Last day of Break.

My friend’s final day in town (and my last day of break) we decided to spend shopping. Because we had more time than we had initially thought, we headed back to Teramachi street to pick up some last souvenirs and waste some time. Breakfast was at the convenience store (hot tea and sweet red bean buns), and then lunch was at a store in Nishiki market that sells mochi (glutinous rice pounded to make a sticky sort of cake) out of the front but also has a little restaurant in the back. It was really very good, not very expensive, and seemingly completely vegetarian. I had white miso soup with mochi and sticky rice with sweet red beans, while she had mochi coated in various types of bean powder. After we’d finished shopping and wandering around, we headed to the airport shuttle bus which she then took to the airport. The rest of the day was spent getting errands done and preparing for a new semester of college (I forget sometimes that that’s why I’m here in the first place).
-Nishiki and Teramachi don’t have a lot going on early in the morning, or maybe it’s just because it’s New Year’s season?
-If you are one of the first people into Daimaru department store, every clerk and worker stands at their post and bows to you as you pass. We were only taking a shortcut through the basement grocery store there, but I still felt very important.
-There are airport shuttles that leaves for Itami and Kansai airports, though they are not every hour as was reported to my host mother. The shuttle itself departs from in front of the Keihan Hotel attached to Kyoto Station and is not very expensive.
-I did not fail any classes, and my teacher actually liked my Takarazuka project, hurray!
-I’m actually going to get more sleep now that school has started than I did over break.