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It’s getting to be that time of the year again over here in Japan. The cherry blossom are starting to bloom. It also marks the end of the allergy season (Feb.-Mar.). That means that people will stop wearing those masks all the time.
It has warmed up significantly though. We are pretty much in the high teens (celcius, mind you) which means no more down jackets and heavy wool socks! Yay!
Next month I head to Taiwan for work. While just a 2-day trip (it’s nice to be based in Japan) I am hoping to see a site or two and have some nice food. We’ll see how that turns out though. Other than that, I’m thinking that it is time to plan another adventure in Asia. Any suggestions on where I should go? Since it is getting warm, I’ll probably avoid Thailand and those countries. Maybe somewhere more northern would be nice…
At any rate, things continue to run smoothly. Here’s to clear waters ahead!

Cheers,
Captain Adam

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After a hectic week of work in the US, I am finally back in Yokohama.
It has definitely taken awhile, but I think that Yokohama is “home” now. How long I’ll be here is still up in the air, but for now, I’m pretty comfortable. I have a good life, some good friends and who knows, things may even get better!
This time, I spent a week in Provo at the home office and then a couple days in Oregon before coming back. I thought to keep my swimming going while over there and brought my gear and everything… only to be greeted be the dirtiest pool I’ve ever seen at Gold’s Gym in Provo. Seriously, this pool didn’t even have a filter. It was just a concrete hole with water in it. Too make things worse, there were people in the pool with clothes on. Pretty nasty.
Needless to say, my throat started hurting that night and the vigorous schedule didn’t really allow me for any real rest time. So here I am today, back in Japan, fighting a cold I picked up in the slime pits of Provo. Bleh.

Other than that, things are smashing. I bought some new networking equipment while in the US and after hooking it up was pleasantly surprised with increased range and speed.

Cheers!
Captain Adam

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