out to the University to register as a Doctoral student. the process took all of 15 minutes, and cost nothing. once accepted to a program (in most of Europe) the actual schooling is free. there is only the optional USD 80 annual fee to join the student union TOKYO which provides health and dental insurance and a variety of other discounts. unfortunately, as a doctoral student, I can’t take advantage of the 50% reduction in travel around Finland :-( student again — after a decade of being a teacher. with not too much to show. need the time to reflect. though I seriously doubt there will be such kinds of time, with the life-acceleration that seems constant (not constant velocity, but acceleration). soon to reach the hyperLight speeds and make a transformation. is this possible?