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Jess- Konnichiwa from Shibuya

Konnichiwa from Shibuya! Hi! This is Jess Robinson, the new  LEX  Intern, reporting from  Shibuya , Tokyo! I arrived about a week ago but I feel like I've been here much longer. I'm currently living with the  Satoh family in  Nerima   ku , which is in the north eastern side of the Tokyo metropolitan area. Since it is primarily a residential area (and far from the center of Tokyo) the houses are a little more spread out and the area is fairly green. On my morning commute, I walk past a couple of fields and enjoy passing by the wide variety of trees, including  pomegranate  trees. My host parents are very kind people and already we share so many great laughs and interesting conversations. I started working in the Hippo Family Club Headquarters in  Shibuya  this week. On Monday I made my first journey from my home to  Shibuya  which includes changing trains in  Ikebukuro and walking through  Shibuya  train station. Both of these stations are famous for being especially bus