Yuck yuck

I think I've been pretty solid with my strange food eating since I have been in Japan. There isn't much I won't eat, and there is nothing I won't have a crack at for the first time but today I just reached my limit for small deep fried fish. A few people were away so we all got more than the usual amount of food each which meant I had a cup overflowing with these yellow stiff things, all looking at me with black black eyes. They were about 4 or 5 cm long, so big enough that you consider things like "I'm eating fish head, fish eyes, fish guts, fish poo holes...". I struggled through though and ate the whole lot of them, following each one with a mouthful of rice and a sip of milk. I thought the worst of it was over then, but when I got back to my desk after lunch I could still taste them in my mouth and visions of fish guts kept jumping into my head making me feel decidedly queasy. I cannot wait for the day when I can go back to eating whatever I decide. Living alone is great for many reasons, one of them being that you have complete control over your diet. Anything you eat is your own decision, not just because someone else brought it home, or cooked it so I have struggled with having my lunch menu arbitrarily decided for me by the school system. Especially when they decide to give me whole fish! Here's to my imminent dietary emancipation!