I woke up this morning with a fever, so it's no wonder I was feeling so exhausted all week!
I called my company and would you believe that they not only got a sub to cover my classes, but they also sent someone all the way to my apartment so I could go to the doctor?! What a great company. A man named Takeshi came at 3pm to escort me to the clinic. He was wearing a suit and came in a taxi (white-gloved chaffeur and all!). I got out of the taxi at the clinic, and the nurses got all excited, as if I were someone super important, ha ha! The doctor couldn't speak English, but we managed. They gave me something to put in hot water (it's a brownish powder that smells like ginger and cinnamon) ... it did bring my fever down. All free, thanks to national health care!

I just finished watching the news and there's a typhoon on the way, so lots of rain coming. Chiba is closest to the ocean, so we will get hit the hardest. Luckily, it will pass pretty far offshore, but it still is strange to turn on the news and see a typhoon warning! I hope I don't get too wet tomorrow morning on the way to work.

I am trying to get a few more photos for you to enjoy ...