Japan Countdown: 4 Days
In just four days, Andrew and I will be on our way to Japan. This trip managed to sneak up on us, despite the fact that just a few weeks ago it seemed like it would never get here. Now we’re finishing up our last-minute planning and purchasing and getting ready to leave.
This weekend, we attempted to watch two Japanese movies to get into the Japan mood. Saturday it was Tokyo Story. Sunday it was Maborosi. During both, I fell almost instantly to sleep, relegating them to the land of movies that have an immediate soporific effect on me: Pirates of the Caribbean, Master and Commander, Star Wars. Not a successful effort. Two more should arrive from Netflix before we leave, so we’ll see how we fare with those.
I’m doing some last-minute Japan reading as well, Some Prefer Nettles by Junichiro Tanizaki; last week we bought a few more books to take with us, so our immersion in Japanese literature (much more successful than our immersion in Japanese film) can continue while we’re away.
Tonight’s laundry night, and tomorrow we’ll make a final trip to Target…and then there’s nothing to do but pack, a challenge all its own. Four days!
This weekend, we attempted to watch two Japanese movies to get into the Japan mood. Saturday it was Tokyo Story. Sunday it was Maborosi. During both, I fell almost instantly to sleep, relegating them to the land of movies that have an immediate soporific effect on me: Pirates of the Caribbean, Master and Commander, Star Wars. Not a successful effort. Two more should arrive from Netflix before we leave, so we’ll see how we fare with those.
I’m doing some last-minute Japan reading as well, Some Prefer Nettles by Junichiro Tanizaki; last week we bought a few more books to take with us, so our immersion in Japanese literature (much more successful than our immersion in Japanese film) can continue while we’re away.
Tonight’s laundry night, and tomorrow we’ll make a final trip to Target…and then there’s nothing to do but pack, a challenge all its own. Four days!
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