2008.09.11 Thursday
Life is hectic
The summer went so fast.
I went to England to visit my Mum who is not well and was in hospital for most of the time I was there. Before that I spent a few days in Barcelona with my daughter. It was a city that I had longed to visit for such a long time and it did not disappoint.
It is truly a beautiful city - rather hilly, overlooking the sea and surrounded by mountains. You can see and feel the influence of Gaudi's vivid designs throughout the city.
So I came back to Japan at the end of August with plans to take life easy for a while but as always suddenly life became extremely hectic. My teaching work has re-started, a book translation job and narration work have come in and I am having a number of interviews and being recorded for a featured article in a magazine to be published in December. I'll be writing more about that once it comes out.
Also, I'm organizing a small live concert for my singer/songwriter friend, Laurie Thain from Hiroshima, when she comes to Tokyo.
It's planned for 1st November in the evening at a cafe in Kodaira.
She used to be a professional Country and Western singer when she lived in Canada and I promise you that it will be a great concert. So, anyone who might be able to come - please mark it in your diary.
I'll be posting more details at a later date.
"No peace for the wicked" as the saying goes...
I went to England to visit my Mum who is not well and was in hospital for most of the time I was there. Before that I spent a few days in Barcelona with my daughter. It was a city that I had longed to visit for such a long time and it did not disappoint.
It is truly a beautiful city - rather hilly, overlooking the sea and surrounded by mountains. You can see and feel the influence of Gaudi's vivid designs throughout the city.
So I came back to Japan at the end of August with plans to take life easy for a while but as always suddenly life became extremely hectic. My teaching work has re-started, a book translation job and narration work have come in and I am having a number of interviews and being recorded for a featured article in a magazine to be published in December. I'll be writing more about that once it comes out.
Also, I'm organizing a small live concert for my singer/songwriter friend, Laurie Thain from Hiroshima, when she comes to Tokyo.
It's planned for 1st November in the evening at a cafe in Kodaira.
She used to be a professional Country and Western singer when she lived in Canada and I promise you that it will be a great concert. So, anyone who might be able to come - please mark it in your diary.
I'll be posting more details at a later date.
"No peace for the wicked" as the saying goes...