Computerless in Japan

As some may remember I promised some updates last weekend, and I was fully prepared to do so, and then my computer's hard drive started to die. So I spent a week in Japan with my smart phone being my only connection to the outside world. Parts for repair are hard to come by in Japan. The Japanese mentality is not to keep old things running, when they become a problem they are replaced, which might not have been a bad idea considering I can buy a new lap top here for around $450. Still, once I figured out what I needed to fix I was able to order parts from the US and have them shipped express. Surprisingly my new hard drive arrived in less than 48 hours after ordering it. Installation is also much easier than it use to be, and so my whole system was up and running again in around 2 hours. This week is the final week before winter break, and is exceptionally busy, so I plan to provide the updates you have all been patiently waiting for next weekend when I will be completely free. This week I have a Japanese test, a Japanese vocabulary competition I'm speaking in, and I will be playing Santa at a school on Thursday. I have so many interesting experiences to share (and a few pictures, that I may or may not be able to recover from my hard drive here in Japan), but it will have to wait until next weekend, just consider it a Christmas present.