Once again, I'm back in Japan. For the first time, though, I'm not staying at the ANA Hotel in Akasaka. Since I'll be here for more than 30 days, I'm at the Oakwood Residential Apartments in Aoyama (close to Shibuya). For the same price, this studio isn't bad at all. I'll be taking pictures and sending them back to Sarah.
One of my former co-workers lives in the next apartment. When I booked this place, I didn't even know any of the American guys lived in this complex... I found the apartments through Google. In a city of some 25 million people, I'm next door to someone I know.
Sadly, while I'm here, my friend Berek will be out in Moscow, Idaho, so I won't be able to hang out with him. He did stop by our house while he was visiting friends in Philadelphia the week before Memorial Day, so that was fun.
It's going to be a long trip. It'll be lucrative, but as the kids are getting older, the money is becoming less of an incentive. Once I'm back, though, I'll be home until at least October. Small consolation, but it's there.