Vital Vessle Vindicates Red Hands

The year is getting into full swing. The cherry blossoms are blooming and there's tons of people around. I noticed the increase in pedestrians when I first got back, but I couldn't understand why. It hit me today-- it's the cherry blossoms. Everyone and their mother is coming to see Kyoto during Hanami (花見). It makes biking a pain.

I've figured out all of my classes. It's looking pretty good. If everything goes as planned, I'll only be at school late on Mondays and Tuesdays. That means I'll be done at noon Wed-Fri! However, the classes I have everyday--the Japanese classes--I'm stuck with some less than desirable classmates.

That's okay. I'll find ways to zen. I'm gonna buckle down this semester. It's my last semester here and I want to make the most of it.

Aside from Japanese classes, I'll be taking a Japanese literature class, two grammar overviews, a religions class, and a class on Dialects! I'm super excited for that last class. It sounds like a lot, but most of those electives are in English, so I'm less worried. It should keep me happily busy.

On the taiko front.... GREAT NEWS! Wait. No. I'm getting ahead of myself.

Ahem.

So today one of the new EAP kids that's here for the semester mailed me about a taiko club. He was at a club fair on Shinmachi Campus and received a flyer for the club. I'd mentioned my less than fruitful search when we first met, so he contacted me about it. I got the mail address of one of the officers and contacted him. I have yet to hear back. Hopefully this pans out. Based off of the dude's email address, I think the club is at Ritsumeikan University. It's a little far, but as long as it's closer than Uji...

Cross your fingers guys!

Love until later,

Caitlin D.