Over in the links section of this page is a link to a new website that may be of interest to some of you (or you can just click on the title above). The good people at Trans-Pacific Radio, Garrett and Ken, are heading up a podcast project that discusses regional politics. They put out a podcast and several articles each week. Currently they have a lot of good information on North Korea's nuclear escapades.
Definitely worth a look (and/or listen).
We're back in Tokyo after what has been easily the worst week of our lives.
From door to door it was about 28 hours coming back, so we're tired now.
Here's a quick rundown of what I'm referring to.
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family,
Raymond Pellegrini
We went to dinner in Yokohama last night. It's a place called Chandler's, a Seattle-style seafood restaurant, at Minatomirai station. Lobster and steak! Nice nice! This photo was taken on the deck outside Chandler's.
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out and about
This isn't easy. We've managed to pack a box or two every night over the past week, but very little seems to have changed. It's annoying. Everything is cluttered, nothing seems to have actually been moved, and we now have half a living room filled with boxes.
We have a moving company coming to pick up all of the big, bulky stuff (fridge, bed, kitchen table, etc.), so those items are still making the place look like we don't intend to leave. From what I've been told, the movers will just march in here with huge blue blankets, wrap the computer up, and march it down the stairs. The TV, printer, DVD player, and my dartboard will experience a similar style of abduction. Then we just have to make sure that everything looks mildly presentable for our landlord.
There are a couple of dents in the wall that we're going to have to pay for, but other than that the place is in pretty good shape. The tatami also needs to be replaced, but that's normal. Apparently they're supposed to be replaced every time a tennant moves out.
My back is sore from moving things around (and from playing with the kids), but I'm going to play soccer tomorrow anyway.
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