Week in Review

Glad to see you!
Who, me? Yes, I am still alive and breathing.

Here's what I've been doing recently:

-Last Sunday went to an Aikido seminar with Suganuma Sensei in Fukuoka City. Had zenzai(sweet red beans and sticky rice balls) with the Aikido gang to break in the start of a new year practicing. Drank too much sake. Had too much fun...

-Monday treated myself to dinner at Momo's. Korean chijimi pancakes and "ethnic-style" tofu salad. Studied kanji. Bathed at the public bathhouse.

-Tuesday teaching my private students at night. After, grocery shopping at "Marumiya" market.

-Wednesday made nabe(lots of boiled Japanese vegetables and fish other things in a pot) for lunch and dinner. Extra hour after Aikido class practicing with Awesome Guy. He's starting to acquire a small following!

-Thursday did some violining after long hiatus. At night sushi and sashimi out with the other foreign teachers in the area. I had flounder and horse mackerel and something called konoshira. It was fantastaliscious. After, laundry.

-Tonight Erica made dinner at her house and we watched Broken Flowers with Bill Murray, who joined us for pasta at the last minute.

-Work tomorrow in Kumamoto. Going to watch students I coached compete in a recitation contest. Back to Tamana to listen to the music students from the school give recitals.

-Work Sunday as a test monitor for the school. Sunday night teaching private lessons.

I hope you did some great things this week. Good night! I want to write some more soon!!