Konnichiwa!! I'm telnetting from a friend's e-mail account here, 
but hopefully I`ll have my own account soon. I just wanted to say hello 
to everyone. Everything is OK here and running smoothly, at least it did 
during this first week!
	 Luckily I  got a fantastic dormitory here in Tokyo and there are 3 
Brazilians who came with me who are Japanese descendents and speak the 
language very well, serving as my translators! On April 18th I begin an 
intensive Japanese-language course, which lasts 6 months. Other than 
that, not much to tell. I've been busy running after a whole bunch of 
paperwork we have to get ready for the university, the "alien" 
registration, etc.  I haven't really had much time to explor Tokyo yet, 
except for the occasions in which I got lost on the subway!!
			Best wishes
		FErnando Rivadavia -  Tokyo, Japan!!