International Students Party

Nagoya University really look after the international students, and they are always laying on events for us. We've had many welcome parties and orientations, but the best one so far has got to be this party. I wasnt even going to go to it, assuming that it was going to be a boring affair involving sushi and green tea. The first indication that it was going to be a good one was the music blaring from the hall, which was actually some decent stuff and not the usual trance and techno that the Japanese seem to love so much. Plus, free food and free bar equals merriment all around. We have yet to find a good club in Nagoya, two weeks in town with only awful music to listen to meant that I was completely over the moon to hear some R n B, a little bit of hip hop, some reggae mixed in. Better still, I got on really well with the DJ, a guy called Steeve from Miami, who was only too flattered that someone appreciated his efforts so much. He would play my requests: Naughty Girl, Turn Me On, The Power of Bhangra, Yeah! etc. all back-to-back and even left his box to join me on the dancefloor. And Steeve really knows how to move! Some number-swapping later, and he decided he was going to take me to ID, a six-storey club, for some good music after the party. It was such a good night, and now I have a new going-out buddy! No more trance and techno for me, yeh!