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and they're here!

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2020.06.30

Nearly four months after I landed on March 6, the family is here!

They arrived after nine. I was out, buying the things the kids had asked for on the ride in, plus some actual groceries (including pre-made meals) and getting some cash at the ATM to pay the fellow. It's funny, but they had to use a private vehicle (a small bus in this case) because they'd have had to wait for their COVID-19 test results inside the airport if they'd declared an intention to take transit. Everyone's exhausted and of course their bodies felt like it was 08:00 in the morning as they walked in the door 2 1/2 hours after sunset.

The kids seem to like the house, which is nice.

rand()m quote

In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnation without government permission.

Newsweek, Aug 20 2007