It was sprinkling when I walked to Japanese class today, so I stopped at a convenience store to buy an umbrella. I've learned not to take chances when it's drizzling outside and I have a long walk ahead of me. I've owned five umbrellas since I moved to Japan (three are in good condition and two have died due to heavy winds) but today I bought a poncho. I thought this was a good idea for a change and it was, even though when I put it on, about a quarter of my arms were still exposed and I couldn't get it to button in the front. I guess it's the Japanese version of "one size fits all."
After class, it was raining pretty hard so my Japanese teacher gave me an umbrella because clearly my poncho wasn't going to do me any good. Why didn't I just buy an umbrella earlier? Oh well, now I have one more to add to the collection.
