Sam Stroube,

Sunday I was woken up at 7:17 by a moderate 4.8 earthquake. Seems earthquakes are so common here that people don’t make much fuss about them.  The Japan Meteorological Agency shows three earthquakes with a 4.5 or greater magnitude in the last week alone.  The rest of the week has gone by incredible quickly.  Monday I rode by back back to Tachkawa which is a large shopping district about 3 miles from here.  I went to a camera shop to compare prices with the US.  Unfortunately, it seems in general lenses are 20 to 30% more expensive here.  However, accessories are dirt cheap, so I picked up a cleaning kit and some replacement lens caps.  There is also another camera shop fairly close to where I live, so I went there on Tuesday to get some photos printed for class on Wednesday.  After some confusion about how long I needed to wait on my photos, the nice gentleman at the store showed me some of his photo books. Neither store is a B&H, but it’s nice to have a place to print nearby.  Diagram class is going surprisingly smooth given the language barrier. Ota Sensei seemed happy with my work on the project where we had to organize our bookshelf by different characteristics. Only having a hand full of books makes it easier though, some students had 200 books to rearrange in 10 different orders.  The Japanese class is moving quickly, but so far I’m managing to keep up.  Information Design is tomorrow and our group has another presentation to update the class on our progress.  Not too many photos this week, it’s been rainy most the days I’ve had free time. The weather is starting to cool down and be very comfortable, I’m hoping it stays this way for a while before the cold sets in.

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