Hi Yuna!
I met Yuna on my first day here. She also lives in Mejirodai, and I just chatted her up as soon as I arrived. After I rambled on about Japanese toilets (you all have to deal...


Published: 17.04.2025
The first time I went out to eat, I was alone. Right across from my dorm in Vallage Merche.
Wow, that was a disaster.
After sitting at the wrong table, it started:
Accessing the menu via QR code and then ordering. Well, I’ll go with the advertised buffet and a cola (remember: sleep deprivation). The kind server told me that they also have drinks at the buffet that I can get myself. Oh great! So I don’t need the cola after all, right? So I canceled the cola order. 🤦🏻♀️
NO, heavens. That was the most uncomfortable meal ever. Well, no, maybe the second most uncomfortable (more to come).
The buffet was actually supplementary. I mean really tiny. Usually, you take something from the menu and then there’s the buffet in addition. Not like me, the penny pincher, just taking the buffet 🤦🏻♀️
Of course, I gradually realized all this as I kept getting items from the cold buffet because it - oh surprise - didn’t fill me up.
So, here’s the only picture, because I felt so uncomfortable:


