Catching up a little bit… I’ve been busy cranking through papers and readings for school and I haven’t been posting.
Monday was pretty normal, with the exception that I did make it to Denya for a some yakitori and beer to chat with the master. It has been a long time since I’ve been there. Originally I had hoped to meet up with Jane, but as it turned out she had moved out the day before, so I guess I missed her. She’s going to be staying with her grandparents in Takatsuki for about a month before heading home.
The master was doing well and we had a little bit of a chance to talk. The other customers kept him busy, and a guy that I’ve seen there a couple times kept me busy asking me lots of questions. It was a great workout for my Japanese. After a while I said my goodbyes and headed back to Tsuchiyama station to catch a train home. A 20 minute walk after eating yakitori is a good thing.
Tuesday I had the whole day off. Nozaki sensei has set up the schedule so that each weekday has the same amount of classes over the course of the year. Sometimes there are days that she uses for adjustment, and Tuesday was one of those.
I said goodbye to Kuniko in the morning and then did a little bit of exercise before settling down to study. I’ve had a lot of reading to do, but the topics are pretty interesting. The slowest going are the technical readings and papers. I’m starting to pick up on some of the lingo, though.
During the day as a study break I took a hike (in the heat) to the shopping center north of us to do some shopping at the home center, the 100 yen shop, and the electronics store. I got what I needed and came back to the relatively cool apartment to finish up my studies.
In the late evening I did some gardening out on the patio. I really like sitting out there with a cold beer right after the sun sets – it’s a good time to enjoy the partial outdoors and relax.
Due to a miscommunication on my part I ate dinner without waiting for Kuniko. She had told me that she would be home for dinner but I was still working on old information saying that she would be eating at the airport after saying goodbye to Hinzy. Anyway, I had to deal with a hungry and mad wife when she got home. Oops.
It looks like another hot day tomorrow, and I’ll be going to work again. Kuniko and I are going to meet at Hoden station after I get off work to have dinner with her folks. It has been a while since we’ve seen them so I’m looking forward to it.
