This is the first time in a long time that I have written on the blog! Thanks to my mom giving me a hard time about not writing, I’m back at it (for the time being). What the heck have I been up to? Well, not a lot.
That’s not entirely true. I’ve been spending time looking for a go-to wine that we can drink at home. For the past year or two we’ve been drinking a lot of Malbec from Argentina and Zinfandel from Ravenswood (thanks, Costco!) In an effort to branch out, I’ve been experimenting with lots of other wines to try and find one that is a good value for everyday drinking. It is sometimes hard to do here in Japan, the land of overpriced wines. This weekend some shipments are coming in, and I’ll have a chance to do some “research”.
Speaking of wine, we were able to meet an ex-student of mine in Sannomiya Wednesday night after work. He brought along his wife, I brought along Kuniko, and everybody hit it off very well. We mostly used Japanese because his wife didn’t feel comfortable with English, but they were really nice people, and I think we’ll probably get together again in the future. Making new friends is always a good thing.
Our holiday situation this year still hasn’t crystallized. However, we are pretty sure we’ll be in Taiwan at the end of March for a food marathon. Last weekend we had dinner with Yoshi, Mamiko, and Akira, and they expressed an interest in joining us. Mamiko is an expert on Taiwanese culture (and food) and so I think they’ll be good companions for a long weekend trip.
This weekend Kuniko is working both days, so she’ll be out of the house most of the time. We are celebrating Valentine’s day today a little on the late side – she expects to get home around 10 pm tonight. I hope I haven’t succumbed to cocktails before she gets back!
