Author Archives: James Godde

Kiyoe said that I didn’t have to work on my first weekend in Japan since we had not yet started our experimental work, so I stayed home and got some work done around the house. First, I washed the dishes … Continue reading →

Kiyoe had said that she would be in late on this day since her kids were off for the anniversary of their school’s founding. I took the 8:20 bus and set to work on my project when I arrived at … Continue reading →

I did wake up at 2 am, just long enough to switch the water heater on, then fell asleep again quickly and slept until 5:30. I turned the rice maker on, hoping that it would work now that I had … Continue reading →

I had warned Trudy that I would probably not be calling her any more during her lunch hour, but this ended up not being true. I woke up at 2:30 am, tossed and turned for a bit, and dialed up … Continue reading →

I woke up a little before 2 am and went to the bathroom. I had trouble falling back to sleep and eventually realized that Trudy would be home for lunch- so I called her over the internet using Skype. Around … Continue reading →

We passed over China on our approach to Japan. I stared out the window hoping to catch a glimpse of the Great Wall but all I could make out were mountains and lots of factories spewing liberal amounts of smoke … Continue reading →

Having discovered early on that most airline specials to Japan had a 30 day maximum stay as one stipulation, I had opted for the one airline that had no maximum stay whatsoever: Alitalia. The only catch was that I had … Continue reading →

Morning saw yet another trip to Denny’s for breakfast, my third trip there in a 24-hour period. While the Hilton had a selection of very nice restaurants, they were, in my opinion, as overpriced as the movie theaters, if not … Continue reading →

I had wanted to visit the Tsukiji Fish Market, the busiest in the world, but my guide book had said that one needed to get there at the crack of dawn in order to see any action. Since I had … Continue reading →

The restaurant atop the hostel was mostly deserted the next morning when I had breakfast around 8 am. Kristin had also awoken fairly early, but Don was nowhere to be seen, and nary a student had ventured out yet, most … Continue reading →