Today I was due to go up to Ishikawa for a private kids show and parents Q&A. But the way the finances worked out it would effectively mean I’d be doing it for free. This month I’ve already done a heck of a lot of volunteer work at schools in Fukuoka ( I’ve only been paid for one day’s work in August!), so the thought of traveling up there so near a typhoon and again as a freebie made me think I was mad!

But as usually happens with these things, however much I think it would be easier just to stay in one place, these trips always turn out to be fantastic experiences. And today was just crazy! Tomorrow’s show is in an onsen resort, but it’s not just any old onsen it’s a massive, massive complex with huge Roman columns, Greek statues and massive murals on the floors and ceilings, talk about luxurious! And as the girl who organised the show knows the owners I got put up not in a room, but in my own suite!

Plus then the poshest dinner I’ve ever had in Japan ( even beats the whole live octopus I had last year), it was a full on banquet with loads of sushi, sashimi, then a Western Course, then a steak and a rock to cook it on. At 10 the owner came down to chat with us, then after a while it was decided to do Karaoke, it must be cool to have your own hotel where you can just pop into your own Karaoke bar. And that was decorated in the most amazing Louis XIV style, like a French palace. All the staff knew I was with the owner so were treating me like a ambassador or something, unbelievable!

So quite an interesting day to say the least! I wonder what tomorrow will be like?