Yep yep, I AM still alive; only have 10 weeks here and really have a long way to go with the language; but I guess any language is a lifelong learning thing.

Going to Tokyo to meet friends and climb Mt Fuji (difficult, busy and not pretty, but I guess I'll be able to say I've conquered it!) in August.

Tomorrow am going to see a live baseball game of the two strongest teams; Tigers and Giants, so it should be a great atmosphere and great fun; especially since it is a public holiday!

I'll leave you with cool pic of the mesh of things you can expect when coming to Japan;