I got my first shipment of stuff in the other day. My "Wall" finally got here. So, all those with who gave me pictures are now part of my classroom in Japan.

I just survived an earthquake a few hours ago. It was lame. The windows shook and that was about it ( Read more... )

Japan cremates their dead. No one is buried here. Once a month or so, they burn the bodies. This morning, the smoke from the crematoriums gave the military base a rather unique smell. I was breathing the dead. In a sense, the dead filled my lungs and became part of me. I was one with the dead. Cool eh ( Read more... )

--this is Carol--

I'm just testing out his picture to make sure it's big enough.

Hi,

I set up a free email account --- Javadawg2000@yahoo.com Please email. I lost everyones' email addresses somehow in the move.

I started teaching....It's all good so far.

Bye Joe

Well...I am now living in Japan ( Read more... )

This is it folks....this will be my last live journal update until I am in Japan. Here is my itinerary ( Read more... )

I have officially resigned my position at Clarkston High School. My classroom is empty. My keys have been handed over to Bart or turned over to the district office. And, my letter of resignation has been turned in and accepted. Currently, I am boxing things up to take to my parent's place. My orders should be coming anytime now via Fed Ex ( Read more... )

I've now received two emails in two days...I am really beginning to feel special. In this last email, the principal told me that I'll be teaching two drama classes and that she has contacted the Department of Defense to see what's taking my paperwork so long ( Read more... )

I got another email from the principal in Iwakuni. She asked if I had received an offer yet from the Department of Defense. She indicated that she had selected me and offered to get in touch with the Department of Defense to see why I haven't been called yet ( Read more... )