Congrats on working toward your goals. Mine are quite modest. I don't really have any here, except to keep growing and to keep being a positive influence. I'm quite a bit older than you (than most people on Hive) so that makes sense.

However, I would like to say that I checked out laspina.org. What a joy! I spent a semester studying Japanese classical literature in grad school. It was the kind of course that stays with you. It was a long time ago...1978 or '79, I think. My youngest was 6 months old when I started and I went to keep my sanity :) Anyway, I loved Japanese literature. I remember Kagero Nikki, and Ugetsu Monogatari off the top of my head. I will be visiting your blog again and enjoying your poetry. Just thought I'd touch base on that.