It has been a while.

A few people have commented that I really need to update my blog. Fair enough. I suppose there is no excuse for my extended absence from the blog. But due to today's heavy snow, I will give you my snowball reason.

My lack of blogging first occurred because I was traveling for a few weeks in a place with no running water, let alone Internet access. By the time I got home, I had to deal with finding a new job, jet lag, unpacking from 2 years away... And then I was busy with working. And then I was busy with traveling and fun things. And then I realized that I really needed to update my blog. But the more interesting things I did, the more I would have to add to my blog. And that would be a lot of work! So I've been avoiding updating my blog because I have so much to write. My snowball has been getting bigger and bigger.

It is now time to melt a little bit of that snowball. I'll do this in chronological order, starting with my last few weeks in Okinawa.