There are bits of writing sitting in a .txt file on my desktop, but I haven't had the time to post them up.

As my time in Japan counts down I want to spend less time going to dinners, parties and the like. I guess I just like being with a small group of people - there doesn't need to be some crazy hurrah.

Still, tonight I am off to Takashi sensei's gathering for us. He was a soccer coach who invited us to his home last August.

We met him at an elementary school workshop at Kitakyushu University. Although he's bit older he is very well in shape. Doesn't smoke, doesn't drink. A model father and a nice guy with a good sense of humor.

Hopefully I'll have some pictures to share.