Back in Japan for Christmas

I arrived back in Japan on the 21st and have just spent my second Christmas here. This year I didn’t go to the Luminarie light display in Kobe because it is just too crowded. Rie wanted to go but I didn’t think that she could handle all the walking and the crowds. Instead we went [...]

hello from Ireland

I’m in Ireland at the moment in a town called Athlone. We are visiting Rie’s little sister Akiko and all her friends. We are having a great time, nice and relaxing. This is actually one of the few times I have touched a computer since leaving Japan. I haven’t had access to the Internet at [...]