Already Spring and It's Almost Gone!

I've just realized that it has been a long time since I've written much. That's because I've been doing much! Spring has been very, very busy and we've both been enjoying what we're doing (and doing what we enjoy), so I don't feel guilty.

Among those things that are new for me are part-time teaching positions at a National University and the Dental College of a very well regarded private university. One takes me to Tokyo once a week and the other to Mito twice a week. I've also been fortunate in having some excellent private students with whom an hour long lesson is a pleasure. My weekends have been full with wedding services and I find myself enjoying them more and more. I have something constructive to do every day and still have the luxury of free time every day as well. Tsukuba continues to delight me as a walking stage and I manage to get in my 10 or more kilometers a day, time to smell the flowers.

Mako has been busy teaching, rehearsing and is taking lessons again. It is a pleasure for me to watch her move back to dance as our time in Hawaii was virtually dance less - a sad thing for both of us. She's also teaching light stretching and fitness workouts to older (than me!) people in her mother's circle of friends, working with a Pilates class, teaching ballet to a group of aspiring Olympic divers and working with children at an after school recreation center. She'll begin teaching organized classes of dance/fitness classes for young people next month. Those will be scheduled after her lectures at a university in Tokyo. She's also performed "spontaneously" at two recent installation art events - one of which I had to miss, damn! - the other is on our flickr and Picasa pages.

We've also been able to go to watch dance and listen to music lately, much more than in previous versions of our life together. The convenience of a high speed train line departing from a station just 15 minutes from our apartment has made a significant difference in what is easily available for us to do, without having to consider transportation. Tokyo is now a very comfortable 45 minutes away!

Life continues to be wonderful!