Despite the crowded, lonely start to the weekend, it was rather nice. I went snowboarding with my neighbor Takahashi-sensei, the navigator for Yaizu’s vessel.
We drove 3.5 hours to Shirakaba 2in1 resort in Nagano-ken. A mid-sized, fully accommodating mountian. We left early (5am) and hit the slopes before 10 (after renting equipment). Took me till lunch to remember now to bloody turn, but the last two hours of the afternoon were excellent - started to S-turn in the end. As always, there are photos.
Sunday was the 静岡まつり (Shizuoka matsuri). I met up with the swing dancer that came to Fuji and she showed me around. There was a nice parade - saw Japan’s male-gymnastics gold-medalist, a famous comedian, and many marching bands. Yukie took me to the temple as well, and they were having a ceremony.
This week hails the beginning of the new term. My first class in over a month is on Thursday. Nervous again for some reason, but prolly just because it’s been a long time.
Spring is here, and the days are getting longer and brighter and warmer. So is my mood. But I think I said that already.