I'm moving out!

Well, not right now... Actually, it's not 100% settled and it's not gonna happen until the end of March... But I'm so excited about it that I have to tell you anyway. ^^

The apartment is in Sugamo so I'll still be living close to the central parts of Tokyo. And it's much closer to the lab compared to where I live now so I might start biking instead of taking the jam-packed trains. I'm gonna have 2-3 times more space, even though that doesn't really mean that it's gonna be roomy. Here, in my dorm it's... cramped. Anyway, it's gonna be nice.

Yesterday I went to Funabashi (which is really, really close to Tokyo) to hang out with Matt. We saw the latest Bond movie, had some good yakiniku and went to the local onsen. Yes, a real onsen and it even had a salt sauna. Good times! Naturally, I couldn't take pictures in the onsen so instead I'm gonna post something I took a couple of weeks ago. Sunset behind Mt Fuji.



Sort of looks like it's on fire at the top, doesn't it?

Next weekend I'm going snowboarding with a bunch of people. Looking forward to that, sure do. And if anyone is worried about my safety, then let me assure you that I'm pro-active.

Helmet!

Ok, that's it.

Take care!

Happy New Year!

あけましておめでとうございます！

Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!

Already 2009?! I can't really understand that we're at the end of the -00's. What was the style of this decade? Did it have a flavor? I haven't got it yet, it all went so fast. On the other hand, I'm still watching old episodes of Seinfeld so I guess I'll be stuck in the -90's forever...

Anyways.

I spent the whole winter vacation with Natsuko's family (Thank you so much!). Wonderful food, a little bit of activity but mostly just taking it easy... Exactly what I needed. I am very much ready for the new year! I do hope that I'll be able to take some nice pictures.

Natsuko and her mother.

手巻き寿司(Te-maki-zushi), Hand-Rolled Sushi is so delicious. And every dinner was a feast like this!

Gate to Chinatown in Yokohama.

Crowds in Chinatown.

Being in Chinatown kind of felt like being abroad... So where am I now?

Chestnut salesman.

Outside Yokohama Museum of Art. We saw an exhibition with paintings by Paul Cézanne. One of them was called "Effect of water reflection". I got inspired/copied it. ^^

Taiko drummers at train station in Yokohama. I really would like to try this someday.

Playing pool in Shibuya. I lost... again.

The moon. Can you see the craters?

That's it.

Take care!