Iai was nice today - the temperature was cool and I made some progress. I always like it when my sensei starts to nit-pick, cos that means the sculpture has been roughed out, and he has to just knock a few pieces off. Also, I received my certificate. I’m now an official ikkyu.
Out of all the people in Japan, I think the ones that put the most effort into a good friendship are the students. They always try to talk to me now, whether it be in English or Japanese. A student today wanted to talk about Irish punk and Neo-Rockabilly. How cool is that?