Day 45: Local immunity
At this point I am half way through my time here in Japan, and I am deeply embroiled in fighting a weapons-grade Japanese cold. As I have spent time with my host Mandy for nearly a week, she has certainly been exposed to my cold germs, but aside from a bit of a sniffle she has been unscathed. The power of an immune system that is conditioned to the local germs is clearly on her side and not on mine. Yesterday was a holiday, so Mandy was free to go adventuring with me, as I was determined not to let my cold completely swamp my time in Nagoya. On the docket; Mariocart VR at an arcade downtown. I love VR, as evidenced by the fact I own my own system back home. What I enjoy most about VR is being able to expose people to it for their first time as well. Short of having my own system with me, this seemed like the next best thing. It was an excellent experience, and both of us had a lot of fun racing through the Mariocart world. But after the VR session was over, the trip to the