A Fistful of . . . Yen
A Fistful of . . . Yen
There’s my spending money for the first couple months! I got the call earlier today from the bank that my yen had come in. It was convenient, also, that my brother Will called up about getting picked up at school at the same time. Two birds, one stone! That is 91,000円 even, worth $1000. It’s the amount that Hirosaki recommended for students when first arriving in country. My first expenses upon arriving in Japan will be taking the subways around in Tokyo to catch my flight up to Aomori and then staying in a hotel the night I arrive. Hopefully I can get by with the money I’ve saved for the trip, and maybe if I’m lucky, I’ll get some donations from my parents, too. :P
Themocracy
Even with the plunging USD, 1000USD should get you at least close to 100,000 JPY. And I’d be surprised if that lasted you the entire first month, let alone the first couple. Might be able to stretch it if you live with a host family or something. But throw in an apartment rental and you’re looking at 3 times that for the first couple months, even in Aomori.