Neskuchnyi Dvor
at Neskuchnyj Dvor charge 12 lei
http://art-labyrinth.org/
27(Wed) around 19:30~ Neskuchnyi Dvor
at Neskuchnyj Dvor charge 12 lei
Oct 16, 2010
Oct 13, 2010
Oct 2, 2010
Feels like my house was entirely burnt down
Just befofre I start this long travel,I depositted almost all of videos of my music performances sice when I was 20 to my ex-girlfriend. ,,,After 3 yeas past,we haven't been contacting anymore thoguh, I asked about it to her by e-mail,then, unexpectedly soon she replied but "Sorry,there aren't them anymore."
(,,,to be continued)
(,,,to be continued)
Oct 1, 2010
Moldova
Jurnal de Chisinau
or, by Google Translate
CTC TV
Jurnal TV
MY TRAVEL MEMORY IN MOLDOVA IN 2001 : .I was just walking at the countryside after entered from Romanian border,but police caught me and bound me for a half day (why?) .In Chisinau,I hadn't met any tourist even European (why?) .Soon after my train to Roamania left the station,it stopped to catch and bind me by police (why?) ,,,By the way,I was caught by police near border in Romanian side too,like as "Take off all your clothes!" (WHY!?)
(1,October)
Finally I left Transnistria.
(3,Oct)knocking doors in Gagauzia,most biggest farming village in Europe!?
There are people who demands me to show passport like police then "No, I can't host you because Who are you?",and there are people who say "Sorry my house is not so good." but welcome me even in the night.
(8,Oct)village nearby Romanian border
knocked church but "Sorry". a rugged guy welcomed me and we slept in one bed together.
(9,Oct)after got very wet by rainy hitchhike,arrived Chisinau 20:00, then walked,,in the middle of big park,finally found secret club 23:00,and slept there.
(10,Oct)Club's people planned USHI-concert. Their friend took me to host,but he's also CSer.
(13,Oct)Every future CS-host tells me No Internet (by phone),How will I continue CSing here? (anyway I gave back phone to its owner but,he said) "If you have no place to stay,Welcome"!?,,,as a result,really interesting host but non CSer again! (but No Internet).
(14,Oct)another bar also planned my concert.
(16,Oct)Just 15km from Chisinau but so nice village at nice family,, still continuing lucky CSing.
or, by Google Translate
CTC TV
Jurnal TV
MY TRAVEL MEMORY IN MOLDOVA IN 2001 : .I was just walking at the countryside after entered from Romanian border,but police caught me and bound me for a half day (why?) .In Chisinau,I hadn't met any tourist even European (why?) .Soon after my train to Roamania left the station,it stopped to catch and bind me by police (why?) ,,,By the way,I was caught by police near border in Romanian side too,like as "Take off all your clothes!" (WHY!?)
(1,October)
Finally I left Transnistria.
(3,Oct)knocking doors in Gagauzia,most biggest farming village in Europe!?
There are people who demands me to show passport like police then "No, I can't host you because Who are you?",and there are people who say "Sorry my house is not so good." but welcome me even in the night.
(8,Oct)village nearby Romanian border
knocked church but "Sorry". a rugged guy welcomed me and we slept in one bed together.
(9,Oct)after got very wet by rainy hitchhike,arrived Chisinau 20:00, then walked,,in the middle of big park,finally found secret club 23:00,and slept there.
(10,Oct)Club's people planned USHI-concert. Their friend took me to host,but he's also CSer.
(13,Oct)Every future CS-host tells me No Internet (by phone),How will I continue CSing here? (anyway I gave back phone to its owner but,he said) "If you have no place to stay,Welcome"!?,,,as a result,really interesting host but non CSer again! (but No Internet).
(14,Oct)another bar also planned my concert.
(16,Oct)Just 15km from Chisinau but so nice village at nice family,, still continuing lucky CSing.
Sep 2, 2010
TRANSNISTRIA
USHI on TV of Transnistria
(1,September)FINALLY I LEFT UKRAINE, came to Moldova!
Border office gave me Moldavian stamp even no check my face!?
(Started hitchhike on 6 PM Odessa,so that)sunset came just after crossed border,so I Knocked doors in border village and one family welcomed me,,all of family members' job were border officer!? :)
.Since I quitted to write diary in Finland,finally I started it again,so I don't need to write blog anymore?)
(2,September)I ALREADY LEFT MOLDOVA!
ill-natured Moldavian border officer, friendly Transnistrian officer, and (I didn't know there is own currency here!?)trolly bus accepted my hitchhike for free!? 5:30 PM,arrived Tiraspol.
Joined Celebration of 20th of Transnistria,by TV-news'interview.
(3,Fri.)Transnistria
,,By the way,I don't write about my CS-hosts because I can write their reference.
."Hey,what are you doing?" Anton appeared on the street and asked me meaning of life and took our photos by asking someone who was walking with camera and draw my portrait and narrated his love story and hicthhiked a car only for me!?,,I'm always expecting someone will appear like him,,,but he was also CS member! :)
.I surfed monastery of Kitskane. Friendly monk showed and explained big and beautiful their site and took me to excursion but in the dark night!?
(4,Sat.)Many people are working there but nobody needed my help,got bored so left monastery before mass,Sorry.Back to Tiraspol by hitch.
(5,Sun.)My 3rd Tiraspol'CS-host took me to popular cafe,but 1st and 2nd hosts were there too,at the same time. Host's friend is flute master,,after all I surfed master's home.
(6,Mon.)Master made busy plan to me today. 10AM)helped me registration, 3PM)took me to their TV station for shooting program with my interview and singing, 6PM)let me play guitar with his band in studio, 8PM)at home,Indian dancer came to show us performance, 9PM)his aikido practice at doujou,very impressive,sensei is great!,,2AM)Finally we said good night:)
(7,Tue.)Another TV program'shooting about me in his home and town.
.I often can't remember even the face of someone whom I met even TODAY. and Today I think I fell in love with someone but I nearly forgot even such feeling soon.
.Master explained me about principle of aikido,I had no relation with any martial arts so far THOUGH,surprisingly it fits me,"Not to fight".
.Master,his wife(local TV-show's star),and their daughter,none of them are CSer although everyone is real great CSer,,,strange!? I even can't write official reference to them.
(8,Wed.),,Sending CSing mail from midnight till 6 AM, then move to next host at 9 AM then continued sending for hours, to over 100 CSers in Chisinau,,,rainy groomy weather,so I continued computer work all day.
(9,Thu.)Actually I was planning to quit writing blog THOUGH,suddenly a Moldavian CSer Jacob sent me mail with link of USHI BLOG on Google!?!? Thanks for making it with surprise!? ,,He might be able to write my blog instead of me??
.It seems that I caught a cold a bit finally,,so I continued to stay host's room for computer until host invited me to go out together(If I was allowed,I can stay inside even for a week but,,)
.Some people give me fun time even before we meet by contacting e-mail. One of Transnistria' CS-host(not in Tiraspol) and I still can't find which day we can meet? Today he sent me mail "You can come Today from now by hitchhike" but it's already 8 PM!?!?
Jun 6, 2010
UKRAINE
BLOG in UKRAINE
Pt.1 : Kiev, Kharkiv
Kiev in June~ : (6,Sun,June)hitchhike from Belarus to Ukraine
,,,Almost 0:00,arrived to a metro station in Kiev.Thanks to Vitaly for help in metro.Sorry for visiting midnight to my first host in Ukraine.
(7,Mon,June)Kiev
Let's explore Kiev city,,No!memory stick of my brain have been overheating by Vilnius and Belarusian trip,I don't want to get new information,,and firstly I need to find CS-hosts,,after all, all day with computer.
