The weather is definitely warmer now. We are no longer using our heaters, and getting out the shower doesn't cause extreme goosebumps. Biking long distances now produces sweat, and you sometimes find yourselves wanting to get out of the sunlight.

A new school year began this month. New students with a different schedule for me (Marc). This year looks like it'll be busier, as I've inherited an extra two classes, as well as the fact that my schedule is organized so that it leaves me less long periods of open space. Additionally, we have a meeting every week instead of once every two months.

Kim and I will have been married one year on May 6th. To celebrate our first year anniversary, we're heading over to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. We have a pair of free tickets that Kim won during a sports competition at the church. Additionally, the week happens to be Golden Week, one of the longest strings of holidays in the Japanese calendar. Unfortunately, these 5 days of holidays are broken up by two days of school that I have to teach; seems so silly to have school in the middle of a week of holidays.

We have a special event at the church coming up in two weeks. Apparently, a jazz band is coming, and they are playing requested songs (with a jazz style). Other than that, life is continuing as normal. We are still finding lots of new things, but experiences are starting to level out to where we feel we are doing "the usual." It's fine by me, since always feeling like a newbie and an outsider is not a good thing after a few months.

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