That's pretty much the story of her student here on this day, Pat. He's a married father of two in his early 40s from the Philadelphia area. Pat asked that we not use his last name because he's concerned about how his colleagues and religious community will view him. Pat works in corporate consulting. AKIHABARA (秋葉原) also known as Electric Town or AKIBA in short. Its best-known as one of the largest shopping areas on Earth for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods. The character of Akihabara has constantly changed over the decades and continues to do so. A recent development is the emergence of Akihabara as a center of Japanese animation culture. Kathryn! Please come upstairs, Dear! I need you......" came a voice from far away. There was something different in the Lady's voice today. A small smirk came to her lips.....perhaps today was the day she'd find out..... In addition to conventional stores, various other animation related establishments have appeared in the area, such as cosplay ("costume play") cafes, where waitresses are dressed up like anime characters, and manga kissaten ("comics cafes"), where customers can read comics, watch DVDs and surf the internet. OTAKU culture in Akihabara has become increasingly famous in the recent years. Many people there have unique lifestyles, centered on technological enterprises and a love for Anime/Manga, that have made them outsiders in other sections of Japanese society. Otaku are afforded the chance to gather here and avoid alienation imposed by others who do not share their specific interests. The presence of such prolific "GEEKY" behavior has led to Akihabara being seen as a mecca of sorts for otaku, as well as to the term Akiba-kei, or Akiba-type.

It's definitely a stress release for him," she says. "It definitely helps him have more balance in his life. And all of that is good. It's good for me as his wife. It's good for my children." In fact, Pat came to Miss Vera's Finishing School with the support of his wife of 15 years. She asked that we refer to her by her middle name, Leigh — because she too is concerned about potential scorn. Leigh says she sees how becoming Bianca lifts the weight of the world off her husband's shoulders.Maid-kissa are coffee shops where the waitresses where fantasy like maid costumes. They dress up to look like characters from famous anime or Japanese comics. Since Akihabara caters not only to electronic enthusiasts but also young Japanese otaku which translates roughly to NERDS in English. There are things that we as women have experienced and what men from their viewpoint see as very positive things that they want to experience too. About 60 percent of the people who come to Miss Vera's academy describe themselves as straight married men. Every Sundays at Chuo-Dori, the main street in Akihabara you can find the "MAIDS" passing out pamphlets to their shops to passers by.

The big house was quiet....the family all away. It was at moments like this when she found herself pondering a great many things.....everything from what to have for dinner to the very nature of the universe and place in it to the looks that the Lady of the House gave her while she worked. It was those looks that most often occupied her thoughts. She wondered if she were reading them wrong......but they felt intense.....full of heat and a deep, terrible desire. The sorts of feelings that the Man of the House never engendered in his Lady. The sorts that only they're uniform-clad servant girl could. In these quiet moments.....she wondered if the Lady of the House would ever act on those feelings...or if she'd just push them deep till they faded away. Pat says he never takes his wife's acceptance for granted because he knows cross-dressing has ended marriages.