(8,Tue)Kiev
OK,let's go outside,,NO!my stomach hasn't finished to digesting all of incident in Vilnius and Belarus,and I should write references for Belarusian CSers,,after all,haven't gone out whole 2 days.
(9,Wed)Kiev
Finally I went out to city center by walk,but it was already summer!I was damaged by sun!but at least I have met a CSer and moved to another host.Both were so nice though,it's hard,,
(10,Thu)Kiev
I was damaged by sun,all day I was sleeping in the bench of park.I don't have energy for CSing anymore,,but I surfed to new host,anyway.
(11,Fri)Kiev
Honestly,Minsk was not interesting city though,I miss Minsk because of nice Belarusin people.Today also I repeated walking and sleeping on bench because it's so hot! Met with Vrenja whom I gave up to meet in Belarus,but she didn't give up it and contact with me when she traveled to Kiev,I'm glad it even if she's not Belarusian. Tonight's hosts also attacked me by continuous general questions,,I nearly get depressed but barely could keep smiling,I know they meant no harm,but there's still no answer how can I get used to for it??
(12,Sat),,,I miss Minsk.
.Happy Couchsurfing day!
http://www.couchsurfing.org/channel_read.html?gid=13347&post=5917425
http://www.couchsurfing.org/CSDay_tips.html
,,but most of today I was sleeping in metro or bench of park,,
(13,Sun),,,I miss Vilnius.
.Kept sleeping in host's home. Evening is nicer to walk,,Oh!it's like hot Arabic countries?!
.Met with Vitaly again in musical studio.Soon after I met with his bandmate Ivan,he took guitar and asked me significant question of life by improvised song,I like such person!,,but then,he talked through about God,,but I remembered that such incident was very usual when I was in Islamic countries,and never happened in Japanese life,,"sometimes" is better for me?
(14,Mon),,,I don't miss Japan.
.It's still difficult to let CSers understand me.Most of their repling CS-mails are similar,BUT, "Just call me" is equal meaning to "we wouldn't be able to meet"
(15,Tue),,,what else?
.Ivan is working musical studio.Most of today I practiced guitar at there.
(16,Wed),,,I don't want to write CS-references anymore.It's difficult job.
.Into the wild with CS-host,,,even if it's park just outside of Kiev,camping in nature was rare in my travel(even if I had slept outside many times without tent or sleepingbag),,,maybe first time??
(17,Thu),,,I can't reply many e-mails,anyway.
.Capmping was great,but I'm not used to,so I'm tired much.
(18,Fri)Recording my songs produced by Ivan in his studio,was continued for 6 hours,,it was needed much energy but I usually don't eat in daytime,then a CSer took me for long walk,then, the time that my concert at pub had come,,somehow I sang with all my might,,
(19,Sat),,As a result,I'm so tired that I hadn't gone out from host's home again,today.(,,?? Is this not traveler's blog but perhaps "tired-man's diary"!?)
(20,Sun),,I'm Sorry to some CSers for changing my plan,because CS-host Mirka's place is so comfortable,as result I stayed for 3 days.
.Interviewed with BBC correspondent,she's also CSer.
"CSing and Ushi"
(21,Mon)
CS-hosts recommended me ,so I walked and peeped village of Kiev.
(22,Tue)
Since Sunday,I'm traveling let bank o Kiev,area o same metro station.
.By the way,I'm not writing bad things in my Kiev' days.
(23,Wed)
Finally I came back to right bank of Kiev by foot.
(24,Thu)
I'm still continuing to meet with many CSers.
(25,Fri)
Today I made a new record that I and a CSer had met but there was silent time for over 30 minutes.
(26,Sat)
Walked over 3 hours until next host's place because I have no plan and sunny day and it's for free. A woman talked me(by Russian) like "Where will you go? Please sit on bus,Don't you have money?" I really like such kind of people. When I crossed railway-line,a police stopped my travel,I really don't like these kind of people(but it's ok). Then,suddenly I was called some CSers to meet,so I wet in hurry,,but they asked me only general questions,why I had to go for speaking same things as I'm writing on my profile even by using money to metro,,Even if I've been often dicouraged like this case,it always not sure How it wil works,so I just try to continue to CSing,even if my ninterest for it getting lose,,
Pt.1 : Kiev, Kharkiv
Kiev in June~ : (6,Sun,June)hitchhike from Belarus to Ukraine
,,,Almost 0:00,arrived to a metro station in Kiev.Thanks to Vitaly for help in metro.Sorry for visiting midnight to my first host in Ukraine.
(7,Mon,June)Kiev
Let's explore Kiev city,,No!memory stick of my brain have been overheating by Vilnius and Belarusian trip,I don't want to get new information,,and firstly I need to find CS-hosts,,after all, all day with computer.
(8,Tue)Kiev
OK,let's go outside,,NO!my stomach hasn't finished to digesting all of incident in Vilnius and Belarus,and I should write references for Belarusian CSers,,after all,haven't gone out whole 2 days.
(9,Wed)Kiev
Finally I went out to city center by walk,but it was already summer!I was damaged by sun!but at least I have met a CSer and moved to another host.Both were so nice though,it's hard,,
(10,Thu)Kiev
I was damaged by sun,all day I was sleeping in the bench of park.I don't have energy for CSing anymore,,but I surfed to new host,anyway.
(11,Fri)Kiev
Honestly,Minsk was not interesting city though,I miss Minsk because of nice Belarusin people.Today also I repeated walking and sleeping on bench because it's so hot! Met with Vrenja whom I gave up to meet in Belarus,but she didn't give up it and contact with me when she traveled to Kiev,I'm glad it even if she's not Belarusian. Tonight's hosts also attacked me by continuous general questions,,I nearly get depressed but barely could keep smiling,I know they meant no harm,but there's still no answer how can I get used to for it??
(12,Sat),,,I miss Minsk.
.Happy Couchsurfing day!
http://www.couchsurfing.org/channel_read.html?gid=13347&post=5917425
http://www.couchsurfing.org/CSDay_tips.html
,,but most of today I was sleeping in metro or bench of park,,
(13,Sun),,,I miss Vilnius.
.Kept sleeping in host's home. Evening is nicer to walk,,Oh!it's like hot Arabic countries?!
.Met with Vitaly again in musical studio.Soon after I met with his bandmate Ivan,he took guitar and asked me significant question of life by improvised song,I like such person!,,but then,he talked through about God,,but I remembered that such incident was very usual when I was in Islamic countries,and never happened in Japanese life,,"sometimes" is better for me?
(14,Mon),,,I don't miss Japan.
.It's still difficult to let CSers understand me.Most of their repling CS-mails are similar,BUT, "Just call me" is equal meaning to "we wouldn't be able to meet"
(15,Tue),,,what else?
.Ivan is working musical studio.Most of today I practiced guitar at there.
(16,Wed),,,I don't want to write CS-references anymore.It's difficult job.
.Into the wild with CS-host,,,even if it's park just outside of Kiev,camping in nature was rare in my travel(even if I had slept outside many times without tent or sleepingbag),,,maybe first time??
(17,Thu),,,I can't reply many e-mails,anyway.
.Capmping was great,but I'm not used to,so I'm tired much.
(18,Fri)Recording my songs produced by Ivan in his studio,was continued for 6 hours,,it was needed much energy but I usually don't eat in daytime,then a CSer took me for long walk,then, the time that my concert at pub had come,,somehow I sang with all my might,,
(19,Sat),,As a result,I'm so tired that I hadn't gone out from host's home again,today.(,,?? Is this not traveler's blog but perhaps "tired-man's diary"!?)
(20,Sun),,I'm Sorry to some CSers for changing my plan,because CS-host Mirka's place is so comfortable,as result I stayed for 3 days.
.Interviewed with BBC correspondent,she's also CSer.
"CSing and Ushi"
(21,Mon)
CS-hosts recommended me ,so I walked and peeped village of Kiev.
