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Wow. It's now really been over a month ago that I painted it myself. And now the part is already almost back around. Much has happened, but I'm able to really to recap some way. An attempt is certainly worth's. Legend value of chronology people should but please do not scare.

- today is Saturday for me is also the first Saturday for a long time that I will stay here again in my dorm in Inage. So, probably. Why is this so? Last week I visited the lovely Maike in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. That with the Schnellstraßenbus about 3 hours away. In km I know that unfortunately, is not that important. Today, distance is understood anyway with the duration. In any case, Matsumoto is in the mountains, or between the mountains, the Japanese Alps. There's is just a little colder than here. Nevertheless, it was beautiful. Again a spot on my Japan card, which I can paint it orange.

- What was there in Matsumoto? There is an Edo Castle. Says that a lock on most of wood, five floors, and from the time about 16 Century. More accurate, I do not now, unfortunately, I had the flyers only get to it again, and I do not know where did I put them. There was also a Ice Sculpture Festival on the weekend, more human then looks in the photos, which I will upload to belong in the near future. Therefore, take it easy. Furthermore, Matsumoto is known for its hot springs, but this time it has not yet passed since Daniel was scheduled to return early. But we were even there. Maike makes even then soon returned to Leipzig.

- What was the weekend before that? Well, I got up very early to an hour by train out to's "country" would have to go to there for one night with a Japanese family. You know, cultural exchange, and so on. Here's what happened. So, a lot of cultural exchange, and sometimes mainly German and English. Way, was an elderly couple whose three children live far away but a whole lot, why we were three most part. What was unfortunately a bit boring, especially to Saturday afternoon, as we have continued because of bad weather. Whether the weather was now really at times was simply placed there. Anyway, I've eaten containing fairly typical Japanese. Rice and tsukemono, "which means all sorts of side dishes such as fish, pickled or fresh vegetables. In the evening there was "nabe", which means stew pot, and in principle is. But it is more like eating fondue, to say to describe Sun The following Sunday we went to the sea, to an aquarium park where I was allowed a lot of fish, dolphins, orca and wide reputation. And finally we went over an hour on the highway down to us to look at flowers. Well, yes. That's how it was Will not even say that it was not great, but it was not overwhelmingly good, so that I would like again to him, as sure. Especially since there is not really anything, except the elderly. Too bad, unfortunately.

- now the European world write yes in 2008. Says that I have spent the New Year. What a different experience than I previously knew she was from Germany. For example, it is here where I have even found it and I was also told by the Japanese, no fireworks at the end. Say: New Year's Eve that is not here. The first of January, however, is of extremely important significance. Similar like at Christmas will be spent in this trusted circle of family. 31.12. only becomes the nearest temple gone, where then, depending on the temple of course different, to make quite a lot of people. How do I know? Well, I made myself. 31.12. I went with fellow exchange Studis together to a nearby temple around the clock strikes twelve point to listen. Then I donated five yen, and a little prayer for the new year. And then it was again about to dorm. No fireworks, no fireworks. Among younger Japanese, there is the habit in this night the first sunrise of the new year to be seen, but among us were that interested in the minority, so this plan was discarded. New Year's Day I was walking.

- How do I just see on TV, it seems in some places in Japan to snow. The media make it a big fanfare. For me, it seems, unfortunately, not snow. Has so far not really, is not it. But the fresh greens in the university in November sown grass and some trees are still hanging mandarins. And I'm serious.

- How was Christmas? Well, there was at 24.12. a little game so for us normal exchange Studis, of course, self-organized. And 25.12. I have made with another German for Chinese amazed at their Christmas party mulled wine. What those somehow very celebrated, so that mulled wine Create. Aah, ooh, looks tasty, the, aah, ohh.

- In my free time in late December, I also once visited the Daniel directly to Tokyo. We have taken the opportunity and went to a public bath. It now says no such thing as the splash in the reef or Oschatz Bad Lausick, but a place where there are several bathrooms, and even a sauna. There you can go to man when he has no tub, but would like to covered with mats in the hot water. Like me. Of course, man must be cleaned before neat and clean, scrub your back, ears, hair. Shaving was also possible. And in the Sauna was built and television. However, that was for me a little too hot in there, so I did not not notice a difference.

- And yesterday there was another meeting of my fellowship. We visited two plants of the company, which is the way in Logisitikbereich active. Perhaps as some kind of Japanese DHL if human will. What did I see? Many DVDs and CDs. anyone here ordered the Japanese Amazon a DVD, so this is most likely from there. On the roof of one of the two works, I then saw for the first time Mount Fuji in outline. As I come! Posted on the idea to go there on vacation there.

- everyday life is really here now. I do have a good three weeks every week teaching at the university. Although I like this three days will not be there, because I leave in the north to Hokkaido, the northernmost island of the four major islands. Hehe ... so much of me first again. Pictures coming soon.


Addendum: Meanwhile, there are two new galleries in my scrapbook. Have fun watching!