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やっと家に帰ったとき、あるはがきはもう届いた。


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I had meant to write this on February 4th, the day I posted in my last test...but anyway ( Read more... )

Continuing from this postThe Kanken turned out not to be in January like I'd assumed, but rather this coming Friday... I'm not sure if I'd have made it last month anyway, but with my brother here until Saturday, I decided that it would have been extremely rude to take it this time. Now I have to decide whether I'll sit Level 3 or pre-2 in June/July ( Read more... )

Wow...after wondering why it has been an unexpectedly long break between posts on this particular topic, I realised I just hadn't tagged anything properly for about a year...

I don't feel like writing a long post, so list it is...

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Translation course and normal Japanese study...

A mid-year conference seminar and the events...

Bookclub reading and emails...

Have I forgotten anything?

I'm going nuts!

Thank heavens the English Conversation Class is up for anything, including learning games like Monopoly! But I hate not being able to read the multitudes of Japanese books that have ( Read more... )

I've never mentioned this here before, but one of the major disappointments of my first year on JET was that the re-contracting conference was canceled. "Re-contracting" was a conference for JETs from all over Japan who were re-contracting for their second year on JET. It was held in Kobe towards the end of May, and many JETs would take it as an ( Read more... )

It's secret because I'm not meant to let anyone (at school) know before my principal has informed me. In fact, I really shouldn't know yet, but I happened to call the prefectural PA today about a camp next week, and he was kind (or sneaky) enough to let me know. And there was some slightly crazed whooping for a little while there, for...

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A friend once told me about someone she knew, a person whom we might describe as "mentally weak of heart". Having realised that she wasn't suited for the job that she was doing at the time, this lady decided to try looking for another career. However, when a colleague tried to encourage her using the traditional Japanese word "ganbatte" (or it's ( Read more... )

昨日気づいたもパンクは今日近くのホームセンターに行くとしたとたん、大家さんと息子さんにあった。状況を説明した時、大家さんは息子さんを聞いて、プンク修理を頼んでくれました。息子さんは高校時代学校まで自転車で通ったので、こんなの修理は上手なんだから。今、自転車の輪はすでに外れていた、明日の５時ぐらいまで息子さんに預かっている。

今まで、幸いのことはこれだかではない。大家さんはいつも食べ物を作ってくれし、そしてクーラーや床も直してくれる。私だけでもない:
アパートの全員も。初めて沖縄に来た時も、お盆の祝いにも誘ってくれました。

最初、私は沖縄に決まったことをとても不満だった。でも、この二年間、大家さんの優しさと先生達の応援に加えて、今、本当に本当に良かったです。