Isogashi

Isogashi means busy in Japanese. As I have been busy I have not made time for any blog posts in nearly a month.

My wife has taken on a new job as a nurse at a hospital in the neighboring town. I drive her in the mornings, which takes about an hour. Plus, our daughter's school closes early one day a week, there is at least 1 or 2 vacation days per month, and my daughter stayed home with the obligatory cold for a couple of days. Each afternoon I either babysit or accompany a 7 year old to either piano lessons, swimming, or batmitton. Don't forget the French lessons every other Saturday. Also, I am doing more housework than ever.

Also, I have begun taking Japanese lessons twice a week using Skype, a free phone service. My wife had signed me up to take Japanese for beginners at the local University. They actually had an English language advertisement. After taking the course, I will be ready to begin my life in Japan, or so they said. In the Japanese way, one can only begin the course on one specific day each year and it was necessary to apply during the month of October. They responded quickly, letting me know that my Visa was not the right kind of Visa, so I am only eligible to take the course offered to people who already speak Japanese and want to progress to an advanced level.

I am not complaining at all. They said no and I made other arrangement. In summary, it just is a fact of life for me now that I have less free time. Isogashi people everywhere will have no sympathy whatsoever and I don't blame them. Busy is a subjective feeling.

Does anyone miss these blogs? Doubtful, but just saying why they are less frequent.