Winter break is a round the corner- right around!!
Things have been going pretty ok lately. Not as frustrated as I was in my last post. I actually really enjoy being here most of the time. I get frustrated with students and some of the teachers I work with occasionally, but I like most of my students and teachers. Everyone is really kind to me. :) Just wish I had more Japanese friends here in my city...I need to work on that haha. Been really busy lately with school and play stuff.
I did mention I am going to be in a play in January right? I can't remember. Anyway, I am playing the role of Chiffon in the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" here with a bunch of other ALTs. My role is mostly a singing part but I think it will be good. I am more worried about the play as a whole...I hope it comes together in time. We have very few practices left- 6 I think-and so much is not ready and so many lines are not perfect. Let's hope for the best!!
One thing has really NOT been ok recently though- my laptop finally died. After 4 1/2 years with me, it finally went kaput. R.I.P. I really hate being without a computer but it only died on Saturday and I have been so busy since then that it hasn't been too bad. I am able to use a computer at work (like now) and sometimes my friends let me borrow theirs which is really nice! But I can't live without a computer forever..so as soon as I get back, I am ordering a new one. I would have ordered it right after it broke but cause I am leaving tomorrow, it would not have arrived before I had to leave even if I had ordered one on Saturday. Oh well. しかたがない。
The main news of this post though is that tomorrow I am leaving for my winter break! I am excited but very nervous. I will be gone from tomorrow until January 8th...and I am using a lot of my paid leave to do this trip. I wish I could have used less but I am hoping the trip will prove worth it! I will be going with two guy friends (who are also ALTs here in Japan) to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and possibly Laos! I am most looking forward to Vietnam but we will be spending the most time in Thailand for a full moon party that is held around this time of year. It should be fun. :) One of my friends has been before and he says it is a blast. We shall see.
Anyway, if we go to Laos we will only have three days in each of the other countries...and I am torn about that. Yea, I wanna go to Laos but I also wanna be able to really experience the other countries...and yea I wanna spend more time in Vietnam. We will definitely go to Hanoi, the main place I wanna go, but I really wanted to go to Halong Bay too and I am not sure that is gonna happen....hmmmm. I would also like to go to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh but that is so far away from Hanoi, it is impossible anyway. I already know I will have to make another trip out to Vietnam to see everything I want so maybe it will be ok to only have three days in each country....ahh I can't decide. Obviously our itinerary has not been decided yet haha.
Soo please pray for me while I am on my travels...that I have fun, that everything goes well, and that I am safe throughout the duration of the trip!! I am really worried about being robbed in Vietnam to be honest.... ^_^;; Oh, yes, and please also pray that I heal from a bad cold I have at the moment...I basically have no voice because of it and I am hoping not to be sick during all of my trip....thank you!!
Since I won't be on here again til after the new year, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
I did mention I am going to be in a play in January right? I can't remember. Anyway, I am playing the role of Chiffon in the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" here with a bunch of other ALTs. My role is mostly a singing part but I think it will be good. I am more worried about the play as a whole...I hope it comes together in time. We have very few practices left- 6 I think-and so much is not ready and so many lines are not perfect. Let's hope for the best!!
One thing has really NOT been ok recently though- my laptop finally died. After 4 1/2 years with me, it finally went kaput. R.I.P. I really hate being without a computer but it only died on Saturday and I have been so busy since then that it hasn't been too bad. I am able to use a computer at work (like now) and sometimes my friends let me borrow theirs which is really nice! But I can't live without a computer forever..so as soon as I get back, I am ordering a new one. I would have ordered it right after it broke but cause I am leaving tomorrow, it would not have arrived before I had to leave even if I had ordered one on Saturday. Oh well. しかたがない。
The main news of this post though is that tomorrow I am leaving for my winter break! I am excited but very nervous. I will be gone from tomorrow until January 8th...and I am using a lot of my paid leave to do this trip. I wish I could have used less but I am hoping the trip will prove worth it! I will be going with two guy friends (who are also ALTs here in Japan) to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and possibly Laos! I am most looking forward to Vietnam but we will be spending the most time in Thailand for a full moon party that is held around this time of year. It should be fun. :) One of my friends has been before and he says it is a blast. We shall see.
Anyway, if we go to Laos we will only have three days in each of the other countries...and I am torn about that. Yea, I wanna go to Laos but I also wanna be able to really experience the other countries...and yea I wanna spend more time in Vietnam. We will definitely go to Hanoi, the main place I wanna go, but I really wanted to go to Halong Bay too and I am not sure that is gonna happen....hmmmm. I would also like to go to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh but that is so far away from Hanoi, it is impossible anyway. I already know I will have to make another trip out to Vietnam to see everything I want so maybe it will be ok to only have three days in each country....ahh I can't decide. Obviously our itinerary has not been decided yet haha.
Soo please pray for me while I am on my travels...that I have fun, that everything goes well, and that I am safe throughout the duration of the trip!! I am really worried about being robbed in Vietnam to be honest.... ^_^;; Oh, yes, and please also pray that I heal from a bad cold I have at the moment...I basically have no voice because of it and I am hoping not to be sick during all of my trip....thank you!!
Since I won't be on here again til after the new year, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!