Guess who's going to Osaka in October? :D
Just for a few days, though. My tutor is sending me to take part in a PhD workshop at Kansai University! I'm pretty happy about it, because a) I have just started missing Japan again, b) haven't been to Osaka since 2006 c) might possibly take wife along again!
   Oh, let it happend! *dances*

   One week should be long enough, right? Maybe. I still feel as if someone has hit me with a hammer, though. Still, I had to do the final proof-reading of the translation I had done before we left for Japan and deal with some university-related tasks. And with some shit from the housing co-op, which is giving us a hard time for laughable resons - ( Read more... )

Sorry for totally disappearing, guys. We had a different hotel than usual and the internet access in the lobby was paid, so I had to spend as little time there as usual ( Read more... )

   ...but it seems you have really scared the cloud away, guys!

... if only other things were as smooth as this.
Anyway, this time I wasn't nervous at all, mainly because it was not live and the TV staff came to school instead me going over to the studio, which was a big help. I talked briefly about nemawashi and the Japanese press reaction to the Toyota scandal. It's going to be on air on Sunday night, so I ( Read more... )

   ...and I finally got it: July 15th 2005 was the day I returned from Japan for the very first time. I remember that during that nearly four-months stay I was often taking my air ticket out of the drawer and checking the date. I often felt lonely, despite the fact I enjoyed the stay tremendously. And July 15th was the day I was supposed to return ( Read more... )

    ...definitely isn't bad ( Read more... )

   ...the weather, I mean. The weather is torn between winter and summer. There was a one day of spring and from that we've jumped directly into summer. Sure, new leaves are not yet ready and only few trees are actually blooming, BUT it's unbearably hot. I know, 20°C is not unbearable for most of you, but for me it is. I'm hot and bothered and ( Read more... )

Yay. (No, really. I am glad. Missed wife. :)

Brought lots of stuff, especially books (HEAVY!!!) and also a cold, but seems it's a relatively small one. I'm on bedrest now and hopefully I'll get up tomorrow. Now it's just reading and stuffing myself with dried squid. :D

I'm leaving tomorrow morning. Have fun, everyone, and let's hope everything goes as planned. ;)