updation
So,
next wednesday I'll be 22!... BJ's putting on a gig at the Rosemount - it's her birthday too on the 6th August. Playing will be... some dudes who play music with vintage computers, Chrism and Fenris,... also Thread, Radarmaker and Elemental. Entry's 4 bucks, or 6 bucks if you want to enter the competition to win art... BJ's putting in two of her paintings, and I think I'll put in 2 of mine when I can decide which ones,... also Radam will as well. Come along for Leo birthday fun.
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err, I am leaving the country in 21 days. apart from being 12% stressed, 60% nervous, 110% sad and 200% underprepared I also feel 5% excited,... and I have to remember the reasons why I am going - to learn more about everything, be more confident, get an awesomely (hard but character building) work experience. i am still annoyed at myself for not applying for the JET programme in time, as RockenRonny and Richy are both going over with them,... to much more beautiful places, for much more pay for less hours worked, and awesome huge accomodation for like $AU100-250 per month. I'll be paying $AU700ish per month for a tiny room without my own toilet, shower or kitchen(will be shared:(, in a pretty boring suburban area, working in basically the same job but with longer hours for less pay and without much company support. I am a bit stupid like that because these things are huge differences in a foreign country. I love the advice from my Japanese colleagues - "It can't be helped". They like saying that a lot about these sorts of things. And anyway, as Bill Hicks says: "life,... it's just a ride",... so *deep breath relax*, and further still, JET is open for aussies up to 40 years old so I've got another 18/17 years if I want to have some awesome work conditions later and by then I'll be so stupidly experienced I'll have no troubles!
And anyway, looking at the positives, my contract is only between September and March,... which is good because I don't know if I would want to commit to a whole year. Also I'll be 30/40 minutes out of central Tokyo. If anyone is interested in seeing Tokyo between September and March, you are more than welcome to come crash my accomodation because I'm sure I'll be happier than ever to see a familiar face!... I really like Japanese people, they are mostly lovely as far as I have encountered, but it can be very tiring talking to them all day!... I'll see Janelle sometimes after work and speak at a million miles per hour just because I can and still be understood. I will miss you Janelle!... also Twenty - she is very cute,.. and everyone who I've become closer to especially over the last year/couple of years. And of course Crispin!...who I will miss in a million ways.
How did I manage to meet so many awesome people within the space of just a few years? I guess I was much more of a loner before that and didn't care so much about it,... but now I have what I always wanted - (friends who have become family),... strange it never felt like my original family were friends. ...
I guess one good thing about travel is it will remind me what's important, and I'm pretty sure I have an idea what that is in life,...
All in all I just take a deep breath and remember a few things, and its ok.
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though I am severely under-prepared and have a serious amount of things to do!...
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see you wednesday!
next wednesday I'll be 22!... BJ's putting on a gig at the Rosemount - it's her birthday too on the 6th August. Playing will be... some dudes who play music with vintage computers, Chrism and Fenris,... also Thread, Radarmaker and Elemental. Entry's 4 bucks, or 6 bucks if you want to enter the competition to win art... BJ's putting in two of her paintings, and I think I'll put in 2 of mine when I can decide which ones,... also Radam will as well. Come along for Leo birthday fun.
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err, I am leaving the country in 21 days. apart from being 12% stressed, 60% nervous, 110% sad and 200% underprepared I also feel 5% excited,... and I have to remember the reasons why I am going - to learn more about everything, be more confident, get an awesomely (hard but character building) work experience. i am still annoyed at myself for not applying for the JET programme in time, as RockenRonny and Richy are both going over with them,... to much more beautiful places, for much more pay for less hours worked, and awesome huge accomodation for like $AU100-250 per month. I'll be paying $AU700ish per month for a tiny room without my own toilet, shower or kitchen(will be shared:(, in a pretty boring suburban area, working in basically the same job but with longer hours for less pay and without much company support. I am a bit stupid like that because these things are huge differences in a foreign country. I love the advice from my Japanese colleagues - "It can't be helped". They like saying that a lot about these sorts of things. And anyway, as Bill Hicks says: "life,... it's just a ride",... so *deep breath relax*, and further still, JET is open for aussies up to 40 years old so I've got another 18/17 years if I want to have some awesome work conditions later and by then I'll be so stupidly experienced I'll have no troubles!
And anyway, looking at the positives, my contract is only between September and March,... which is good because I don't know if I would want to commit to a whole year. Also I'll be 30/40 minutes out of central Tokyo. If anyone is interested in seeing Tokyo between September and March, you are more than welcome to come crash my accomodation because I'm sure I'll be happier than ever to see a familiar face!... I really like Japanese people, they are mostly lovely as far as I have encountered, but it can be very tiring talking to them all day!... I'll see Janelle sometimes after work and speak at a million miles per hour just because I can and still be understood. I will miss you Janelle!... also Twenty - she is very cute,.. and everyone who I've become closer to especially over the last year/couple of years. And of course Crispin!...who I will miss in a million ways.
How did I manage to meet so many awesome people within the space of just a few years? I guess I was much more of a loner before that and didn't care so much about it,... but now I have what I always wanted - (friends who have become family),... strange it never felt like my original family were friends. ...
I guess one good thing about travel is it will remind me what's important, and I'm pretty sure I have an idea what that is in life,...
All in all I just take a deep breath and remember a few things, and its ok.
***
though I am severely under-prepared and have a serious amount of things to do!...
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see you wednesday!