The time and chance of a life time is all around you. Every minute spent beating on a PC keyboard is time in Japan you are missing out on. When you get back to the states , do a blog. Talk to people, watch TV, read, listen to radio; in other words experience life there to it's fullest. I still regret wasted time I didn't use while in Japan, hate to see you do the same. Get out there and live it up!
Uncle Frank