Even though we are a lot more familiar with the country and with Tokyo than we were last time, there is still an adjustment to the routine of the workday we face here. We aren't complaining as we totally knew what to expect but when people in Canada complain about a 40 hour workweek, it pales in comparison. There is a tremendous work ethic in Japan, some of it is good and some of it isn't, but one should expect to work long days in most of Asia. The long days are what we first have to adjust to and that usually takes 1-2 weeks. Our workday starts at 5:00 am when we get up. We leave our apartment at 7:00 and arrive at the university around 8:00. We teach 7 out of 11 classes from 9:00-6:00 and we usually get home around 7:30. So our first week was a total of about 72 hours. Guess what we did the first weekend. That's right, we slept a lot and only left the apartment to get food. We felt much more rested at the start of the second week but I think we have already lost weight as we do a lot of walking over here. Second week classes are going well and we are beginning to learn some of those 50 new names. The mens' names seem a lot harder to learn than the womens' as their names are usually longer. 75% of my class is men and about 80% of Colleen's class. She is teaching a higher level that me this term. It is quite different teaching men and women together this time but still very enjoyable. These students are the cream of the crop in Japan as they attend a very prestigious science univesity. Many of our students are graduate students. We are really enjoying our classes as we get to know our students better. All for now. Jim