It's been a busy but productive summer so far. There were a number of things I didn't have time to take care of during the semester, so I've had a chance to make the execution of those priority number one. The biggest and most time consuming was getting my Japanese drivers license, which was actually relatively painless thanks to a helpful website. The bulk of the time (and money) was spent on practice rounds and test attempts. I was worried about how long it'd take me to pass it, so I'm pretty relieved to have gotten it done so early in the summer.
Another thing I wasn't able to do very often during the semester was get in touch with friends and family in other time zones. Due to the hours we all keep in our busy lives, there were only a few narrow windows available for the long-distance chats. I've managed to talk to a lot of people during this break so far, and am hoping to keep it up.
The last thing I've done, believe it or not, is cleaned my place up quite a bit and rearranged a few things. I have managed to create a bit more space, which should serve us well when my dad comes to visit next week. Though we will stay a few nights in hotels in other cities, we'll also be kicking it here for a few days, allowing my dad to see in person what's usually on the other side of the screen. It will be a lot of fun.
