[15 May] Who knew Germany would be so hot in mid-May? I had to go to H&M to buy a short sleeve shirt. I have a nice turtleneck in my bag, but that won’t be making an appearance any time soon. Yes, summer has busted out all over. Japan, Germany, all the former axis nations.

I gave my presentation at the conference this morning. It was the first presentation of the morning session at 8:30 am following an alcohol filled gala dinner the night before. Guess who had a small audience?!? Me! In the end though I think it was a fairly successful presentation. I’m happy with it. I fly back to Japan tomorrow.