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May 28th: Sleepover with OMU Buddies

Today was our rest day after a thrilling adventure in Hiroshima the previous days. After a long-needed sleep I started the day off at around 10:00 in the morning with my roommate still asleep next to me. We ended up staying in bed until noon and then decided to really get our day started.  


We decided to explore around the city of Namba, sometimes considered the heart of Osaka. We decided to stop by Mcdonalds right across the street from our hotel to get lunch. Mcdonalds in Japan has something to it that is slightly different that American Mcdonalds but in a good way. After munching down on our food, we continued our journey around the city admiring the bustling streets and crowded atmosphere.  


After some time passed, we turned back to the hotel which is very close to the epicenter of Namba. There we yet again laid in our beds while watching some YouTube on the hotel TVs. Eventually we would all fall into a deep sleep, as if not even knowing what was going on, as if we were in our own little worlds. The nap was so well needed that we did not wake up until around 19:00. And this is where the fun really begins. 


We met with our OMU buddies to do karaoke in Kyoubasi, but it ended up being fully booked out. And so, we stubbed upon an Indian restaurant that look promising and quite inexpensive which is always a plus. The food was amazing one of my friends is Indian and she approves of the food, so that must say something. The naan there must be by far the best thing on the menu, when it came out to us it was so enormous that it could feed three people and still be too much. You could see the reminiscence of oil remaining on the bread. 


With our bellies full and happy we headed back to the hotel with our friends and today was our planned sleepover. After settling down for a little and just enjoying each other's company we made our way to the convenience store, Seven Eleven, to stock up on snacks for the night. Back from our little side quest, we transformed our living room into a makeshift cinema and watched a few movies while we feasted on your snacks.  


Because we had so many people over, we need a solution for our sleeping situation. The solution, a mega-bed. We pulled both two beds in our room together to create a mega bed which could fit six or more people if you wanted to. It was so fun to have this experience in Japan with our new friends. It feels like I created real relationships during my time here and will never forget them.  

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