I survived my movie marathon!! It was a grueling 3 days and I don’t think I will ever schedule 6 movies in 3 days again. However, I had a great time at the festival this year and I’m happy I caught a few good films. =) I guess the biggest hype this year from Japan was the North American premiere of Norwegian Wood. I couldn’t get tickets to the first two screenings, so I missed the Q&A with the director….
Sorry for such a long delay in between entries! It just seemed like it was just yesterday when summer started. It hardly seems like it’s mid-September. Granted, we didn’t have much of a summer this year, but the time still flew quickly. This past week was by far the busiest week I’ve had all year. It has been non-stop since last weekend with TIFF starting, then Japanese classes, plus having my parents out of town. I was going back and…
With only one full day in Japan this time around, there was quite a lot to pack into the span of 24hrs, but somehow I managed to get everything I wanted to do in and made it through to the end of the day in one piece. Sort of. ***** Anyway, beginning with the morning. After a quick breakfast at the hotel (the food was courtesy of the ultra 便利な AM/PM across the street), we headed off for Shinjuku Station…
It’s finally fall! Although this summer was too short and much too rainy, the crisp change in weather is greatly appreciated. With the changing fall colours, I can hardly wait for the crunching sound of the leaves beneath my boots when I stomp over a freshly raked pile. (As long as I don’t have to do the raking part myself). Once again I feel like I should be combining ten updates in one as so much time has pass since…