Spent the day shopping at IKEA with Vitaly. We went to the Yokohama branch and it was FAR. The place is great, it’s huge and the selections are endless. Everything is so cheap, until you hit the deliver counter. Then that serene, relaxing shopping experience abruptly ends as you are violently beaten back into reality. WTF is their deliver plan all about anyway? The first 3 items are 5,900 yen(about $60!) and then every item after is 1,000 yen($10!)!? We had ordered a few office desks and chairs and in total, we had about 9 items which needed shipping. They even tried to tell us that our floor rugs were separate items as we wrapped them around the table legs. Luckily Vitaly convinced them that it was fine as 1 item after wrapping and taping them together. Totally obnoxious and unexpected. Anyway, we managed to get all of our shopping done with little hassle beyond the sour delivery experience.

I can’t believe how busy this month has been. Every minute has been packed with work. Thankfully it was Waki’s birthday so we could relax and enjoy that weekend. We spent her birthday at the beach and had a nice French dinner and spent the night at Hotel Claska. The weather here is very hot now, it’s summertime and very humid. I’m almost hoping it rains soon to cool off the city.

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