I’m back on my feet and back at work, recovering from a nasty three day chest cold. I’m still coughing here and there, but I’m sounding much better and feeling much better.
This weekend we took it easy and stayed inside where it was warm. We did venture out to see a movie on Saturday, but other than that it was pretty quiet. I even had the energy for a round of boxing with Kuniko on the Wii.
Back at school everyone came by my desk to see how I was doing, and people had all kinds of theories as to why I got sick. At Takanan the conventional wisdom was that I was taking showers in the morning, which is just asking for a cold. This time I got some other theories. One teacher said that they have me working too many classes without a break, and although I agree I don’t think that’s the cause. Maybe a contributing factor.
This week is a comparatively easy week for me. I have just two or three classes a day instead of four or five. On Friday I don’t have any classes, which will be really nice.
Tonight we’re going to huddle around the kotatsu and each cheese and crackers. We’ve got lots of cheddar cheese to eat before we leave next week, so this will be a fun way to do it. All cheddar and no brie make for a pretty boring cheese and cracker session, so on the way home I did a little shopping at the Hanshin department store for a chunk of brie. It was twice as expensive as Carrefour, but slightly cheaper than what Jusco and Ito Yokado charge.
They have a lot of good cheeses at that store. Today was the first time I shopped for cheese there, and it has one of the top three best selections in Kobe. It’s definitely the most convenient, since I walk through the store every day on the way home. They are expensive, though. They had President cheese there, but at 1500 yen it was way more money than I wanted to pay. And considering we paid just under 2 euros for it in France… we’ll have to wait for a very special occasion.
