The planning stage is almost more fun than the actual trip. We’ve been reviewing our options about hotels these days, and it is fun to look around and try to find the best balance of location, price, and amenities. Kuniko has really thrown herself at the task, and since this month is a little bit lighter for her job, she should have some more free time to play with our options.
Tonight after work I’m going to head over to meet one of the inspectors at a tachinomi place in Shin-Nagata. It is kind of a sudden meet-up, but it should be fun. I haven’t been to many different tachinomi places in Japan, and each one is a completely different experience. The usual one that we had gone to before apparently is out of favor with the inspectors. They have a sign saying no cell phones, and if the noise level gets above a conversational tone, the master will growl at the customers. So we’ll see what the new place is like.
Tomorrow, my early morning class was cancelled, because the student had to go on a sudden business trip. So this week so far has been a pretty easy one for me, too. Let’s hope that students start showing up for their extra classes… we don’t have much time before they depart for America.
