I’ve been studying my Japanese quite intensely.

It’s weird, I always feel like I’m improving, though it feels like it’s impossible that I’m making significant strides in my journey in such little time. I suppose the conclusion I should take from this is that I’m actually not as further along as I think of myself as? OK, that’s fine.

My lunch today was absolutely fantastic. It was so, so good. I genuinely considered walking up to the people in the canteen and asking about a recipe. It was that good. Tofu and couscous and rice and peas and soup and bread and an apple. It was beyond delicious. Maybe I was just starving. Or severely nutritionally deprived? I wonder if food tastes better if you’re deficient in any one given nutrient, vitamin or whatever.