(22,Tue)
Since Sunday,I'm traveling let bank o Kiev,area o same metro station.
.By the way,I'm not writing bad things in my Kiev' days.
(23,Wed)
Finally I came back to right bank of Kiev by foot.
(24,Thu)
I'm still continuing to meet with many CSers.
(25,Fri)
Today I made a new record that I and a CSer had met but there was silent time for over 30 minutes.
(26,Sat)
Walked over 3 hours until next host's place because I have no plan and sunny day and it's for free. A woman talked me(by Russian) like "Where will you go? Please sit on bus,Don't you have money?" I really like such kind of people. When I crossed railway-line,a police stopped my travel,I really don't like these kind of people(but it's ok). Then,suddenly I was called some CSers to meet,so I wet in hurry,,but they asked me only general questions,why I had to go for speaking same things as I'm writing on my profile even by using money to metro,,Even if I've been often dicouraged like this case,it always not sure How it wil works,so I just try to continue to CSing,even if my ninterest for it getting lose,,
May 9, 2010
BELARUS
Belarus in May~
CSer Sasha wrote this article
My very first official(via Internet website(not CS) host sent me Happy Birthday mail from my most favorite Georgia,I'm so glad!
It was too hard to leave from my dearest Lithuanian-CSer Milda,but anyway (11AM)start hitchhike from Kaunas!
,,,In Vilnius,caught driver who will go directly to Minsk!,,,BUT,
when I was checked my passport at Lithuanian departure border,
WHY I ANSWERED HONESTLY THAT I CAME TO LITHUANIA ON OCTOBER?! immigration police caught me for a few hours and made document because I overstayed for 15 months in EU(Shengen-treaty)country,they said "You must go out from EU immediately",,,Yes,I'm a person who is going to go out NOW,What a strange word you're saying!? but "Anyway you can't stay here,Go out now" Yes,of course!?!?
,,They allowed me to not pay penalty because of my birthday,but anyway I was very late to see Victory day's parade in Minsk. Russian nice family drove me till heavy rainy Minsk,then connected and sent me to my CS-host,spaciiba!and they said "You can stay at our home in Moscow" great!
,,,(8PM)It's been 4 months since we started to contact but,Finally I met with Rimma,most loveliest CSer so far!
(10,May)
Every city at the first days I enjoy to exprole there and get lost,I like such fresh impression until get used to there,and today I wanted to be alone for a while,,BUT,
I just asked at institute whether I can use Internet for free or not,but a student Slava helped me it and showed me city,even took me to Japanese embassy!? I was glad his poor English,I could learn Russian from him.
Then,finally I could meet again with Ivan,we just met for 5 minutes in Vilnius before(not via CS),,,What a friendly guy!? He took me to luna park (playland for children),we tried to ride moonflying-machine(?),,but it broken before start to move,,dangerous.
,,Oh,Minsk has no free Internet,so I have to finish to write this now as it costs for my host,even if I still haven't sent CSing-request mails to Minsk(I have only one more host here,,how can I survive here?!)
(11,May),,Why I didn't find Belarus' CS-host except Rimma in advance because I was not sure even whether I can enter to Belarus or not,and wanted to change my travel way a bit for separate from computer,,but now she is so busy that no time to be with me at all,unfortunately I decided to leave her flat,OK I will travel Belarus with having dream to meet her again!
.I've done REGISTRATION in Minsk easily quickly,but it's not interesting topic so that I don't write,anyway Thanks Ivan! and his sister!
.Tonight's host Diana is the only one CSer who invited me(even in anyday!?) from my post to Minsk-group,she said "Only when you sent private e-mail,people answer you,it's a rule"Yes I know,but Minsk has no free Internet,,
.She invited her friends and made Sushi-party,BUT since after excitement of hectic last Vinius-days,unfortunately I got depessed again,as usual when I'm in party,,,
.Diana told me that her Internet is same costs however long she used,,after all I sent CSing mail to 100 Minsk people as usual of my way,through the night,,Sorry.
(12,May)
Diana let me feel that I already satisfied to staying Minsk!?she's an artist and also teacher of art(I stayed her shool with children artist)besides good hairdresser,Thanks for cut even to mine! So comfortable with her,but I continued to move to another hosts---they also have unlimited Internet,,,I continued to send CS-mails til morning.
(13,May)Seems I came to Bealarus in nice season,Minsk is so green city,chestnut trees with full of flowers in everywhere.But I'm sleepy,,
In sunny park,a student couple talked to me by Japanese language "Are you Mr.Ushi?!",,,as result,Tonight I'm writing this blog at their flat!?
...its surprising process:
12,May,6:44)Ushi sent CSing request mail to Veronika.
7:37)Veronika answered mail to Ushi,but she was in Vietnam for study now!?
13:15)Veronika's Belarusian studymate Alyona(in Vietnam) copied and posted Ushi's mail to her own blog like "mission,mission,Minsk people!?".
17:21)Alyona's friend Anton (J-ROCK fan)in Minsk read Alyona's blog and posted it to his own blog.
,,,its blog was read by Marina and Ilya (both are Japanese language student in Minsk),then,
13,May,14:00 around)Marina and Ilya found Ushi in the sunny park.
(14,May)Over 50 CS-answer-mails are coming,because I sent a few hundreds mails,,
After all,I continued to stay at their flat even cancelled meeting a CSer(sorry) until 20:00 because it was so comfortable besides we talk by Japanese! When I left there,Marina told me by Japanese"Please visit us again and again",I was moved.
Tonight's host Peter was also super friendly and humorous,he lived in Tokyo when he was small child!?
(15,May)
Peter even introduced me to his colleague who can host me.
,,Minsk is bigger than Vilnius,bus or metro are cheaper than Vilnius,but I still can't get used to using money,continued to walk much (because it's nice spring day!)so that I was tired,slept in bench although Anton was waiting for me at metro station even to be suspected by police(sorry).With his mates,Frisbee in the park until strong evening rain comes(everyday it happens).
,,On the roof of StarWars-biblioteka with green-Minsk view,Anton told me about gathering in Minsk for the anniversary of a popular J-ROCK artist's death,I was moved a bit although I didn't like the artist,,and my most beloved Japanese also died a same date in last year.
,,Anton said,"Minsk is big village",so that he knew about CSer who invited me rock concert in club,,,all of its atmosphere reminded me of almost of all of my life in Japan,I was not interested in drinking and smoking or lazy relaxed company,I was just mad about Rock-sound itself.
,,,Tonight's host offered me unlimited Internet,so I sent mails to all cities except Minsk through the night.
(16,Sun)
Barbecue party was cancelled.Failed meeting a CSer as well.NO confirmation but tried to visit favoravle and "anytime just call me" host by walking and sleeping on bench for 3 hours,,As result,Natasha was more than nicer than I imagined! Supreme time of my CSing life
,,,but Sorry for continuing Internet until sunrise.
(17,Mon)
My brain and body both are wanting rest,kept napping at chair of shopping center.People didn't lend me mobile,so tried visit a CSer directly,,with napping by pond.She was out but her small brother treated me,everybody is good Russian teacher of me:) She drove me to tonight's host but totally got lost(sorry).
(18,Tue)
Host's couple are preparing to join to Rainbow festival,but their flat itself is already Rainbow festival! Interesting contrast artistic inside with ugly outside view of constracting new town.
,,,Sorry for late because of Rainbow but,visiting Anton's home and making Japanese miso-soup,it's really joyful for me!This is exactly Japanese daily taste(Sushi is not usual food,I didn't make it usually)!,,showing his mates various Japanese foods by Internet until 22:00,,Oh! late to go to host again(Sorry),cancelled it because I've found another (anytime welcome)host's place was just Anton's next building!?
,,Host's roommate speaks only Belarussian language(but almost of people usually speak only by Russian.)
