Weeknotes 356: Unfamiliar degree

Hello JST. Zero gyms, because I was in Tokyo. 🇯🇵 I left from Heathrow on Monday morning and arrived at Haneda on Tuesday morning. The jet lag hit me hard for the first day or so, then gradually eased off and I felt more human again. So let’s focus on the positives. I spent the week wandering around, looking at things and eating. I was obviously way out of my element but fortunately vegan food was always easy to find and uniformly delicious so I was content. Same goes for the coffee. It’s a beautiful city. There’s not quite enough room for anything (frequently including my physical form) but they make the most of it. CLICHÉ CORNER: It’s impossible to miss how much tidier, quieter and better-organised everything is compared to the UK. Despite the cultural and language barriers I frequently felt more relaxed walking about than I do in London, just because of how the people around me were behaving. (Being on holiday helped.) The Tokyo Metro is an obvious example. The attention to detail…