Typhoon!

So a while ago, Typhoon Melor passed by Tokyo. Many people were worried that it would be the worst one in ten years, which was pretty frightening to me I still had to go to school. I was a bit annoyed because many ALTs didn't have to go because their school go canceled.

I got up and left about 20 minutes early in case things went wrong. It was pouring rain by the bucket loads, but luckily, no wind. Trains were a bit late, full of glum people that had to go to work despite the weather. There were at least 25 listed lines that had stopped or been delayed due to the typhoon. (This was about 7:00 in the morning.)

By the time I reached Rokakoen, my last station, the rain had petered out and a torrent of wind awoke! It was amazing and full of intense energy. It blew the clouds to the side and the sun began to shine through the clearest blue sky I have ever seen in Japan. The clouds were moving ridiculously fast. Layers and layers of them, large and small.

The wind lasted a long time, pounding against the windows, making in hard to hear the students talking sometimes. But the sun kept on shining, warming up the cold rainy air. After a while, the sun started heating up like an oven, and wearing four shirts and two jackets suddenly wasn't a very good idea (Though very necessary on the way to school.) After a week of glum, rainy, cold weather, I was ready for the sun again!

After school ended, I went to club and when I left the wind had stopped for the most part and the glorious sun bathed everything it touched in gold. The sky was so clear and the world was sparkling. The wind had blown away all the pollution that had been in Tokyo for so long. It somehow made me feel so much cleaner.

Thanks Hurrican Melor!