,,when we go to sleep,"If it costs I don't ask Internet."You can use as much as you want."?!Thank you but how long about?"Yes,5 or 10 minutes?"!?!?
(19,Wed)
9AM,visited Anton again.Since he told me that there's no check on Russian border,every night I have been dreaming about illegal Russian trip(now Japanese tourist can't get Russian visa except in Japan),I can't tell to anybody or write on blog such top secret but,tried to visit to its embassy for inquiry,but it was closed today.
Sorry for cancelling host although it's introduction by Veronika in Vietnam and Anton helped to ask,but anyway I'm sleepy everyday,don't want to go to suburb,,
,,Tried to visit "anytime welcome host"in center of center city,,she was out but, his shout welcomed me from speaker of interphone at entrance "Oooh,Yapoonyats,Sushiiii !?" He and another she doesn't speak English,but we could talk by my extremely a little bit Russian,How glad!?,,,Yes,Lithuanian people told me "Georgian are nice!" but,Belarusian themselves remind me of Georgian!?!? (actually,he is from Russia but anyway :)
,,,Though,in the evening I depressed so that they worried about me,Sorry but since first day of Minsk I don't remember when I rested from non-stop excitement?!?
(20,Thu)
,,,After all I still haven't met with any "coffee or drink"CSers whom I'm contacting with,because I can't take breath from endless CSing,,,but,
Oh,No!! It already half term of my Belarusian visa past but I'm still in Minsk!? Got invite from many cities' CSers,I should start trip soon!,,but maybe it already not much time left to spend in Minsk? it might be,,no meeting Rimma anymore? even don't know I can get back to Minsk or not?? anyhow suddenly I decided to surf again to Natasha,at least.
,,But it's difficult to leave from 3-Geogian(but not Georgian),so I was late to go(as usual),Vika saw me off until Natasha's metro station,althouh I didn't need it,,
I was in a hurry to walk,crossed big car road carelessly BUT,
TRAFFIC POLICE CAUGHT ME AND MADE DOCUMENT!! (,,,I omit its detail)
,,Natasha broke my personal jinks "Second meeting can't surpass strong impression of first time",I'm glad it!
,,Sorry for Internet till morning again,but anyway I still can't finish even to write many references for Vilnius' CSers :(
(21,Fri),,,?? Afetr all,almost everyday I'm surfing by last minute asking,it's same as Vilnius days,,
Yesterday,suddenly a CSer answered me "You can surf me Tomorrow" so I answered soon,then this morning suddenly "Sorry today I can't"!? Besides,just before I'm about to visit to friends,they sent me "Sorry today we can't"!? ,,,Of course,all Couchsurfers shouldn't have such case each other.
,,,As result,now I'm finding Tonight's host.
(Hello,Milda in Lithuania and Tomas in China,at least I wrote something latest news,,,OK??)
(22,Sat) Vitebsk,BELARUS
After hard hitchhike,midnight my concert was performed excitingly at best club of Belarus!?
I sung with wearing shirt of Turkmenistan at Georgian owner's club,then I met with a guy from far-east Russia,or from Armenia,,,?!Suddenly I noticed the fact, How precious existence the post Soviet countries are in my life!!??,,I shed tears.
(23,Sun)Vitebsk---Novopolotsk
Woke up in afternoon,as a result I arrived at Novopolotsk in sunset 21:45,,Sorry for Cser who waited for me to show city.
(24,Mon)Polotsk---Minsk
,,,How many years I have been hitchhiking so far(and will do)?
Surfing to Natasha again and again.
(25,Tue, 25:00)Minsk
AAAHHH!!! I can't manage to contact with many Csers by e-mail through the night,anymore!I'm Sorry I couldn't meet You even though I sent you mail from me.
Instead,suddenly
my concert' date was decided on 29 Saturday evening in Minsk.
(26,Wed)Hitchhike and CSing to Baranovichi and Brest,,,but,
in last minute I changed my mind,stood on the road to Grodno
,,,after standing for hours in windy cloudy weather,finally the driver who is going to Lida(not to Grodna) picked me up,,,we have seen perfect double rainbows!
,,but too late to go to Grodno,BUT
in Lida,
finally I surfed to non-CSer who is mother of my previous host of Minsk,Thanks!
(27,Thu)Lida---Grodno
Yesterday,the mother invited me Uzbekistan' plof,,delicious! Then,today also I was invited plof in Grodno!?
(28,Fri)Grodno---Vasaraby village
Now I'm writing this in village close to Grodno,and stay here until tomorrow morning,it means that
I'm not sure I can go to Minsk tomorrow for my concert or not.
(29,Sat)Minsk
I'm Sorry for cancel my consert today.
(30,Sun)Minsk
I should prepare Ukraina-trip soon.
(31,Mon)
Although I'm a traveler,I saw her off at platform in train station,it's strange feering. After her train left,my heart became vacant. Now I don't want to travel anymore,but I don't have my home.
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(31,May)Minsk---
Love in vain,and it was rainy,besides sleepy,,,started hitchhike 5 PM,Thanks taxi-driver!? then,hard to catch,,,arrived to Koblin and met host 11 PM.
(1,June)Brest---
napping in fortress,then,met CSer,,,it's hard to talk with someone who is eating food as I'm always hungry. Hitchhike from 6:30 PM.Many hitchhikers were at same point,everyone succeeded sooner or later and someone new were coming one after another,,though,only I couldn't catch for over 3 hours,,,arrived Baranovichi at 0 AM.
(2,June)Baranovichi---
Too tired and too sunny day,stayed at host for long.Authority of hitchhike Anton's book is interesting but,,Why do we need study or school about hitchhike?? 2 hours walking,hitchhike from 7:30 PM,,,after sunset,I nearly gave up,then, SINCE BEFORE ENTER EUROPE,FINALLY I NEARLY DECIDED KNOCKING DOOR AGAIN!?,,but speedmaniac picked me up,,Minsk at 0 AM.
(3,June)Minsk
Kasia is too nice CS-host,too much is always not best as long as I'm not so nice. No time in Minsk anymore,so I made a plan of 4 meetings,it was strongly sunny (+30c),as result,most of them I was late to come. Visted Ilya and Marina again,wacthed Japanese movie "Okuribito" together,,wonderful movie.
(4,June)Minsk
More meetings,,Why I still can continue? then,I saw off the precious person at platform of station,,it's second time in Minsk?!? After 0 AM,surfed famlily,,but they're interestd in my story until 2:30 AM.
(5,June)Minsk---?
Even more,still more meetings,then I left family hosts,,No!it's too comfortable I can't!? they might be hypnotizing me? but anyway my Belarusian visa is valid until tomorrow,so at least I should leave Minsk today,now it's 8 PM,but Go to start hitchhike,,?!!?
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Gomel'CS-host told me "we're in forest now,if you will come,we'll go back to Gomel"by phone. I left Minsk'host at 20:00,,metro,,walking to surburb,,caught a car 21:45,nearly asked him to host me,but didn't. In the darkness in countryside,3 guys who are going to go to Gomel picked me up with beer,,phoned Gomel'host "Oh,I didn't think you'll come"?! Suddenly guys stopped the car and said "we'll go back to Minsk,bye." Suddenly,knockings doors or camping out in the small city Bobruisk? It's 0:00,I remembered here is Kasia(one of Minsk'hosts)'s hometown,,I phoened her,,but she was here! met and took me to her parent's home,,miraculous.
(6,June)Bobruisk---Gomel---UKRAINE
Nice Sunny hitchhike,nice couple drove me to Gomel and showed me super nice green park nearby big river! Tried again phone to CS-host"I'll finish job at 5pm",,rest nearby street,,phone again"still work until 6pm",,so I left Gomel and hitchhike,,walking the border between Belarus and Ukraine was 2km around,,21:00,Belarusian driver picked me up but slow speed,,with passing through the region near Chernobyl,told me his mother died by its disaster!?,,he seems sleepy,me too but we try to not sleep,it's a kind of silent competition,,Almost 0:00,arrived to a metro station in Kiev.
