Diary








This section is a diary listing milestones, events, and deadlines by approximate date. It will be used as the basis of the more complete Progress Reports.

September

  • 09/02/98 Arrive in Japan
  • 09/04/98 Move into the International House
  • 09/07/98 Establish office at CRADLE
  • 09/09/98 Internet connection established
  • 09/10/98 Asked to give presentation at 25th anniversary of CRADLE
  • 09/10/98 Established connection with secretary and students at UT Austin
  • 09/14/98 Internet Relay Chat (IRC) connected
  • 09/15/98 Connected with group using IRC
  • 09/16/98 Japanese Alien Registration and National Health Insurance
  • 09/22/98 Web Page began
  • 09/30/98 Complex problem concerning FTP transfers from Japan solved
    October
  • 10/01/98 Picked up the Registration Card
  • 10/05/98 Attended the first language lesson at TITECH
  • 10/06/98 September receipts mailed to IC2
  • 10/09/98 Quick cam working
  • 10/10/98 Contact with M.I.T. with IRC and QuickCam (Douglas)
  • 10/12/98 Memo to Shimizu sensei about NGT
  • 10/12/98 Language test
  • 10/14/98 Help edit English article
  • 10/16/98 Set-up first Electronic Town Hall (ETH)
  • 10/17/98 Met with new Japanese Teacher
  • 10/18/98 Connected Penn, Tx, Cal, Mich, and Tokyo in ETH
  • 10/21/98 Went to Kabuki
  • 10/25/98 Edited two abstracts
  • 10/27/98 Met Dr. Santiago, Director Teaching resource center
    November
  • 11/06/98 Participated in Japan Day (Tea Ceremony, origami, kimono)
  • 11/08/98 Mild earthquake in Tokyo
  • 11/09/98 Receipts for October mailed to IC2
  • 11/09/98 Speaker at the 25th Anniversary of CRADLE
  • 11/11/98 Seminar on Distance Decision Forming (PIC)
  • 11/15/98 Dinner at Shimizu-sensei's house
  • 11/18/98 Established English class for Japanese students
  • 11/25/98 Helped student with English abstract
  • 11/28/98 Huge parade for 300 year anniversary of Shinjuko
  • 11/29/98 First Progress report completed
    December
  • 12/07/98 Dr. Gail Marcus (ANS) called
  • 12/10/98 Ms. Brown from IC2 came by to visit
  • 12/11/98 Edited five abstracts for Shimizu's journal
  • 12/18/98 IRC conference with Dwight about trip
  • 12/22/98 Connection to internet from home established
  • 12/28/98 Ms. Brown's letter to interns
    January
  • 01/01/99 Visit Shrine
  • 01/02/99 Visit Emperor's Day
  • 01/05/99 Letter to Ms. Brown
  • 01/05/99 Letter from Ms. Shinohara (NSF) concerning Dr. Shimizu
  • 01/09/99 Town Hall with NTG
  • 01/21/99 Invited to Sumo by Shimizu
  • 01/22/99 Invited to Kabuki by Muta
  • 01/26/99 Letter to ICC interns
  • 01/26/99 Shinohara help with restaurants
  • 01/27/99 Invited to give seminars to Nuclear Department at Tokodia
  • 01/28/99 Contacted Drs. Lamb, Baldwin,Fowler,Ezekoye, Kovar about project
  • 01/30/99 Edited four abstracts
    February
  • 02/01/99 Salary deposited
  • 02/02/99 Some ICC interns contacted
  • 02/02/99 Initial contact with Dike about Hashimoto visit to UT
  • 02/03/99 Edited Vitae for Dr. Shimizu
  • 02/04/99 Edited abstract for student
  • 02/05/99 January receipts mailed
  • 02/08/99 Edited abstract for undergraduate
  • 02/12/99 Edited abstract for student
  • 02/17/99 Connected MIT and Tokodia with SeeMe and IRC
  • 02/20/99 Contacted by Chet W. from NTU
  • 02/23/99 Edited Dissertation Summary
  • 02/28/99 Went with students from English class to Mexican Restaurant
  • 02/29/99 This month major overhaul to web site(essays/password/class added)
    March
  • 03/05/99 Contacted American Embassy about a meeting
  • 03/08/99 Mailed the receipts for February
  • 03/09/99 Meeting at Embassy with Drs. Murdy and Miyahara (?)
  • 03/10/99 Initiatives memo to Dean Shimizu
  • 03/15/99 Abstract prepared and submitted for the Texas conference.
  • 03/19/99 Nuclear Lecture given.
  • 03/20/99 Saw dragon memorial ceremony at Asakusa.
  • 03/21/99 Kent and Doug visit Tokyo
  • 03/31/99 Second progress report submitted
    April
  • 04/01/99 "O-Hana mi" party with nuclear group
  • 04/02/99 Saw sakura at Asakusa
  • 04/04/99 Met with Chet Wrzisinski of NTU
  • 04/05/99 Saw festival at Ikegami (White Elephant and Budda's Birthday)
  • 04/07/99 Paper for FIE accepted
  • 04/18/99 Kidney Stone
  • 04/20/99 Shimizu party to welcome new students
  • 04/26/99 Nuclear party for leaving professor
  • 04/27/99 Invided to US Ambassador's Residence for Japanese Awards
  • 04/29/99 Golden Week starts
    May
  • 05/02/99 My birthday
  • 05/07/99 Letter of Rec written for Morita's proposal for US.
  • 05/08/99 JSPS prelim proposal with Shimizu completed.
  • 05/13/99 Watanabe in Nagoya contacted
  • 05/15/99 Edited for Nakayama and several students
  • 05/15/99 JSPS final proposal submitted
  • 05/17/99 IRC session (MIT and Tokodai)
  • 05/20/99 Attended Tokodai International Party
    June
  • 06/12/99 Kabuki exhibit
  • 06/13/99 Dean Shimizu's Party for Alumni
  • 06/15/99 NSF proposal submitted
  • 06/16/99 Trip to Hiroshima and Nagoya (saw Watanabe sensei)
  • 06/30/99 Seminar to Nuclear Group
  • 06/30/99 Third Progess Report finished
    July
  • 07/15/99 Going away party for Mitsue Nagomine
  • 07/15/99 Edited Abstracts
  • 07/20/99 Dinner with Ninakata sensei
  • 07/23/99 Dinner with Drs. Shimizu and Nakayama
  • 07/25/99 Dinner with Ms. Ishikawa
  • 07/29/99 Began contacting ICC interns
  • 07/29/99 Party at International House
  • 07/29/99 Nuclear Going Away Party
  • 07/30/99 Invided to Dinner by Dr. Sawada
    August
  • 08/01/99 Leave for U.S.
  • 08/12/99 Presentation at TIHE conference in Brownsville
  • 08/16/99 Lunch with Ms. Brown
  • 08/31/99 Final progress report completed



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