Omg yes I want to read that one too! Kaze ga… is a chunky one with almost 700 pages but a lot of it is simple dialogue so it goes by quite fast all things considered 
I’ve been meaning to watch hakone ekiden a few years in a row now but I always forget 
Perhaps 2026 is the year 
16/09/2025
Here we go, first official slip of this log I needed to take a break from studying over the weekend to focus on the house stuff. We made decent progress with renovation but other things had to take a hit. Tried to do some WK and JPDB here and there but very little. I guess that’s what learning to balance things is all about. Oh well, it happened, and now I’m catching up 
Today’s report
I’m still a bit behind on reviews so didn’t do any lessons but should be able to catch up completely tomorrow 
17/09/2025
Today’s report
Feeling a bit under the weather today so took a day off from renovation and training, ordered in and watched anime together. Hopefully I will wake up feeling better 
19/09/25
I didn’t wake up feeling better yesterday at all Took a sick day off work and took it easy for a few hours but then ended up prepping the kitchen for more reno work. We finally started doing the subfloor! So glad to actually be building now, and not just breaking things 
I did a bunch of WK and JPDB yesterday but missed out on reading and listening as I ended up hyperfixating on booking a SPA weekend break for my wife’s birthday in October. I was so excited I couldn’t sleep and woke up today still feeling under the weather 
I’m being good today though and taking it easy. I need to recover fully asap as we have a work trip to Marrakesh on Tuesday next week. I’m honestly dreading all the socialising and partying but at least I’ll have a single room to retreat to (I spent a month worrying I’d have to share with someone).
I guess I’m overwhelmed and overstimulated. Full blown renovation and living with no kitchen for over a month now, all the upcoming trips and plans, trying to get back into running and training and sticking to studying semi-consistently all on top of the circus that is my workplace is exhausting. Not complaining but just trying to be mindful. Every day I beat myself up that I could have done more, but perhaps it’s only natural to slip every now and then. I got sick first time in ages. My body is telling me something even if I don’t want to listen 
Report for today:
21/09/2025
This weekend we managed to make a new 4m2 concrete floor in the place where I took down the walls and everything was uneven. This was by far the most stressful thing as it seemed like something people don’t usually do themselves. I didn’t know you can make concrete so easily by hand, it turned out quite simple after all
We were rushing to get this done before Tuesday so it can be curing whilst I’m away. Mission accomplished and I can now try to get back to my routines 
emphasis on ‘try’ given the schedule they’ve come up with for this ‘retreat’
23/09/2025
First day of Marrakesh!
Woke up at 3:30am to catch an early flight. Managed to actually do some study at the airport/on the plane before I fell asleep for a bit. Then I started chatting to a guy sitting next to me and it turned out he also loves Japan and is a self proclaimed animehead 
I met so many people today I am exhausted, but it was mostly good fun despite my apprehensions. Also managed to squeeze a little exploration time before the work event officially started
Today’s report:
Off to sleep now as I commited to an early run tomorrow morning!
29/09/2025
Oh my, what a crazy week! They planned so much for every day of Morocco I barely had time to change the sweaty clothes between different activities I tried to squeeze in some SRS or few minutes of anime here and there but it wasn’t enough to keep up with the growing review pile! I got back and spent the weekend in bed trying to recover from the lingering cold and overstimulation 
Time to get back to work though!
Yesterday’s report:
Today’s report:
hey, wanted to call out i love the pics from morocco, we need to ha. e more people traveling and sharing their travels here on the wanikani forums ^^
and yeeah, traveling and learning japanese is pretty awkward, butit seems you’re able to balance it out somehow ^^
Thanks! It is truly a balancing act especially when torn between keeping my routines and trying to make the most of the time in a new country!
30/09/2025
Today’s report
01/10/2025
Another sleepy log, I think I’m still recovering from the trip