(to be continued)
CSer Sasha wrote this article
,,,Anton said "I like my city,Minsk."
,,,Natasha said "I'm from Soviet."
,,,Natasha said "I'm from Soviet."
,,After all,most of Lithuanian people's reputation about Belarus was useless for me.Yes,here is different from Lithuania,but it's still not much,,just I want to say that Try to go to Kazakhstan or Kyrgyz!?
BELARUS WAS ALMOST LIKE GEORGIA FOR ME!
(9,May)Kaunas---Vilnius---MinskMy very first official(via Internet website(not CS) host sent me Happy Birthday mail from my most favorite Georgia,I'm so glad!
It was too hard to leave from my dearest Lithuanian-CSer Milda,but anyway (11AM)start hitchhike from Kaunas!
,,,In Vilnius,caught driver who will go directly to Minsk!,,,BUT,
when I was checked my passport at Lithuanian departure border,
WHY I ANSWERED HONESTLY THAT I CAME TO LITHUANIA ON OCTOBER?! immigration police caught me for a few hours and made document because I overstayed for 15 months in EU(Shengen-treaty)country,they said "You must go out from EU immediately",,,Yes,I'm a person who is going to go out NOW,What a strange word you're saying!? but "Anyway you can't stay here,Go out now" Yes,of course!?!?
,,They allowed me to not pay penalty because of my birthday,but anyway I was very late to see Victory day's parade in Minsk. Russian nice family drove me till heavy rainy Minsk,then connected and sent me to my CS-host,spaciiba!and they said "You can stay at our home in Moscow" great!
,,,(8PM)It's been 4 months since we started to contact but,Finally I met with Rimma,most loveliest CSer so far!
(10,May)
Every city at the first days I enjoy to exprole there and get lost,I like such fresh impression until get used to there,and today I wanted to be alone for a while,,BUT,
I just asked at institute whether I can use Internet for free or not,but a student Slava helped me it and showed me city,even took me to Japanese embassy!? I was glad his poor English,I could learn Russian from him.
Then,finally I could meet again with Ivan,we just met for 5 minutes in Vilnius before(not via CS),,,What a friendly guy!? He took me to luna park (playland for children),we tried to ride moonflying-machine(?),,but it broken before start to move,,dangerous.
,,Oh,Minsk has no free Internet,so I have to finish to write this now as it costs for my host,even if I still haven't sent CSing-request mails to Minsk(I have only one more host here,,how can I survive here?!)
(11,May),,Why I didn't find Belarus' CS-host except Rimma in advance because I was not sure even whether I can enter to Belarus or not,and wanted to change my travel way a bit for separate from computer,,but now she is so busy that no time to be with me at all,unfortunately I decided to leave her flat,OK I will travel Belarus with having dream to meet her again!
.I've done REGISTRATION in Minsk easily quickly,but it's not interesting topic so that I don't write,anyway Thanks Ivan! and his sister!
.Tonight's host Diana is the only one CSer who invited me(even in anyday!?) from my post to Minsk-group,she said "Only when you sent private e-mail,people answer you,it's a rule"Yes I know,but Minsk has no free Internet,,
.She invited her friends and made Sushi-party,BUT since after excitement of hectic last Vinius-days,unfortunately I got depessed again,as usual when I'm in party,,,
.Diana told me that her Internet is same costs however long she used,,after all I sent CSing mail to 100 Minsk people as usual of my way,through the night,,Sorry.
(12,May)
Diana let me feel that I already satisfied to staying Minsk!?she's an artist and also teacher of art(I stayed her shool with children artist)besides good hairdresser,Thanks for cut even to mine! So comfortable with her,but I continued to move to another hosts---they also have unlimited Internet,,,I continued to send CS-mails til morning.
(13,May)Seems I came to Bealarus in nice season,Minsk is so green city,chestnut trees with full of flowers in everywhere.But I'm sleepy,,
In sunny park,a student couple talked to me by Japanese language "Are you Mr.Ushi?!",,,as result,Tonight I'm writing this blog at their flat!?
...its surprising process:
12,May,6:44)Ushi sent CSing request mail to Veronika.
7:37)Veronika answered mail to Ushi,but she was in Vietnam for study now!?
13:15)Veronika's Belarusian studymate Alyona(in Vietnam) copied and posted Ushi's mail to her own blog like "mission,mission,Minsk people!?".
17:21)Alyona's friend Anton (J-ROCK fan)in Minsk read Alyona's blog and posted it to his own blog.
,,,its blog was read by Marina and Ilya (both are Japanese language student in Minsk),then,
13,May,14:00 around)Marina and Ilya found Ushi in the sunny park.
(14,May)Over 50 CS-answer-mails are coming,because I sent a few hundreds mails,,
After all,I continued to stay at their flat even cancelled meeting a CSer(sorry) until 20:00 because it was so comfortable besides we talk by Japanese! When I left there,Marina told me by Japanese"Please visit us again and again",I was moved.
Tonight's host Peter was also super friendly and humorous,he lived in Tokyo when he was small child!?
(15,May)
Peter even introduced me to his colleague who can host me.
,,Minsk is bigger than Vilnius,bus or metro are cheaper than Vilnius,but I still can't get used to using money,continued to walk much (because it's nice spring day!)so that I was tired,slept in bench although Anton was waiting for me at metro station even to be suspected by police(sorry).With his mates,Frisbee in the park until strong evening rain comes(everyday it happens).
,,On the roof of StarWars-biblioteka with green-Minsk view,Anton told me about gathering in Minsk for the anniversary of a popular J-ROCK artist's death,I was moved a bit although I didn't like the artist,,and my most beloved Japanese also died a same date in last year.
,,Anton said,"Minsk is big village",so that he knew about CSer who invited me rock concert in club,,,all of its atmosphere reminded me of almost of all of my life in Japan,I was not interested in drinking and smoking or lazy relaxed company,I was just mad about Rock-sound itself.
,,,Tonight's host offered me unlimited Internet,so I sent mails to all cities except Minsk through the night.
(16,Sun)
Barbecue party was cancelled.Failed meeting a CSer as well.NO confirmation but tried to visit favoravle and "anytime just call me" host by walking and sleeping on bench for 3 hours,,As result,Natasha was more than nicer than I imagined! Supreme time of my CSing life
,,,but Sorry for continuing Internet until sunrise.
(17,Mon)
My brain and body both are wanting rest,kept napping at chair of shopping center.People didn't lend me mobile,so tried visit a CSer directly,,with napping by pond.She was out but her small brother treated me,everybody is good Russian teacher of me:) She drove me to tonight's host but totally got lost(sorry).
(18,Tue)
Host's couple are preparing to join to Rainbow festival,but their flat itself is already Rainbow festival! Interesting contrast artistic inside with ugly outside view of constracting new town.
,,,Sorry for late because of Rainbow but,visiting Anton's home and making Japanese miso-soup,it's really joyful for me!This is exactly Japanese daily taste(Sushi is not usual food,I didn't make it usually)!,,showing his mates various Japanese foods by Internet until 22:00,,Oh! late to go to host again(Sorry),cancelled it because I've found another (anytime welcome)host's place was just Anton's next building!?
,,Host's roommate speaks only Belarussian language(but almost of people usually speak only by Russian.)
,,when we go to sleep,"If it costs I don't ask Internet."You can use as much as you want."?!Thank you but how long about?"Yes,5 or 10 minutes?"!?!?
