Ahhh, Autumn. It’s the time of the year when everything starts to cool off, the trees start to change colors, and my nose wreaks havoc on my body.

I’m not sure what it is, but it seems that every year when fall comes around, the air starts to dry out, and my nose just goes into rebel mode. I guess I’m lucky though. I don’t have to worry about allergies any other time of the year. It’s just in fall.

So, how have I been?

Pretty good actually. Aside from work, life is going pretty well. I’ve been spending time with friends on the weekends. I even joined a table top rpg that my friend started up. It’s been a while.

There is a little bit of news though. I’m working on getting my driver’s license. You wouldn’t believe the hoops that you have to jump through just to drive in this country if your American or Japanese. People from other countries have it easy, though. Japanese people have to spend something like $3,000 just to get a license. Luckily, I don’t. I just have to do a lot of tests, and prove that I actually live where I do, which means multiple trips to city hall. Then, I have to go about an hour and a half away to test, since Koriyama doesn’t have a gaijin friendly testing center. From what I’ve been reading, foreigners rarely pass on the first shot, so we’ll see if I can be that 1% who does. Wish me luck.