Be Patient!

Sorry, everybody for the holdup on new posts. It will continue for at least another two or three days, so don't bother checking until then at earliest. I am currently in Azuma, a "city" in the mountainous Gunma prefecture. I have been doing all sorts of stuff here- cutting big logs, stripping bark off of big logs, building various things like boxes and gates, hiking and mountain-biking, among other things. I will have a much larger post (or hopefully, posts) with loads of pictures about this place and my experiences when I have better internet access. A week and a half ago, the owner of this place, Hiro, messed up the internet in the cabin I'm staying in, and has been unable to fix it. I am not allowed in the office/computer room of the house for a couple of very strange reasons. So right now, I am standing outside (it is raining) using Hiro-san's laptop on the windowsill. It is connected via ethernet cable (he messed up the wireless internet, as well) through the window, which is shut so I cannot see inside. This is an interesting place to say the least, and I have　many thoughts on it that I would like to share. If only...

So please, be patient! On Sunday I　am going to my new WWOOF host, the winery in Yamanashi. I did not hear back from the other hosts, so that made my decision easier. I'm looking forward to it!