Back in Japan.

[sooperspryte]

Okay, so it turns out there was something of a mis-communication. I'm not competing in the competition. On the one hand, this came as quite a relief, since I never really *wanted* to compete in the first place. Although over time the idea had grown on me and it was a bit disappointing to find out I wasn't doing so. More troublesome, however, was

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Any plans?

[dnewfield]

> So... it's good to be here. It'll be even better when I head
> up north, back to Hokkaido, after my parents leave. :)

So, does that mean you have any plans once you get back to Hokkaido?

I got to Seattle where I my plans ran out, so I went to Vancouver, and now I'm heading to Burning Man!

Plans after that get fuzzy, but I think I may head East. If I had to pick a town right now to move to, it'd be Portland, OR. Since all my family is in the Eastern time zone, though, I'm going to check out the Northeast a bit more -- didn't really give it enough time last December.

Re: Any plans?

[sooperspryte]

Well, it basically depends on how things work out with the guy I started dating two months before I left. If he gets the restaurant he's aiming for, things go well with the two of us, and I can make a living teaching private lessons, I may be there a while.

Otherwise... I'll be back sooner...

Re: Any plans?

[dnewfield]

In that case, good luck to both of you!