Hello Phuong, I’m preparing to leave Tokyo and I’m getting rid of all my things. It is a little sad to leave Tokyo but I am getting excited about coming to Vietnam. I’m sure I will have a better life there. Of course I don’t want to live in Hanoi, so I won’t accept any…… Continue reading E-mail to Phuong 9.11.2004
E-mail to Sarita 9.8.2004
Dearest Sarita, Congratulations on the engagement! I’m extremely happy for you and wish you the best. Please be certain to send me your address around the wedding date so I can send you a nice little exotic present from Asia. I always enjoy hearing from you and reading your insightful e-mails. You are the only…… Continue reading E-mail to Sarita 9.8.2004
E-mail to Phuong 9.2.2004
Hi Phuong! I made my plane ticket reservation today! I will arrive in HCMC on October 2nd and arrive at 10:00pm. If you are still in America on that day, then I can always go to a hotel and wait until you return. I’m very excited about coming there but also nervous about leaving Tokyo! …… Continue reading E-mail to Phuong 9.2.2004
E-mail to Dad 8.29.2004
Good Morning Dad, Thanks for having C. call me. It had been ages since I’d last spoke toher and it was good to have a chat. It’s almost September now and the weather has become cool and a bit wet here in Tokyo. It’s a fitting season to be leaving Japan; a place where I’ve…… Continue reading E-mail to Dad 8.29.2004
E-mail to Dad 8.25.2004
Hello Dad, They sent that Citicard awfully early. My current card doesn’t expire until 03/31/05. We are talking about the card with my picture on it right? If that is the case, then yes please, go ahead and send it to me. I like to have it on me just in case of emergencies and…… Continue reading E-mail to Dad 8.25.2004
E-mail to Phuong 8.21.2004
Hi Phuong, Thank you for your offers to help me in Vietnam. I am very excited to come there to work and learn about the Vietnamese. I am a little nervous though leaving Tokyo and my apartment. But, I think it is time for a change and I know I love Vietnam. I don’t think…… Continue reading E-mail to Phuong 8.21.2004
E-mail to Brendan 8.21.2004
Brendan-San, Sorry for the late late response. The pictures of Ireland are amazing. I’m glad you got to visit the birthplace of your dad and see your native land! By the way, aren’t you eligible for double citizenship? Didn’t you get it? My ancestors came to Ohio about five generations ago so no luck for…… Continue reading E-mail to Brendan 8.21.2004
E-mail to Mathias 8.20.2004
Mathias! My classes at Waseda are finally finished and I’m very happy to not have to go to those boring lectures anymore. I think it’s time to study Japanese on my own without the teachers troubling me with too many tests that I always received a bad grade on. : ) Now, I’m just teaching…… Continue reading E-mail to Mathias 8.20.2004