I can't believe that January is already over!! It passed by super quickly. That's a little scary because I don't have a ton of time left to finish up my work (and find another job..) before I leave Japan!
This week I made a big jump forward in my work, which I am very happy about!! Of course that also means that now I have a lot more work to do. Also, one of my labmates got some bad news about his project, so that stank.
This Saturday I went skating again with my friends. The rink was jam-packed, and there were some hockey players practicing in the centre of the rink! It's sort of fun to go back week after week and to see a lot of the same faces. But I am a little disturbed by the fact that, week after week, I have seen the same few (apparently unsupervised) kids flying around the rink at breakneck speed, totally out of control and faceplanting at least once per minute. I admire their persistence, but it seems a bit dangerous to me to have a little 60 pound torpedo with knives strapped to his feet barreling around wildly without any apparent improvement. To me it seems like only a matter of time before he really gets hurt or hurts someone else, but I guess I'm not the Queen of the Rink so there's not a lot I can do about it!
On Saturday evening, my prof invited me and my labmate and her family to his home for dinner!! We had sushi and it was delicious. I actually haven't eaten sushi since I got here! My prof gave us a crash course in how to play shogi (Japanese chess).
On Sunday we had another blizzard, and the streets are once again GLARE ICE, which made for some fun walking! I guess it must have also made for some fun ski conditions for the Sapporo International Ski Marathon(!) which was held in my backyard. I saw a ton (a total of 5) foreigners out and about this weekend as a result.
Next Friday, my friends are coming to visit! And so I spent the rest of my time cleaning and getting things ready! I don't have a specific plan for what we're going to do while they're here. Next weekend is the legendary SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL which is supposed to be quite the big deal, so I think that we will spend a fair bit of time there. They also mentioned something about a trip to Otaru, which would be a nice change of scenery. I'm really looking forward to seeing them!!
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