It’s over. Really sorry about the absence of communication, but boy was I busy the last couple weeks. Has it really been so long since I posted? Well, I’ll try to fill in the things that have happened since then as best I can remember, and predate some posts between this one and the gap apology so as to keep things …
Literally that means “number one good week,” but my translation is: Best. Week. Ever. We had a crappy business trip on Monday with almost as much travel time as visiting time. It was a DNA research facility and Tokyo Electric Power Company. The DNA place reminded me of Jurassic Park; I anticipated turning a corner and seeing the eggs incubating or …
That means to dance all night long! After a pretty eventless week last week I went for my first Japanese clubbing experience. I have to say it was awesome. We went to a small place in Shibuya called Club Pure. It had a very American-bar feel to it, and its patrons were chiefly foreigners. But the music was great …
Here’s another “sorry for the lack of updates” post. I hate these, because they don’t ever say anything worthwhile, and I prefer not to post until I have something to say! This time I have lots to talk about, but not much time to write it. So hopefully later this week I’ll manage to get a full post out.
Well, the break is over and it was really fun. I didn’t manage to accomplish everything I had planned, but I still wiped quite a few items from my “things I want to do in Japan” list. On Wednesday we got a late start and didn’t make Happabashidori. Also most of the temples in Asakusa closed soon after we arrived. ...
Yasumi means a rest or break, which exactly what we get 5 days of this week. From Wednesday through Sunday we have no classes, which means everyone is basically expected to vacate and go sightseeing. Some folks are going to Kyoto and Nara, and a large group is going to Korea. I am part of the faction which is leaving large …
Gakkou means school, and shou means small. Altogether it’s elementary school, which is where we visited this afternoon! I had no idea what to expect but it was a blast. We got split up and I was basically led around and showed stuff for a good 20 minutes by three 4th grade girls, to whom I was surely an object of …
