Niijima Pretty Much Rocks

I've been here less than a week and Im already know I'm gonna have a bitchin' time here.
Niijima isn't that far away from Kozu (you can see it from here). They're about the same size and have about the same population. But while Kozu's more the sleepy hamlet type, Niijima is a boppin' little island with stuff going on pretty much every day of the week. The town is run by surfers and the cutest babies I have ever seen.
Let's see, in the past six days, I have:
-Met the local surfer crew. I'm determined to make them all my best friends because they throw cool parties. And they have all the weed.

-Danced on a table whilst singing 'Black Dog'. As part of building relations with the locals, I sometimes have to join them at the local hostess club and knock a couple back (Literally. I knocked over some drinks in my enthusiasm for Led Zeppelin. Not my best night, balance-wise)

-Scored a language partner. His name is Itsuki. His dad's my coworker. He's two. We talk about cool shit like farm animals and snacks.

-Learned how to slice sashimi from a local sushi master. Mmm, delicious mackarel.

-Went to yoga. Free yoga! Twice a week! Bitchin'.

-Ran three miles with the basketball coach WHILE having a conversation with him in Japanese. Coolest thing I've done in 2007 (Sorry, Tokyo conference)

Now, there are downsides. My apartment. Designed by Helen Keller. No, wait. If it had been designed by her, she would've had the sense to place the toilet next to the bathroom (not next to the kitchen) and added a sink and maybe a closet somewhere in the place. She's not stupid. The jackass who designed my studio is. But rent being 2,800 yen (about $23) a month, I can make it livable.
And there are a shit ton of crows here. I know they're all waiting for me to drop dead so they can pick the little meat there is off my bones.
OH, BUT THE STUDENTS! Now, I'm not dogging Kozu. The kids (little shits that they are) really grew on me and Kozushimamura was a cozy home for me in the past six months. But the students here actually like learning English. They don't fall asleep in class! They don't play with their ketais (well, not the whole period). They actually come up and talk to me, like, "Hey, Bu-renda, what's up? What's the deal with Bush wanting to send more troops or some shit. That's totally whack..."
I'm settling in quite nicely.
Tommorrow, I head to Hokkaido for the Sapporo Snow Fest and of course, debauchery. Yeah, you're gonna hear about it! Duh... When I get back, I'll do a little exploring and show you around the island.
Ja ne! (See you!)