LD's Guide to Japan

So the swine flu is now taking over this town.  It seems like everywhere you go, everybody is wearing surgical masks to protect themselves and schools are starting to be temporarily shut down.  Last Friday was the first day off I had due to the Swine Flu.  At my friday school over 60 students had caught the virus.  Now it’s starting to get the kids at my Monday/Tuesday/Thursday school (13 kids so far), and classes have been cancelled for the rest of the week, although I still have to come into work (sigh).  I’m fine, though.  I don’t think I’ve ever caught the flu in my life, and, frankly, I think I’m immune—I think that was the tradeoff for having absurdly bad allergies.  That’s not to say I’m not being careful, though.  The schools are all well-stocked with anti-bacterial gel and masks, and I’m making good use of them.  Unfortunately, though, no students means a boring week of work for me.