(19,Wed)
9AM,visited Anton again.Since he told me that there's no check on Russian border,every night I have been dreaming about illegal Russian trip(now Japanese tourist can't get Russian visa except in Japan),I can't tell to anybody or write on blog such top secret but,tried to visit to its embassy for inquiry,but it was closed today.
Sorry for cancelling host although it's introduction by Veronika in Vietnam and Anton helped to ask,but anyway I'm sleepy everyday,don't want to go to suburb,,
,,Tried to visit "anytime welcome host"in center of center city,,she was out but, his shout welcomed me from speaker of interphone at entrance "Oooh,Yapoonyats,Sushiiii !?" He and another she doesn't speak English,but we could talk by my extremely a little bit Russian,How glad!?,,,Yes,Lithuanian people told me "Georgian are nice!" but,Belarusian themselves remind me of Georgian!?!? (actually,he is from Russia but anyway :)
,,,Though,in the evening I depressed so that they worried about me,Sorry but since first day of Minsk I don't remember when I rested from non-stop excitement?!?
(20,Thu)
,,,After all I still haven't met with any "coffee or drink"CSers whom I'm contacting with,because I can't take breath from endless CSing,,,but,
Oh,No!! It already half term of my Belarusian visa past but I'm still in Minsk!? Got invite from many cities' CSers,I should start trip soon!,,but maybe it already not much time left to spend in Minsk? it might be,,no meeting Rimma anymore? even don't know I can get back to Minsk or not?? anyhow suddenly I decided to surf again to Natasha,at least.
,,But it's difficult to leave from 3-Geogian(but not Georgian),so I was late to go(as usual),Vika saw me off until Natasha's metro station,althouh I didn't need it,,
I was in a hurry to walk,crossed big car road carelessly BUT,
TRAFFIC POLICE CAUGHT ME AND MADE DOCUMENT!! (,,,I omit its detail)
,,Natasha broke my personal jinks "Second meeting can't surpass strong impression of first time",I'm glad it!
,,Sorry for Internet till morning again,but anyway I still can't finish even to write many references for Vilnius' CSers :(
(21,Fri),,,?? Afetr all,almost everyday I'm surfing by last minute asking,it's same as Vilnius days,,
Yesterday,suddenly a CSer answered me "You can surf me Tomorrow" so I answered soon,then this morning suddenly "Sorry today I can't"!? Besides,just before I'm about to visit to friends,they sent me "Sorry today we can't"!? ,,,Of course,all Couchsurfers shouldn't have such case each other.
,,,As result,now I'm finding Tonight's host.
(Hello,Milda in Lithuania and Tomas in China,at least I wrote something latest news,,,OK??)
(22,Sat) Vitebsk,BELARUS
After hard hitchhike,midnight my concert was performed excitingly at best club of Belarus!?
I sung with wearing shirt of Turkmenistan at Georgian owner's club,then I met with a guy from far-east Russia,or from Armenia,,,?!Suddenly I noticed the fact, How precious existence the post Soviet countries are in my life!!??,,I shed tears.
(23,Sun)Vitebsk---Novopolotsk
Woke up in afternoon,as a result I arrived at Novopolotsk in sunset 21:45,,Sorry for Cser who waited for me to show city.
(24,Mon)Polotsk---Minsk
,,,How many years I have been hitchhiking so far(and will do)?
Surfing to Natasha again and again.
(25,Tue, 25:00)Minsk
AAAHHH!!! I can't manage to contact with many Csers by e-mail through the night,anymore!I'm Sorry I couldn't meet You even though I sent you mail from me.
Instead,suddenly
my concert' date was decided on 29 Saturday evening in Minsk.
(26,Wed)Hitchhike and CSing to Baranovichi and Brest,,,but,
in last minute I changed my mind,stood on the road to Grodno
,,,after standing for hours in windy cloudy weather,finally the driver who is going to Lida(not to Grodna) picked me up,,,we have seen perfect double rainbows!
,,but too late to go to Grodno,BUT
in Lida,
finally I surfed to non-CSer who is mother of my previous host of Minsk,Thanks!
(27,Thu)Lida---Grodno
Yesterday,the mother invited me Uzbekistan' plof,,delicious! Then,today also I was invited plof in Grodno!?
(28,Fri)Grodno---Vasaraby village
Now I'm writing this in village close to Grodno,and stay here until tomorrow morning,it means that
I'm not sure I can go to Minsk tomorrow for my concert or not.
(29,Sat)Minsk
I'm Sorry for cancel my consert today.
(30,Sun)Minsk
I should prepare Ukraina-trip soon.
(31,Mon)
Although I'm a traveler,I saw her off at platform in train station,it's strange feering. After her train left,my heart became vacant. Now I don't want to travel anymore,but I don't have my home.
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(31,May)Minsk---
Love in vain,and it was rainy,besides sleepy,,,started hitchhike 5 PM,Thanks taxi-driver!? then,hard to catch,,,arrived to Koblin and met host 11 PM.
(1,June)Brest---
napping in fortress,then,met CSer,,,it's hard to talk with someone who is eating food as I'm always hungry. Hitchhike from 6:30 PM.Many hitchhikers were at same point,everyone succeeded sooner or later and someone new were coming one after another,,though,only I couldn't catch for over 3 hours,,,arrived Baranovichi at 0 AM.
(2,June)Baranovichi---
Too tired and too sunny day,stayed at host for long.Authority of hitchhike Anton's book is interesting but,,Why do we need study or school about hitchhike?? 2 hours walking,hitchhike from 7:30 PM,,,after sunset,I nearly gave up,then, SINCE BEFORE ENTER EUROPE,FINALLY I NEARLY DECIDED KNOCKING DOOR AGAIN!?,,but speedmaniac picked me up,,Minsk at 0 AM.
(3,June)Minsk
Kasia is too nice CS-host,too much is always not best as long as I'm not so nice. No time in Minsk anymore,so I made a plan of 4 meetings,it was strongly sunny (+30c),as result,most of them I was late to come. Visted Ilya and Marina again,wacthed Japanese movie "Okuribito" together,,wonderful movie.
(4,June)Minsk
More meetings,,Why I still can continue? then,I saw off the precious person at platform of station,,it's second time in Minsk?!? After 0 AM,surfed famlily,,but they're interestd in my story until 2:30 AM.
(5,June)Minsk---?
Even more,still more meetings,then I left family hosts,,No!it's too comfortable I can't!? they might be hypnotizing me? but anyway my Belarusian visa is valid until tomorrow,so at least I should leave Minsk today,now it's 8 PM,but Go to start hitchhike,,?!!?
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Gomel'CS-host told me "we're in forest now,if you will come,we'll go back to Gomel"by phone. I left Minsk'host at 20:00,,metro,,walking to surburb,,caught a car 21:45,nearly asked him to host me,but didn't. In the darkness in countryside,3 guys who are going to go to Gomel picked me up with beer,,phoned Gomel'host "Oh,I didn't think you'll come"?! Suddenly guys stopped the car and said "we'll go back to Minsk,bye." Suddenly,knockings doors or camping out in the small city Bobruisk? It's 0:00,I remembered here is Kasia(one of Minsk'hosts)'s hometown,,I phoened her,,but she was here! met and took me to her parent's home,,miraculous.
(6,June)Bobruisk---Gomel---UKRAINE
Nice Sunny hitchhike,nice couple drove me to Gomel and showed me super nice green park nearby big river! Tried again phone to CS-host"I'll finish job at 5pm",,rest nearby street,,phone again"still work until 6pm",,so I left Gomel and hitchhike,,walking the border between Belarus and Ukraine was 2km around,,21:00,Belarusian driver picked me up but slow speed,,with passing through the region near Chernobyl,told me his mother died by its disaster!?,,he seems sleepy,me too but we try to not sleep,it's a kind of silent competition,,Almost 0:00,arrived to a metro station in Kiev.
