I had my first embassy party last weekend. It was a event at the Canadian embassy in support of Hope International. A charity that builds wells and lends cows to families in need. Right now they are doing a lot in cambodia. It was an interesting time, a lot of politician and “power” players in the Tokyo international scene, or so I was told. The food was pretty good and the open bar was great. Best part was, I didn’t have to wear a tux.. cool biz summers in japan.
I was able to meet and talk with the head of Hope international for a few minutes. Interesting guy. If I go to cambodia, I can help build a well now. Maybe around christmas.
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banana phone. Caught on the first day of work as I was leaving my apartment.
Well it’s been around a month, give or take, since I have posted any updates. If for any reason, because I have been busy. Between trying to recover from jetlag and family induced stress, to starting a new job and getting up to speed on projects..
So I will give you all a quick update.
First and foremost, thanks to all those of you that inquired as to the health of my mother. She is doing a lot better now. They put two splints in one of her arteries and performed angioplasty on another. They were able to remove the blockage from the 85% and 95% blocked arteries and on the angioplastyied on they were able to clear it to 40%. She is up and moving around very happy now. It was a good 20 days in St. Louis except, again, I didn’t get to see as many people as I hoped to.
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