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Schools are open here in Japan, or closed, or open again, or closed again... it's extremely confusing as it's up to every district what to do and I have tried to find solid information and failed. When I think I've found it, real life experience contradicts what I read.

I've read that Japan is about to ease entrance for foreign students and those who travel on a business starting this March. Similar news from pretty much everywhere. So hopefully everything's gonna get to normal soon

I still often fly in my dreams. Last night I flew a dragon over a lake formed in the caldera of an extinct volcano in Indonesia. Incredible feelings, I must say! I'm so glad that I remember this dream

The winter semester 2021/2022 was not as terrible as the previous semesters here in Berlin. It is finally possible for fully vaccinated or recovered students to attend classes. Of course, there's still a mask regime and a requirement to maintain social distance. But it's better than it used to be.
To be honest, I had a hard time learning online. I felt demotivated and tired. Too little social interaction and too many writing tasks, different presentations (thanks to these guys http://slidepeak.com/powerpoint-redesign they helped me a few times to polish my presentations), etc. I mean even for me it was rough, although I love to write and all.

I didn’t want to laugh even once while watching the Joker. However, I wouldn't mind at all if someone laughed. People are different, and thus they might laugh at pretty much different stuff

I don't have a favorite genre, but I do have favorite authors and books. Here are some of them:
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins
Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey