Well, obviously I have been busy and all that, what with preparing for moving and organizing stuff for the new job coming up, but you would have thought that I would have had the odd moment here and there to write something on here. And you would be right, I do have the time but I have been sitting about doing nothing (or watching Alias, which is ( Read more... )

It has been a heck of a long time since I came here, let me think of what I have been up to....

Give me a minute....

I'll be back.....

Recently I have been doing a lot of stuff about Halloween, classes, parties for the elementary school kids and of course the Poporo Halloween bash. For all of them I have worn the same costume, "Serial Killer" made up of bloodstained overalls and a mexican wrestler mask. well, not in the classes I did, just at the parties ( Read more... )

The other day in Japanese class the teacher asked us "what was the happiest day of your life?". I had problems answering, firstly because I didn't understand the question and then because I had absolutely no idea what to say. I have been thinking about it since and am no closer to an answer ( Read more... )

Damn, it has been an age since I was on here. Haven't even logged in for.... a while. (actually can't remember how long it has been ( Read more... )

Since I last posted here, seems like so long ago as well, I have been busy ( Read more... )

After a lovely meal in a local Izakaya (Advance) with the Nanao crew I headed off to the train, bound for Tokyo. I discovered when I got on the sleeper that instead of the bunk in a 4 person room I had previously been in, this time I had my own little room! (and I do mean little, I could barely kneel in it let alone stand!) Once I was lying down it ( Read more... )

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Very little new happening around here, though there is something of a "calm before the storm" feeling as regards the JET world. If last year is anything to go by July will be full of trying to get hold of people to say goodbye, having last drinks, meals, parties and so on. And probably realising too late that you didn't manage to get hold of ( Read more... )

This year has been going fast so far! Up to June and I still feel its just getting started. Only 2 moremonths until the returning JETs return, the newbies arrive and I enter my 3rd year..... I think it's going to be strange (for a while ( Read more... )