(to be continued)
Apr 17, 2010
Feb 1, 2010
VILNIUS
Interview video
DELFI
start FM
Vilnius pt-2,in April~: Sorry for not easy order to read.
(5,April) Easter hoilday,but after all it ended same as usual my day that all day I was facing computer and waiting for answer from someone host,from morning until midnight,,,but nobody gave. Do you still say "Wao!your travel is great" ??
(6,Apr)
Soon before when I came to Infoshop,CSer who had meeting with me had gone,why can't wait? then,another meeting also failed in same place. And today also no answer from any hosts. But,unexpected good happening always comes after bad happening,endlessly,,,
(7,Apr)
You are Lithuanian though,had spent all of your teenager days in Japan,so I feel like being with Japanese?! anyway you might finish my Lithuanian trip finally, by your spritual power,,,
(8,Apr)
Buddha's birthday,I'm not Buddhist though(and Japanese people are not Buddhist anymore,anyway). Very sunny day but all day with computer in biblioteka. Met with a Couchsurfer but nothing interesting. After visited to tonight's CS-host(even by using bus,,first time in my CSing in Vilnius though),I noticed her last mail "Sorry today I got sick,please don't come if you can" ?!?!
(9,Apr)
9 years ago,my Lithuanian trip was only to vilnius,only a half day,cathedral,KGB museum,Vingio parkas,,,finally I came again to this big park,with Japanese-Lithuanian,,,even if you're not Japanese.
(10,11,Apr)
50th my CS-hosts in Vilnius,but I'm still continuing as long as it's interesting because everyday is difffrent.
(12,13,Apr)
Spring Sunny day,but all day I was in biblioteka,,,
(14,April)
Finally my Lithuanian trip past 6 months(Vilnius' trip past 10 weeks).
Finally I found someone B who is living in B and can help for getting B-visa.
BUT,
Japanese CSer who is living in Japan and nevet met me sent mail"I will go to P soon,let's meet there!"?!?
Tonight's CS-host flew away to Italy,instead,her sister hosted me,,,big fan of Japan and speaks Japanese!?
(15,16Apr)
B is inviting me,though,suddenly I got interested in P.
My hectic CSing way with inevitable work with computer for CSing is beyond my capacity,,since 1 year ago.Now I feel I got really crazy.
(17,Apr)
.Japanese calligraphy lesson,then,planning how to Krisitina's dream come true until to forget the time is passing,,,Sorry for breaking promise to 2 meetings!
.Lakeside woods in the night with campfire,but I still can't get used to party,besides I was exhausted from hectic meeting with new people,,I got depressed,,ok,I should quit CSing anymore.I should leave Lithuania.
(18,Apr)
.Hitchhike inside Vilnius again,thanks Vilnius!
.Only visiting CSer,but so nice.
.On the way to host's place,I met 3 people whom I know.
.Host's address was difficult to find,but Russian couple helped me even hired taxi for it?!Thanks Vilnius!
.Host was extremely nice,,so that I still can continue CSing.
(19,Apr)
My journey's 999th day. B is waiting for my viza appilation though,I can't finish Lithuanian trip. I found more biblioteka but slow Internet for 11 hours,I got sick again. Sorry for last minute,but finally surfed in Uzupis! Uzupisian Host and flatmates are so funnier and nicer more than Lithuanian!?Thanks midnight big dinner.
(20,Apr)
My journey's 1000th day.
(21,Apr)
My journey's 1001th day.
(22,23,24,25,Apr)
My journey's 1002th,1003th,1004th,1005th day
(26,Apr)
My journey's 33th months' day.
,,,oops,it's not blog?! by the way,my stupid yahoo mail couldn't send mail to all of people in my address-book at once,so I tried to send mail to each one,,,Oh no,it takes immense time!,,,Should I use facebook?? although I don't know how to use it(and I don't want to live in Internet anymore).
DELFI
start FM
Vilnius pt-2,in April~: Sorry for not easy order to read.
(5,April) Easter hoilday,but after all it ended same as usual my day that all day I was facing computer and waiting for answer from someone host,from morning until midnight,,,but nobody gave. Do you still say "Wao!your travel is great" ??
(6,Apr)
Soon before when I came to Infoshop,CSer who had meeting with me had gone,why can't wait? then,another meeting also failed in same place. And today also no answer from any hosts. But,unexpected good happening always comes after bad happening,endlessly,,,
(7,Apr)
You are Lithuanian though,had spent all of your teenager days in Japan,so I feel like being with Japanese?! anyway you might finish my Lithuanian trip finally, by your spritual power,,,
(8,Apr)
Buddha's birthday,I'm not Buddhist though(and Japanese people are not Buddhist anymore,anyway). Very sunny day but all day with computer in biblioteka. Met with a Couchsurfer but nothing interesting. After visited to tonight's CS-host(even by using bus,,first time in my CSing in Vilnius though),I noticed her last mail "Sorry today I got sick,please don't come if you can" ?!?!
(9,Apr)
9 years ago,my Lithuanian trip was only to vilnius,only a half day,cathedral,KGB museum,Vingio parkas,,,finally I came again to this big park,with Japanese-Lithuanian,,,even if you're not Japanese.
(10,11,Apr)
50th my CS-hosts in Vilnius,but I'm still continuing as long as it's interesting because everyday is difffrent.
(12,13,Apr)
Spring Sunny day,but all day I was in biblioteka,,,
(14,April)
Finally my Lithuanian trip past 6 months(Vilnius' trip past 10 weeks).
Finally I found someone B who is living in B and can help for getting B-visa.
BUT,
Japanese CSer who is living in Japan and nevet met me sent mail"I will go to P soon,let's meet there!"?!?
Tonight's CS-host flew away to Italy,instead,her sister hosted me,,,big fan of Japan and speaks Japanese!?
(15,16Apr)
B is inviting me,though,suddenly I got interested in P.
My hectic CSing way with inevitable work with computer for CSing is beyond my capacity,,since 1 year ago.Now I feel I got really crazy.
(17,Apr)
.Japanese calligraphy lesson,then,planning how to Krisitina's dream come true until to forget the time is passing,,,Sorry for breaking promise to 2 meetings!
.Lakeside woods in the night with campfire,but I still can't get used to party,besides I was exhausted from hectic meeting with new people,,I got depressed,,ok,I should quit CSing anymore.I should leave Lithuania.
(18,Apr)
.Hitchhike inside Vilnius again,thanks Vilnius!
.Only visiting CSer,but so nice.
.On the way to host's place,I met 3 people whom I know.
.Host's address was difficult to find,but Russian couple helped me even hired taxi for it?!Thanks Vilnius!
.Host was extremely nice,,so that I still can continue CSing.
(19,Apr)
My journey's 999th day. B is waiting for my viza appilation though,I can't finish Lithuanian trip. I found more biblioteka but slow Internet for 11 hours,I got sick again. Sorry for last minute,but finally surfed in Uzupis! Uzupisian Host and flatmates are so funnier and nicer more than Lithuanian!?Thanks midnight big dinner.
(20,Apr)
My journey's 1000th day.
(21,Apr)
My journey's 1001th day.
(22,23,24,25,Apr)
My journey's 1002th,1003th,1004th,1005th day
(26,Apr)
My journey's 33th months' day.
,,,oops,it's not blog?! by the way,my stupid yahoo mail couldn't send mail to all of people in my address-book at once,so I tried to send mail to each one,,,Oh no,it takes immense time!,,,Should I use facebook?? although I don't know how to use it(and I don't want to live in Internet anymore).
Nov 28, 2009
Jul 6, 2009
LATVIA , LITHUANIA
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article about Druskininkai and me
same article
(31.Jan)Druskininkai
It's just 6km from Belarusian border! easy entering by walk without visa!BUT,soon officer came and took me prison(today's blog is a gas :)
,,,Actually,although I'm already nearly not interested in Lithuania anymore,Druskininkai's town is nice to walk. Information center was working even on Sunday! besides, they gave me good travel book of all of Lithuania,,,should I repeat from 1st place of Lithuania??
