So... It's my golden week break and I took off from Kurashiki to Tokyo. Tokyo is such a place to visit for me and not a place I could ever consider living in. But anyway, got here and met up with my friend Jo who's teaching in the far north of Japan. We spent the first day at the Tokyo Rainbow parade. Not bad, but not nearly as well organized or ( Read more... )

So I was struck by a desire today that kind of surprised me. I have NEVER thought seriously about this. But I realized today that the most realistic way to get to some of the places I want to go is to broaden my skill set.
I really want to travel. A lot. And I want to live abroad again, elsewhere. I've been looking at foreign work websites lately ( Read more... )

I figured out another reason I could never live in Japan long term. I actually enjoy listening to people talk history and politics. Japanese people are as cynical about politics as any other nation, but on such a smaller scale than I'm used to. My host patents (god I miss them) are the ONLY people I've ever heard here talk about politics - ( Read more... )

I'm being beaten down like I've never known by allergies here in Japan. And I lost my house key out posting for work the other day... So now I'll have to shill out to have the locks changed before I leave.
I can't wait for autumn.
(although to be fair, the first week of may should be pretty awesome...)

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Wasting a bit of time... Just trying not to be in the apartment and sitting staring at my computer. I'm gettin lunch, doing a little bit of studying , reading, and procrastinating on grocery shopping.

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I love coffee. I could drink it all day and there are days that I do. Not so much here ( Read more... )

Whoo! So I'm on my way back from visiting my friend in Fukuoka. He lives in one of the most backwoodsy places I've ever seen in Japan - a place called Ukiha. It's a two connection, hour-long trip from the major city I actually arrived it. Spent so much time and cash on train rides this weekend. But I was cool. Found out my boots are absolute awful ( Read more... )

So it's been a while since I've updated. Haven't had that much to say... My life here has been pretty monotonous. I have to say though, I'm really happy to put February in the rear view mirror. I get to visit a friend in March and see a part of the country I never have before. I bought tickets to a post rock music night in May that I'm incredibly ( Read more... )

So... I'm really starting to get a grip on this job... Which means I can think about it more in terms of how I feel and not just trying to get a handle on things...
And I don't think I like it all that much. This isn't to say I hate it and that it's all awful. It isn't. But the things I don't like are fairly ore slant and beyond my power to control ( Read more... )

Hmm. Title says it all in a nutshell. I'm really surprised at myself in Japan this time. Last time I was in Japan I really don't remember being homesick at all. But this time... It's different. Lately I've been getting more used to the job and so I have more time to think about other things. In that time I've been feeling homesick. I'm kind of ( Read more... )

So... Updates. I thought i'd updated with a end of the year survey like the one Susan does every year. They're usually kind of fun... But I guess it's okay that it didn't save for whatever reason. It was a little boring this year because my answers were a little uniform and uninteresting. Oh well.
Updates... The holidays were pretty nice. Christmas ( Read more... )