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Peace out!
Haven't updated here in for-e-ver. Back home in the States now, chillin' and jobless. Gotta get a licence, a car, and into grad school, yeah! Those are my goals for the entire next year. I'm so very ambitious...
Since I'm no longer in Japan, I probably won't update here anymore (not that I really did in the first place, sorry!), but this info is ( Read more... ) -
Three months already?
Been a while since I posted here, eh? Three whole months, where has the time gone!
Unfortunately, nothing big is happening now. I, um, did all my laundry? May sound trivial, but when your laundry machine can only hold three pairs of pants, and everything must be hung outside to dry, this is definitely a feat. Feels nice to have a pile of clean ( Read more... ) -
A surprisingly relaxing Wednesday
Today was filled with firsts. I decided to be rather brave and try everything that caught my fancy. Unfortunately, since I was without clothes for most of it, you guys get no pictures!
I went back to www.spaworld.co.jp/english/index.html (Spa World) in Osaka with some friends to relieve some stress. The end of the winter semester is right around ( Read more... ) -
Another fork in the road of life?
So, it's official. I turned in my re-contracting papers today, and as of 2:30pm Japanese Standard Time, I will be free from my contract on July 26th, 2009. Somehow, it feels like a huge burden has been lifted off of my shoulders. Out of the 44 JETs in Aichi this year, 26 will be staying on for the next year. With our numbers down by over 40% ( Read more... ) -
Nerves at my age?
Headed off to Tokyo for the weekend! More on my ski trip of failure when I get back ( Read more... ) -
I didn't even make any resolutions, but I'm still a'changin'!
I really wish my bathroom was in my living room. Stinky as this may sound, at least I wouldn't have to leave the warmth of my couch for the devastating cold of the bathroom. I also wish my heater could heat the entire apartment, rather than just the living room. It is literally 20 degrees colder in my bedroom than it is in my living room. Every ( Read more... ) -
Long time no update!
Howdy-doody everybody! I know I've been quite horrible about updating this journal, so I made a resolution to update once a week. So check back here every Wednesday by 10pm EST for some weird and probably boring aspect of my Japanese life!
I would talk about my trip to America, but chances are that if you're reading this journal, I met up with you ( Read more... ) -
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Today was the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). Guh, glad that's over. The JLPT is basically a test that is completely obsolete except in academic circles. I find the test to be impractical and a bit unbalanced; for one thing, it completely focuses on reading, writing, and listening without testing speech, which is important for ( Read more... ) -
And while I'm at it...
I am often surprised that, in living on my own, I have yet to kill myself in some freak accident, as I am presented with many ways to do this daily. Some things, after you've learned the potential danger that surrounds them, seems like common sense things to know: Open a window when using a kerosene heater, if the gas doesn't light the first time ( Read more... ) -
I really want this election to be over...
With my dry sense of humor, I find it extremely funny that if you turn on the Japanese news, they are only talking about American things right now. The American financial crisis (which is hitting Japan pretty hard) and the election. I sat through 15 straight minutes of election coverage, and that's amazing, considering it's American election ( Read more... )