It’s midnight, and I’m settling down for another 7-hour stint in an internet cafe in Shinjuku.  Last night, I cashed in my “crash at a friend’s house” token and slept in the living room of the guesthouse.  It was a troubled sleep, but it was definitely sleep.  It also let me use a shower and reload on rice…I’ll probably allow myself one night at the guesthouse each week, just because most net cafe refugees seem to sleep periodically on the floor or a friends house. 

Here’s a picture of me with my new duffel bag, wandering around outside the east side of Shinjuku station.

I don’t look homeless, right?

Let’s review some data from the past couple days to see how this experiment is going in its initial stages, from Tuesday morning to Thursday morning…

*remember that I started with 4000 in my wallet, and 1000 went to a 2-week wifi pass

So far, so good – I’m definitely saving money, even if its costing me sleep and pumping me with coffee.  We’ll see how I hold together.

What are some other things you’d like me to track during this time?