Through the Eyes of a Wombat

Happy Easter!

I miss you all.

Its just not the same in Japan at Easter time. I should be curled up on the couch, eating hot cross buns at least twice a day - freshly toasted with just a little bit of butter, hot melted - then chocolate easter eggs in the evening, and possibly lighting the open fire for the first time of the year.

Instead, I spent yesterday afternoon chasing my tail around Sendai, thanks to Uchiyama-san feeding me dodgy information. What information? Oh, just the postal address of the Hall I'm in now!
Yes, the address I told you last week is WRONG. Not hugely wrong, but wrong enough to send stuff to the wrong place. The address Uchiyama san gave me was of the Sendai/Miyagi International House, which is the place the taxi driver dropped me off at around the corner last week. This was called to my attention when I was flipping through the leaflets they gave me when I arrived, and I noticed that the address was different to what I thought... quick scurry to the office, and sure enough, the address is different.
Little oompa-loompa at the office promised to phone the Sendai International House and ask them to bring anything that arrived for me around here, which was kind enough, except she packed up her belongings and went home straight away, without calling. I guess she meant she would do it tomorrow.
So, given that its not far, I jumped on the bike and headed around there myself to ask them for myself. (Seems the only way to ever get anything done here is to do it yourself).
They were very understanding of my situation, but, they explained, there was nothing they could do, for my room number (120) doesnt exist around there, and therefore there is no mailbox with 120 on it. They told me that if the postie came and couldnt find a box to put it into, all he would do is take it back to the post office with him - they told me which post office, too, which was helpful, so back on the bike and I skedaddle to the post office, getting there just after 5pm, but all was not lost- there were still oompa-loompas so I was able to sneak in and explain what was going on.
Being very kind and helpful, they promised to hold onto anything that does come for me at the wrong address and phone me, so I can go collect it... which sounds great. I dont want my easter eggs returned to sender :~(

Correct address:

A 120
Tohoku University International House
19 - 1 Sanjo machi Aoba ku
Sendai 981-0935
JAPAN

Now, what would be best for me to do to Uchiyama san now? Do I merely superglue his shoes to the floor when he's not watching? Or do I move his desk a couple of millimetres a day and see how long it takes him to notice something is wrong?

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