Brief Hiatus
As of today, I’ve officially been asked by those in charge to participate in the Nametoko English Camp in Matsuno-cho. That’s far, far away from my island. I leave tomorrow afternoon, and I’ll be gone (from the blog) until next Monday, most likely. I get back into town on Saturday, but have no computer with which to enact my devious plans on the internet. Booo. I know.
I also want to take the opportunity to apologize for screwing up my invitation to Mel’s English camp – which she invited me to while we were traveling together in South Korea. I got back to her with a negative reply once my memory was jogged by this second invitation which was put through official channels before Mel’s. She had emailed me last month and I zoned out and dropped the ball. It was my fault. There’s a reason why everyone “jokes” about my serious lack of communicative skills. 
Sorry Mel. I hope your English camp kicks butt.
In the meantime, when I get back up and running with the programs and services that I had before the meltdown, you can expect some cool updates. I did the pirate race on Sunday, I’m touring the Asahi Beer brewery in Saijo with Will and his parents today, I have a week of English camp insanity after that, and then my computer supposedly comes home – at which point and I can begin to reconstruct the video I was making about the use of Japanese language in Heroes. All in all, should be good times.
I still wonder how it is that my summers – whether they be in America or Japan – somehow always wind up busier than my normal work season. What gives?
