Week in Review

• Soccer practices: 1
• Times I was socked in the stomach by flying soccer ball: 2
• Earthquakes: 6
• Times I was under my kitchen table: 3
• Dishes broken from said earthquakes: 4
• Tidal waves: 1 (but not too big)
• Killer typhoons: 1
• Test papers marked: 600
• Cool hip hop concerts seen at smaller than small venue: 1 (the Roots at blue note cafe)
• Gin and tonics consumed: numerous
• hours spent wandering around Nagoya looking for somewhere cool to stay until first train: 6
• cool bars found: 0
• hours spent in karaoke box as last resort: 2
• gifts given to me by students: 1 (a pumpkin!)
• movies seen: 1 (Mystic River)
• hours spent practicing kendo: 4 (all in one shot unfortunately)
• blisters and injuries sustained in said practice: numerous
• times I called home because I'm not used to being all alone again: numerous
• times wierd japanese stalking boy emailed me: numerous
• times wierd old man that I met on the street last September randomly calls the city office looking for me to ask if I want to go out with his son: 1
• New friends made: numerous