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Missed Opportunities

December 21, 2007 By: Andrew Category: General, Life in japan, culture, opinion No Comments →

Hello…remember me? Is anyone still out there? I’m almost afraid to check the logs… ;)

This month has been really busy for me. And on top of that, I have been spending a lot of time thinking about what to do next. I feel that next year will offer a tremendous amount of change in my life. After so many years of a more or less status quo existence, I look forward to new challenges and opportunities.
More on that later.

One unfortunate side effect of my leg problems has been the fact that I have missed many opportunities to explore new areas, and especially to take pictures. Last night, at my final college class, the sunset behind Mt. Fuji painted the sky in the most amazing colors. It was like something out of an Ukiyo-E (浮世絵–Japanese woodblock)painting…

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Busy, Busy!

December 05, 2007 By: Andrew Category: Announcements, General No Comments →

Ah, busy, busy! I actually have a couple posts saved, but I need to finish them. And I have more things to say, but I am really, really busy. This week, especially is one of the busiest all year.

One bit of good news: I didn’t take my crutches today, for the first time! It looks like my leg is finally making a recovery! I am looking forward to taking more pictures and getting out and enjoying walking and exploring..This has been a long, four-month ordeal.

Anyway, I have lots of tests and paperwork for the next couple days. But I have more posts and pictures on the way. Stay tuned!