Irony Alert

As most of you know, I’m the last person to get into trouble with others for simply being myself and speaking my mind openly and without hesitation.

Okay, jokes aside.

I recently received an email from the International Center at Kanagawa University (IC). They informed me that I need to meet with them to discuss my “issues in the dormitory.” Not being aware of any such issues, I asked what exactly they were referring to. This conversation is scheduled for Monday, the 7th.

I have a suspicion of what might have happened, and I’m starting to think that someone may have a problem with my directness. Since I tend to speak my mind without sugarcoating things, it’s possible that rubbed someone the wrong way. But, since I’m posting this now, I’d rather not make any assumptions public and risk getting into more trouble.

I’m not one to speak badly about others, but I also don’t usually express if something is bothering me. However, knowing that someone in the dormitory felt the need to bring something up about me to others—rather than coming to me directly—makes me furious.

For context, most of the dorm residents I speak with are foreigners from Europe, where it’s normal to address personal issues face-to-face. However, in Japan, it’s more common for people to approach a third party to help mediate a conflict, which seems to be what’s happening here.

I’ll update this post once I have more information, but for now, I just needed to get this off my chest.

On a brighter note, my friend just messaged me to say she’s arrived in Japan. I’m meeting her in Tokyo tomorrow, and I’m sure we’ll have a wonderful time, which will hopefully help me forget about this nonsense as quickly as possible.