The End of Radio, and More

Today was the last broadcast of "Calender Girls," a monthly radio show done by my friends Ryoko and Teresa in which I became a regular guest (aka "the Calender Boy"). Ryoko is a professional radio personality and one of the first Japanese friends I made in Japan who wasn't a teacher. Not a small town girl , she came to Mutsu from Yokohama for her job, but now she's leaving for the metropolis of Sapporo, where she will soon get married. We shall miss her, indeed.

The show consisted of us jabbering on about all sorts of nonsense and playing all sorts of music. Usually we had a unifying theme for each show, for example: "rain," "festivals," and "goodbyes." As it was intended for Japanese listeners, we spoke mostly Japanese, though I don't know how the listeners at home could have possibly understand my broken, winding, badly pronounced sentences. I never heard any feedback. It's probably for the best.

Anyway, it's all over now. Sniff.

In other news, I've got a garden in my backyard! The plants were Satoko's gift to me for our one year anniversary. Good stuff. The radishes are emerging, but sadly the basil is on its last leg.