2 trips to Tokyo, Valentine's Day in Japan, and yet Alone Again Naturally

As the temperature has kept rising in Japan to unseasonably high levels, it seems that my life has become just as crazy. Work has been the usual roller coaster of highs and lows for me. Last week I gave a special activity class for my school. These new adult activity classes are meant to bring more fun and variety to the school. I was first up and it was suggested that there should be a Wii night. Since I'm the video game expert at my work place I was asked to set it up. I must admit that I found the experience quite daunting and difficult as the activity night ended up being more difficult and different than I expected. While everyone had a blast, I was nervous and things didn't go as well as they could. I had a lot of talks about that class afterwords which were disappointing to me, but I'm sure that for my next class, things will go more smoothly. 

This week there was an official and non official holiday in Japan. Wednesday was National Foundation Day or kenkoku kinenbi. A kind of Japanese Independence day Im told. I decided to go to Tokyo on that day, as I got a holiday, and do some window shopping. I ended up spending most of the day in Akihabara looking around and buying some role play books. Going to Akihabara still to this day cheers me up greatly. There is something about that place that makes me smile. 

And of course Saturday was Valentine's Day, which is very different in Japan. In Japan Valentine's day is a day where women give men chocolate to the people they like. Men then return the favor one month later during White Day. Sadly once again this year, while I did receive the usual nice friend chocolate from a few students and friends, I did not receive a real Valentine. It was a bit disappointing as I actually had a date this year on Valentine's weekend in Tokyo, that ended in disappointment. So my live continues to go as that one classic Maison Ikkoku song goes, Alone Again, Naturally. 

But I'm looking up to the future. I have a good feeling about the next few weeks. I've had a lot of downs since 2009 started, but I'm sure the year will get better for me shortly.