Well, resignation is turned in. Just waiting on confirmation on my holidays to so I know what date to buy my ticket home for. It looks like July 12th or 13th, hopefully.


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So finally puffed up enough courage to go to Tokyo.

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Second International Trailer is now out. It's an extended version which means........ MORE scenes!!!!

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I'm a University student again! There are two Universities in Fukui: Fukui University (amazing how they come up with these names) and there's a technology college that I can't pronounce let alone spell. Anyway the technology college is right next to my apartment. The center tower is how I found my way home one night. For more on my second mishap ( Read more... )

For all those that have heard that the Japanese have a healthy diet, don't believe it. I came here under the impression that I was going to be in semi-vegetarian heaven, musing of how much I was going to enjoy the exploration of all the fish, rice, and vegetable combinations they might have to offer. In reality, Japanese can't imagine a meal ( Read more... )

Well, it turns out that my uncle's a hero. Apparently, there was an accident on Westport Rd. leaving one man severely injured. My uncle came upon the accident and worked with the man until he was responsive. What a story to miss & Easter, too. Way to go uncle Dink ( Read more... )

I know I haven't been very informative lately, but things have kinda leveled out. Work has become mundane, I've grown accustom of not understanding and not being understood, and my only exploration lately has been with cuisine. Even that hasn't been much due to the high prices of food here. I've been eating a lot of stir fried rice, and rice, ( Read more... )

Well, I went to my first karaoke in Japan yesterday . . . or was it this morning? We started at 11 so you could say that it was last night and this morning. It was pretty fun. A little expensive, but it was payday and I felt finishing kids training was a sufficient reason to celebrate. Kids training was only a day compared to the three of regular ( Read more... )

Well, still here and things are getting a little bit better. I'm teaching now and without the trainers hanging over my shoulder to make me nervous and self-conscience. Amber, my roommate, left for her holidays up north to see the snow festival. So I had the apartment to myself for a day. Then my new second roommate arrived from England and guess ( Read more... )