Strange but,in some toilet I felt smell of Chinese noodle of Japan(it's most popular food in Japan).
(30.Jan)Uzpaliai----Druskininkai
,,,She told me many interesting Lithuanian tradition,,but Oh! I should have got up more ealier! Suddenly she found some car until Utena for me,so Suddenly goodbye to her and hitchhike has started 12:30---formerly autorace champion Jonas narrated me it's speed world with safety drive till Kaunas---Got to dark in Alytus,but gentle guy drove me even passed over 30km from his home till Druskininkai!7:30pm goal.
(29.Jan) (at biblioteka, Utena)
NOW it's already 7 PM ,but I haven't decided yet even where I will go today,why because I'm tired of CSing and Latvian short trip was so impressive(too satisfied),I didn't want to travel today although I had to find host in winter!,,Try to knocking doors like my younger days?!
(update) In closing time library,I talked to a woman but she answered "In case you couldn't find host,you can stay at my house but it's in 15km distance'town,Uzpaliai.You must take a ride a bus with me,come to station 1 hour later." Then,soon I started to knock doors,,NO!tried to hitchhike in short cut route,BUT it's almost into the moonlight-forest,no car was running,,walked several km totally alone,then getting snowy,,9 PM finally I found someone's house,gave up and asked to host,but he drove me to Uzpaliai although he's taxi driver,,Sorry!and Sorry for trouble Surfing to non-CSer!,,,BUT,She was authentic CouchSurfer!!Showed me many nice idea and told about world's balance' problem or sharing,besides she said "There's another kind of traveling,I'm sitting in house but sometimes travelers come here from their side."with smile,,,How wonderful!! (,,,Travel is always repeating good time and bad time,anyway it goes on.)
(28.Jan) Utena,Lithuania
Visited host's grandmother's house,and painter Sarunas Sauka's house.
My Lithuanian trip "EPISODE 2" has started!,,,but I feel it's already episode 4 or 5 ?! I want to travel another country as soon as possible,,RIGHT NOW?!
(but anyway nobody still helped to translate my articles of paper to English yet for me,,,)
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(27.Jan)Kraslava, Latvia-----!?
It was almost -30C before morning?! ,,,Excellent view from bridge,Daugava river isn't frozen but white vapor world,,we don't need to visit big nature somewhere,inside city already has great nature!
,,,Finally I will go back to Lithuania,but now it's already 3:30 PM in biblioteka of Kraslava,,,Hope to leave Latvia Today!?
(update on 6 PM) Now I'm still in biblioteka of Daugavpils,it's already dark,,,But I still Hope to reach to Lithuania Today!?
(update),,,Crossed Daugava river under the moon by walk,agressive question's driver with contacting someone by wireless radio(anyway I can't speak Russian),,,on the border,officer checked my passport!(since when? I don't remember!)I got nervous(driver might told about me to them?),,,Zarasai at 7PM,I gave up to go to Utena(I had number of Zarasai's CSer)but,driver tried to contact to someone by wireless,I was afraid it might to police? but he found for me a nearby truck driver who will go to Kaunas!,,,finally,8PM at Utena.Thanks!
(but I forgot my gloves that present from Danish Charlotte in truck.)
article about Druskininkai and me
same article
(31.Jan)Druskininkai
It's just 6km from Belarusian border! easy entering by walk without visa!BUT,soon officer came and took me prison(today's blog is a gas :)
,,,Actually,although I'm already nearly not interested in Lithuania anymore,Druskininkai's town is nice to walk. Information center was working even on Sunday! besides, they gave me good travel book of all of Lithuania,,,should I repeat from 1st place of Lithuania??
Strange but,in some toilet I felt smell of Chinese noodle of Japan(it's most popular food in Japan).
(30.Jan)Uzpaliai----Druskininkai
,,,She told me many interesting Lithuanian tradition,,but Oh! I should have got up more ealier! Suddenly she found some car until Utena for me,so Suddenly goodbye to her and hitchhike has started 12:30---formerly autorace champion Jonas narrated me it's speed world with safety drive till Kaunas---Got to dark in Alytus,but gentle guy drove me even passed over 30km from his home till Druskininkai!7:30pm goal.
(29.Jan) (at biblioteka, Utena)
NOW it's already 7 PM ,but I haven't decided yet even where I will go today,why because I'm tired of CSing and Latvian short trip was so impressive(too satisfied),I didn't want to travel today although I had to find host in winter!,,Try to knocking doors like my younger days?!
(update) In closing time library,I talked to a woman but she answered "In case you couldn't find host,you can stay at my house but it's in 15km distance'town,Uzpaliai.You must take a ride a bus with me,come to station 1 hour later." Then,soon I started to knock doors,,NO!tried to hitchhike in short cut route,BUT it's almost into the moonlight-forest,no car was running,,walked several km totally alone,then getting snowy,,9 PM finally I found someone's house,gave up and asked to host,but he drove me to Uzpaliai although he's taxi driver,,Sorry!and Sorry for trouble Surfing to non-CSer!,,,BUT,She was authentic CouchSurfer!!Showed me many nice idea and told about world's balance' problem or sharing,besides she said "There's another kind of traveling,I'm sitting in house but sometimes travelers come here from their side."with smile,,,How wonderful!! (,,,Travel is always repeating good time and bad time,anyway it goes on.)
(28.Jan) Utena,Lithuania
Visited host's grandmother's house,and painter Sarunas Sauka's house.
My Lithuanian trip "EPISODE 2" has started!,,,but I feel it's already episode 4 or 5 ?! I want to travel another country as soon as possible,,RIGHT NOW?!
(but anyway nobody still helped to translate my articles of paper to English yet for me,,,)
__________________________________________________________
(27.Jan)Kraslava, Latvia-----!?
It was almost -30C before morning?! ,,,Excellent view from bridge,Daugava river isn't frozen but white vapor world,,we don't need to visit big nature somewhere,inside city already has great nature!
,,,Finally I will go back to Lithuania,but now it's already 3:30 PM in biblioteka of Kraslava,,,Hope to leave Latvia Today!?
(update on 6 PM) Now I'm still in biblioteka of Daugavpils,it's already dark,,,But I still Hope to reach to Lithuania Today!?
(update),,,Crossed Daugava river under the moon by walk,agressive question's driver with contacting someone by wireless radio(anyway I can't speak Russian),,,on the border,officer checked my passport!(since when? I don't remember!)I got nervous(driver might told about me to them?),,,Zarasai at 7PM,I gave up to go to Utena(I had number of Zarasai's CSer)but,driver tried to contact to someone by wireless,I was afraid it might to police? but he found for me a nearby truck driver who will go to Kaunas!,,,finally,8PM at Utena.Thanks!
(but I forgot my gloves that present from Danish Charlotte in truck.)
Jun 23, 2009
Jun 9, 2009
Estonia
.Tallinn,
commune "new world", almost anytime anybody can stay their attic til 15 people around.
I thought of idea of comic journal, so I haven't associated with them but been drawing it for a few days.
Comic journal from page 1 to 9,you can click it to zoom in
commune "new world", almost anytime anybody can stay their attic til 15 people around.
I thought of idea of comic journal, so I haven't associated with them but been drawing it for a few days.
Comic journal from page 1 to 9,you can click it to zoom in
May 2, 2009
KIYOSHIRO IMAWANO
"Aaahh,,," at CS-host's flat,I've known by Yahoo Japan news,
my most beloved Japanese died by cancer
(,,,to be continued)
my most beloved Japanese died by cancer
(,,,to be continued)
Apr 15, 2009
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